Historical Foundations and Peer Supports Philip C Rodkin University of Illinois August 11 2010 Historical Foundations of Bullying Research Tragedy amp Response Olweus and the Stability of Aggression ID: 231170
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The Bully-Victim Relationship: Historical Foundations and Peer Supports
Philip C. Rodkin
University of Illinois
August 11, 2010Slide2
Historical Foundations of Bullying Research
Tragedy & Response
Olweus
and the Stability of AggressionThe Olweus Definition of Bullying… an unequal power dynamic… an intentional action… a chronic condition What does this mean, “unequal power”?Slide3
When Aggression Is Popular
The paradox of aggressive behavior is that it is simultaneously adaptive and maladaptive
Bullying is about social capital, not just physical power
… being or becoming popular with your peers … being more popular than the children you harass … a relationship of control Do social networks– at school, in the community, in cyberspace– help make aggression adaptive for the bully?Slide4
Measuring Bullies and Victims as a RelationshipSlide5
Boys Harassing Girls
Children nominated as bullies tend to be seen as highly aggressive and more popular than the children they harass.Slide6
Parting Thoughts
Bullying can be distinguished as a
relationship
of dominance and control. Effective interventions should attend not only to the bully’s deficiencies but also to the peer social ecology. We need to monitor and track students’ social relationships. Aggression is a contagion behavior that operates through social networks. How are parents and educators guiding peer social ecologies? Who is accountable when one child is being abused by another? Teaching and modeling values and moral behavior.