Bullying: Gender Differences
Bullying: Gender Differences
HSP3M ISU
Submitted by: Kelsey Lee
Submitted to: Mrs. Davies
Class: A
Date: 08/04/13
Overview
In yesterday’s society, bullying was most common in boys, whether it be that the boy is the bully or the victim. However, the percentage of girls that are being victimized or is bullying others is increasing daily. This is due to the social media, behaviour patterns, and newly defined gender roles society has taken on to a new level. The definition of bullying is not just simply to physically abuse a victim, but is now more common in verbal bullying as well as cyber bullying.
In an experiment, girls and boys ages 8-18 were asked to give a brief definition of what the term bullying means to them (Vaillancourt et al, 2008). This will help the researchers to understand how the prime age group of bullying perceives and interpret different forms of bullying.
Review of the Literature
Bullying and behaviour patterns Behaviour patterns are critical when examining a situation in which someone is being bullied, for both the bully and the victim. The percentage of bullying correlates to the way males and females act towards certain situations. Susan Swearer had found that women are more likely to threaten someone using relational aggression, for example, threatening to leave a relationship, whereas with men, they are more likely to use physical aggression (S. Swearer and D. Espelage, 2010). Women tend to act upon different situations calmly and would use their words instead of physically hurting someone. Behaviour patterns do not only include the patters you act on, but being able to identify different situations that may lead to a form of bullying. In an experiment, 14 children across Europe and Asia were shown various cartoons of stick figures and were told to identify which cartoons involved any bullying behaviour (M. Underwood, 2002). The results
HSP3M ISU
Submitted by: Kelsey Lee
Submitted to: Mrs. Davies
Class: A
Date: 08/04/13
Overview
In yesterday’s society, bullying was most common in boys, whether it be that the boy is the bully or the victim. However, the percentage of girls that are being victimized or is bullying others is increasing daily. This is due to the social media, behaviour patterns, and newly defined gender roles society has taken on to a new level. The definition of bullying is not just simply to physically abuse a victim, but is now more common in verbal bullying as well as cyber bullying.
In an experiment, girls and boys ages 8-18 were asked to give a brief definition of what the term bullying means to them (Vaillancourt et al, 2008). This will help the researchers to understand how the prime age group of bullying perceives and interpret different forms of bullying.
Review of the Literature
Bullying and behaviour patterns Behaviour patterns are critical when examining a situation in which someone is being bullied, for both the bully and the victim. The percentage of bullying correlates to the way males and females act towards certain situations. Susan Swearer had found that women are more likely to threaten someone using relational aggression, for example, threatening to leave a relationship, whereas with men, they are more likely to use physical aggression (S. Swearer and D. Espelage, 2010). Women tend to act upon different situations calmly and would use their words instead of physically hurting someone. Behaviour patterns do not only include the patters you act on, but being able to identify different situations that may lead to a form of bullying. In an experiment, 14 children across Europe and Asia were shown various cartoons of stick figures and were told to identify which cartoons involved any bullying behaviour (M. Underwood, 2002). The results