SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chch-Dt, Homicide, Restorative Justice
21 Mar 2017
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Lecture 8: film shown: (cid:498)it"s a girl"s world(cid:499: documentary about the tumultuous relationships of a clique of popular 10- year old girls. Playground bullying shows how girls use their closest friend to hurt one another with shunning, whispering and mean looks to win social power in their group. Meanwhile their parents struggle through denial and disbelief as they become aware of the serious consequences of this behaviour. By, comparison, the tragic story of a 14-year-old girl is a stark reminder that social bullying can spiral out of control. Believing she has no other choice, dawn-marie wesley killed herself after enduring months of rumours and verbal threats. This documentary shatters the myth that social bullying among girls is an acceptable part of growing up. In a period of life when girls are developing their morality, their morality is: starts really young, not just in the context of high school.
