Summary Of Bullying In African Americans

In this article, the authors based their research on bullying and victimization of adolescents within the African-American population. African-Americans experience higher school dropout rates than their Caucasian counterparts. The African-American population are more than likely to engage in risky behavior than any other ethnic group. Researchers also found that African-American adolescents have a higher chance of growing up in single-parent households and in low-income regions. As a result, African-American adolescents who grow up in single-parent households and in low income regions are most likely to be the aggressor instead of the victim in regards to bullying.
According to various research, African-American adolescents partake in …show more content…
The authors hypothesized that students may report bullying depending on the type of bullying in which they are experiencing. For example, if a student encounter physical abuse such as pushing, kicking, or hitting, students are most likely to receive help from an authority figure. In contrast, some students refuse to report bullying for various reasons. As a result, some students refuse to report to law enforcers because they believe that officers can be ineffective. Another reason in which students refuse to report bullying is that they believe that school authorities do little to intervene when bullying occurs. The final reason in which students refuse to report bullying is that they may fear that their aggressor may retaliate if they report to law enforcers, teachers, or principals. The results indicated that students who were victimized continuously were most likely to report being bullied. Students who encounter bullying once or twice did not report bullying. In contrast, researchers found that the type of bullying did not affect reporting. The authors in this text should conduct more research on this topic. The limitation of this study was based on the anonymous student self-report. Therefore, the results may not have been accurate. The authors also lacked others samples of other racial or ethic …show more content…
The common bullying locations are in classrooms, cafeterias, playground, hallways, and locker rooms. The common bullying location for elementary school students are on playground, whereas secondary students encounter bullying in hallways and classrooms. In addition, elementary school students who experience bullying during recess think that recess is dangerous, whereas middle school students think that hallways and classrooms are hazardous. Although the type of bullying is the same for both age groups, both age groups view bullying from a different perspective. In other words, bullying in elementary school students can be a terrifying experience, whereas bullying in middle school students can be a dreadful experience. Previous studies have indicated that bullying occurred in unstructured spaces. Researchers hypothesized that bullying only occurred in unstructured spaces within schools. The participants in this research study ranged from grades 5-9 in New Jersey and New York. The participants experienced seven types of bullying in seven different locations. The results indicated that all types of bullying victimization could occur in unstructured and structured spaces regardless of supervision. In my opinion, this article offered useful information for my proposal. For instance, location of bullying and supervision is