FEM 3104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Workplace Bullying, Cyberbullying, Workplace Violence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 3104
• Professor: Tuulia Law

Document Summary

Lecture #9: the virtual wild west? regulating online sexual expression and. Victimization through deliberate, systematic harm over long period of time. One study reported that 2/3rd of victims had been targeted more than once by bullies; 16% reported being bullied 12 times or more. Power and control; unfolds in/as power imbalance. This makes it increasingly difficult for victims (especially children) to escape from the bully. In person-bullying, this power imbalance might be a physical or a social manifestation; popularity/social power might be involved too; more aggressive boys targeting less masculine boys; boys bullying girls, etc. Prevalence is incredibly high: 44% of boys and 34% of girls reported being victimized by bullies. Gendered: girls more likely to be bullied through rumours, teasing (social); boys more likely to be bullied through physical victimization. Interestingly enough: there is an equal likelihood for boys and girls in terms of engaging in bullying (i. e. being bullies themselves)