Bullying In American Schools

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In the seminar work I will address the issue of bullying in American schools. I will compare the bullying from the perspective of the victim as well as from the perspective of the person who is bullying. I will focus also on the consequences of participating in life, which may occur. Then I will consider what the American schools are doing in order to avoid bullying. How much schools try to supress and what is the overall approach. Also, I will show in which schools and at what age is bullying the most frequent.

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