As an individual grows up, getting along with others becomes crucial. As time goes by, many seek the approval of their peers. By the time individuals reach high school, many have found their own clique they feel they belong in. Those that do not have these perceived social suppo…
This study investigates the bully and the bullied from 1950 to 2010. It begins by presenting a historical background of each decade with the major historical events that defined our culture. Each decade can be characterized by a particular zeitgeist, or spirit of the times. Duri…
This project investigated the views of 49 university undergraduate students regarding the phenomenon of bullying in three distinct settings: their memories of compulsory education (primary and secondary), their personal workplace experience (or workplace study placement), and th…
Research and interventions concerning anti-social behaviour have neglected the bad behaviour of “good” people or those who typically behave pro-socially. Additionally, past and current research and practice in this area have often neglected how factors in one’s current environme…
This work explains the detrimental effects of mean behavior toward others in school settings: one school in the United States and one school in Indonesia. Several accepted definitions of bullying are presented and social and emotional learning (SEL) is defined. A link between bu…
Scope and Method of Study. This was a descriptive study using mixed methods data analysis to describe K-12 teachers' perceptions of bullying. Participants in this study included 92 teachers from an entire public school district in northeastern Oklahoma. Each participant voluntar…
PROBLEM: In Somalia, the members of Yibir, Gaboye, and Tumal ethnic minorities are physically, culturally, religiously, and linguistically indistinguishable from other dominant groups. However, for two hundred years they have endured oppression, discrimination, and exclusion fro…
Mobbing (işyerinde psikolojik taciz), işyerinde hedef seçilmiş bir bireye bir ya da bir kaç kişi tarafından sinsi ve acımasız davranışların sistematik tarzda uygulanmasıyla gerçekleşen ve etap etap ilerleyen bir süreçtir. Hedef çalışan, psikolojik şiddete maruz kalmaktadır. Çalı…
Toplumlarda, sosyal hayatta kadın ve erkeklerin birbirinden farklı özelliklerinin cinsiyete göre biyolojik olarak belirlendiğine ve kesinlikle değişmeyeceğine dair bir inanç mevcuttur. Kadınların ataerkil toplumlarda ev işlerinde rolleri vardır. Bu toplumlarda, erkekler ev için …
Teknolojinin ve internetin sadece yetişkinlerin değil çocukların ve gençlerin de hayatında önemli bir yeri vardır. İnternetin olumlu yönleri olduğu kadar olumsuz yönleri de bulunmaktadır. Öğrenciler, problemli internet kullanımı ve internet bağımlılığı sorunları yaşamakta, siber…
A large body of research has been published on bullying, but no study has specifically addressed the incidence of bullying of Arab American students becoming acculturated to the American culture. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between bullying victimiz…
Bullying has been a pervasive problem since the beginning of human history, however, with the advent and progression of technology, bullying has evolved. Cyberbullying is defined as “behavior performed through electronic or digital media by individuals or groups that repeatedly …
Childhood stress has been correlated with deleterious health outcomes and illnesses such as cardiovascular disease (Felitti et al., 1998; Su et al., 2014). The biopsychosocial model of health conceptualizes childhood development and identifies possible mechanisms of this relatio…
This dissertation examines associations between religiosity and bullying in adolescence and emerging adulthood across three empirical chapters. The first empirical chapter uses data from the National Study of Youth and Religion Wave 1 (N=3,137) to assess the likelihood of bullyi…
Bullying has grown attention since the Columbine High School shooting; in April, 1999. Throughout the years, there has been an increase in aggressive behaviors including via the Internet across school districts in the United States. There was a gap in the literature regarding wh…
The aim of this qualitative study was to scrutinize and explore the social challenges faced by newly arrived South Asian immigrants in their early transitioning period in the United States. This research study examined the factors that impede or facilitate the social process of …
This thesis investigates the play and book The Diary of Anne Frank as an effective educational tool for students in the grades 7–9, when they might read the book in Clark County School District (CCSD), Southern Nevada, to study about bullying, prejudice, discrimination, and into…
Children tracked into special education services or support systems in public and private classrooms in the United States face many adversities with family, school, friends, and peers; this combination of tracking and adversity can lead to negative outcomes in adulthood. Resilie…