Assignment 2: Social Control and Criminal Deviance: Bullying
Mary E. Polkus
Dr. Nelson Egunjobi
Sociology 100: Introduction to Sociology
08/10/2017
Introduction
The most important step in research on bullying would have to be the when the researcher questions the bullies or the victims. This can find out who is doing the bullying and why.
The next part would involve gaining deeper into the motivations and expected results for bullies. Victims are also interviewed to understand their coping mechanisms and the impact of bullying in their lives. The importance of face to face meetings is that they provide an opportunity to draw an accurate psychological profile of the both the bullies and the victims. The data collected at this point will become vital in later stages of the research process.
Relation of Bullying to Agents of Socialization
With these socialization circles being where most people spend a large chunk of their lives, it is therefore not surprising that these are the places with the highest incidences of bullying. The bullying can is used as a tool of oppression or just an avenue used to vent out frustrations brought about by something different. It is often the case that some bullies in schools are just mirroring what someone did to them at home. With constant abuse from a parent or other close relative, this person will …show more content…
They will become withdrawn and furthermore may develop long-lasting effects like an inability to form meaningful relationships with a result of their social withdrawal. In instances when not enough attention paid to their plight, victims have been known to commit even suicide in a bid to escape the bullying (Hile, 2013). So, if you see any signs of bullying we all need to step in to help the victim and stop the bully. Or if you cannot do anything contact a professional, teacher, police, counselor, parent, friend, anybody that can
Mary E. Polkus
Dr. Nelson Egunjobi
Sociology 100: Introduction to Sociology
08/10/2017
Introduction
The most important step in research on bullying would have to be the when the researcher questions the bullies or the victims. This can find out who is doing the bullying and why.
The next part would involve gaining deeper into the motivations and expected results for bullies. Victims are also interviewed to understand their coping mechanisms and the impact of bullying in their lives. The importance of face to face meetings is that they provide an opportunity to draw an accurate psychological profile of the both the bullies and the victims. The data collected at this point will become vital in later stages of the research process.
Relation of Bullying to Agents of Socialization
With these socialization circles being where most people spend a large chunk of their lives, it is therefore not surprising that these are the places with the highest incidences of bullying. The bullying can is used as a tool of oppression or just an avenue used to vent out frustrations brought about by something different. It is often the case that some bullies in schools are just mirroring what someone did to them at home. With constant abuse from a parent or other close relative, this person will …show more content…
They will become withdrawn and furthermore may develop long-lasting effects like an inability to form meaningful relationships with a result of their social withdrawal. In instances when not enough attention paid to their plight, victims have been known to commit even suicide in a bid to escape the bullying (Hile, 2013). So, if you see any signs of bullying we all need to step in to help the victim and stop the bully. Or if you cannot do anything contact a professional, teacher, police, counselor, parent, friend, anybody that can