Bullying
Odborný Anglický jazyk 1
Ing. Pavla Melecká
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Introduction
•Children spend a great deal of time at schools. They are with a large peer group  with whom they
engage in intense social relationships and social comparison processes
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•Bullying is one of the biggest social problems effecting children in schools
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Introduction
•Persistent bullying can lead to a suicide
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•In western industrial countries 5 % of children are regular or sever bullies and 10 % are regular
or sever victims
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•Most absence form school is as a consequence of a physical bullying
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Other reasons for school rejection
•disliking of school life,
• boredom,
• the possibility of undertaking more enjoyable activities elsewhere,
•anxiety associated with attending school
•outright rejection of adult authority
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Social pressure in the classroom
•The child compares his or her performance with classmates. In Western society, human value is
closely related to one´s ability to achieve in competition with others.
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•Such comparison can rise the child´s level of academic performance but can also result in negative
self-perceptions.
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Social pressure in the classroom
• At schools, there is peer pressure to work or not to work
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•E. g. In England, many children didn´t want to be the best in the class, and they felt lukewarm
about getting a good mark or even praise for good work.
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What is bullying?
•Bullying is usually taken to be a subset of aggressive behavior, characterised by repetition and
an imbalance of power
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•Is likely to have particular characteristics (such as fear of telling by the victim) and
particular outcome (such as development of low self-esteem, and depression in the victim)
•https://youtu.be/2meoVOc-RxU - VIDEO
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How do we find out about bullying
•Teacher and parent reports
•Self-reports by pupils (anonymous questionnaires such as Olweus questionnaire, Life in Schools
questionnaire) •Peer nominations – classmates are asked who is a bully, or a victim •Direct
observations of behavior (microphones + camera) •Interviews with individuals (focus groups 4-8
pupils), incident reports kept by a school
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Bullying locations
•inside schools,
•online,
•hallways,
•in the bus,
•cafeteria,
•playground
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• Anywhere where it is easy to segregate someone from the group.
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Roles during bullying
•A child who bullies
•A child being bullied
•The bully´s reinforcers
•The victim´s defenders
•Bystanders
•The bully´s helpers
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Specific groups at risk of being bullied
•Disableds
•Religious people
•LGBT – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
•Race or nationality groups, people of certain origin
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Types of bullying
•Physical bullying – hitting, kicking, pinching, spitting, pushing
•Relational (social) bullying – hurting someone´s reputation or relationships:
–Leaving someone out on purpose
–Telling other children not to be friends with someone
–Embarrassing someone on public
•Verbal bullying: teasing, name-calling, taunting, threatening to harm someone
•Cyberbullying
•Sexual bullying
•Prejudical Bullying
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Indicators that a child is being bullied
•Inability to sleep, nightmares
•Missing electronics (mobile phone, tablet)
•Injuries
•Decline in school grades/ missing classes
•Depression
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What can you do?
•Set a good example – reach out to a new student who doesn´t have any friends, show others your
kindness and offer your friendship •If you witness bullying, tell a trusted adult (a teacher,
parent, coach, principal…)
•Don´t give a bully an audience
•Be friends to students who are being bullied
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