Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation [Paperback]

Susan Lipkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2006

Written with clarity and passion, Preventing Hazing uncovers the deep roots of hazing, how and why it permeates schools, colleges, and communities, and what parents, teachers, and coaches can do to prevent it. The author shows how to recognize the warning signs, what to do if a student has been involved in a hazing (either as a victim, bystander, or perpetrator), how to deal with the moral, legal, and emotional aspects of hazing, and, ultimately, how to heal and move forward both as an individual and a community.

Editorial Reviews

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"…a fine primer on this important and understudied phenomenon." (PsycCritiques, 09/06/2007)

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"Author Susan Lipkins has written a long-needed book that takes parents, educators, and other interested readers into the minds of hazer and hazed alike. Highly recommended and most readable."
—Hank Nuwer, author, Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing

"This book is a wake-up call for coaches, parents, and school personnel. Susan Lipkins has taken the issue of hazing out of the closet."
—Alane Fagin, M.S., executive director, Child Abuse Prevention Services

"As a parent of a hazing victim, I had many questions after my son’s incident. Preventing Hazing not only answers the many questions but also gives hope for a positive future."
—Karen Savoy, executive director, Mothers Against School Hazing (MASH)

"This book is phenomenal!...how to deal with a hazing situation, support the hazer, victim, and bystander, and how as a community to prevent the hazing from occurring."
—B. Elliot Hopkins, CAA, director, educational services, National Federation of State High School Associations

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (August 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787981788
• ISBN-13: 978-0787981785
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique treatise on a very topical subject! Highly recommended!, October 27, 2006

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John Clive Spiegel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation (Paperback)

I thoroughly recommend this volume to parents of adolescents and young adults who may be embarking on thier college years. Dr. Lipkins astutely points out key elements of the problem and strategies to prevent and deal with the difficulties involved in hazing. A must-read for those with interest in the topic and a need for more information on the subject.
--J. Clive Spiegel M.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, ALbert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Review, September 12, 2006

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James Levering "JAMES LEVERING" (LONG ISLAND, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation (Paperback)

I am currently a school psychologist, a former high school championship baseball coach and scholarship athlete--this book nails it on the head--full of very useful analysis of the culture of hazing--something that goes on at some level on virually every team and although some think it builds team morale, it really saps the energy from the team as well identified by Lipkins--the book provides a deeper understanding about how to understand and deal with hazing--. Read it!!
James Levering, Ph.D.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The must have book for every parent of a teenager, October 26, 2006

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eleonora dazdea - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation (Paperback)

This book is one that all high schools should distribute on back to school night along with their school guidelines. As well, colleges should distribute the book at their first meeting on campus with the kids and families. It is about time someone brought out into the open what most fraternities are about. Schools only tell us the "great news of having fraternities and sororities on campus". Dr. Lipkins tells us the behind the scene actions of these "great boys will be boys organizations". This is an extremely well written book. It is a step by step guide on recognizing hazing, and what actions to take if you find your child involved in it. As parents we all want to protect our children, but how could we have protected them from the danger of hazing when we didn't even know what was going on? This book gives parents the tools we need to keep our kids safe. I highly recommend this very informative book. The author's knowledge of this subject is very visible in her writing and I command her for taking such an interest in a subject that has been swept under the rug for too long, at the cost of our childrens safety.