The Fear of Being Singled Out: Pupils' Perspectives on Victimisation and Bystanding in Bullying Situations

Autor/inn/en	Strindberg, Joakim; Horton, Paul; Thornberg, Robert
Titel	The Fear of Being Singled Out: Pupils' Perspectives on Victimisation and Bystanding in Bullying Situations
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41 (2020) 7, S.942-957 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Strindberg, Joakim) ORCID (Horton, Paul) ORCID (Thornberg, Robert)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2020.1789846
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Grade 5; Grade 6; Bullying; Intervention; Student Behavior; Student Attitudes; Student Role; Victims; Social Bias; Social Isolation; Elementary School Students; Social Influences; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Mobbing; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Victim; Opfer; Soziale Isolation; Sozialer Einfluss; Schweden
Abstract	The article explores 5th and 6th grade pupils' reflections on why pupils may refrain from intervening in bullying, despite understanding that bullying is wrong. The findings are based on focus group interviews conducted with 74 Swedish school pupils, who were asked for their perspectives on the various participant roles depicted in a bullying vignette. The findings were analysed using methods from constructivist grounded theory and through the theoretical lens of Goffman's concept of social stigma. The interviewees emphasised the implications of being positioned as the 'victim', including being socially stigmatised, isolated, denigrated and further bullied, and suggested that the fear of being 'singled out' would be a main concern for pupils, and hence the driving force behind why they may refrain from intervening in defence of a victimised peer. The study thus highlights the associated processes of social stigmatisation and the non-intervention of pupils in school bullying situations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01