CHYS 3P36 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Peer Pressure
15 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Child and Youth Studies
CHYS 3P24
Dr. J. McNamara
Oct 30, 2017
Bullying
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or
perceived power imbalance.
▪ Bullying refers to the use of physical, psychological, or direct verbal means either
individually or in a group, to cause physical or psychological distress to others.
Bully Victimization
▪ Bully victimization is when physical, psychological, or verbal actions by other student or
students, either directly or indirectly, cause physical or psychological distress to the
recipient.
Who are Bully-Victims?
▪ Sometimes the targets of bullies are bullies themselves, creating a youngster who is both a
bully and a victim of bullying.
▪ There may be tendency to focus on the bullying behavior and ignore or dismiss they fact
that the child is also victimized.
Bullying and Power
Bullying is aggression used from a position of power.
Children acquire power in many ways:
▪ Advantage in social status or popularity
▪ Advantage in size, number,
age, skill, wealth
▪ Member of socially defined
dominant group
(e.g., gender, race/ethnicity,
sexual orientation,
health/ability).
Bullying: A Relationship Problem that Requires Relationship Solutions
Bullying is a relationship problem in which an individual or group uses power aggressively to
cause distress to another. The child who bullies is learning to use power and aggression to
control others. The child who is being victimized becomes trapped in an abusive
relationship and needs help to stop the bullying.
Forms of Bullying
Physical bullying
▪ hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting, beating up, stealing, or damaging property
Verbal bullying
▪ name-calling, mocking, hurtful teasing, humiliating, threatening, racist comments, or sexual
harassment
Social bullying
▪ excluding others from the group, rolling of eyes, tossing of hair, ignoring
someone, gossiping, spreading rumors, setting others up to look foolish,
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Document Summary
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying refers to the use of physical, psychological, or direct verbal means either individually or in a group, to cause physical or psychological distress to others. Bully victimization is when physical, psychological, or verbal actions by other student or students, either directly or indirectly, cause physical or psychological distress to the recipient. Sometimes the targets of bullies are bullies themselves, creating a youngster who is both a bully and a victim of bullying. There may be tendency to focus on the bullying behavior and ignore or dismiss they fact that the child is also victimized. Bullying is aggression used from a position of power. Children acquire power in many ways: age, skill, wealth dominant group (e. g. , gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, health/ability). Bullying: a relationship problem that requires relationship solutions.
