Relational transgressions

In chapter 2, Christian Miller speaks about the framework of mixed traits. He begins by speaking about how people react to certain situations. They could have reactive aggression which happens in the heat of the moment or it could be done in a planned out or premeditated way. In order for someone to have a character trait, it must have relevant normative standards to qualify as a vice. In order for a character trait to qualify as a virtue, it must have mental dispositions that have a particular…

Bullying is a common experience for many children and adolescents. There are some types of bullying, but one of the most dangerous is verbal bullying. Verbal bullying is a repeated behavior and include actions such as making threats, spreading rumors or attacking someone verbally just to gain the power over other peers. Words alone do have power. While the effects of physical bullying may be more obvious at first, verbal bullying is more insidious and over long periods of time works to destroy…

Harmful Effects of Bullying Bullying is experienced and seen all through the country and ranges from childhood to adulthood. Being the victim, by stander or even the bully can have many harmful affects to ones health. Bullying takes on different definitions and forms, most attacks are verbal and physical abuse. From all the different definitions of bullying we can come to one agreement that bullying is the mistreatment of someone. The harmful effects of bullying are a common discussion in the…

instances of aggression than females and has been explained as a lack of aggressive behavior in females; however, Crick and Grotpeter (1995) found that females focus on relational issues and exhibit their aggressions in a more indirect fashion (pp. 710-711). A study by Crick, Bigbee, and Howes (1996) found that children viewed relational aggression as a normal behavior, especially in interactions among females (p. 1007). This lack of social freedom to genuinely relate to one another can result…

When you hear the word bullying, what do you think of? You might think of kids picking on each other, name calling, or of even sometimes a fighting and shoving match on the playground. The definition of bullying can be very broad. A summarization of bullying is an aggressive behavior that involves unwanted negative actions that are repeated over time and shows an imbalance of power or strength over someone. Bullying comes in several different forms. The most common forms are physical bullying,…

Anger is a strong emotion designed to send the clear message something has got to change. Anger is usually expressed by shouting and raised voice. Anger can be divided into two types: hot anger and cold anger. In comparison to neutral speech, cold anger is produced with a lower pitch, higher intensity, more energy (500 Hz) across the vocalization, higher first formant (first sound produced) and faster attack times at voice onset (the start of speech). Hot anger, in contrast, is produced with a…

They also show relational aggression to be a staple of reality television and a measurable aspect of negative attitudes towards women. These articles provided evidence reality television is popular among female adolescents and female emerging adults (modeling meanness, mean…

When I was in elementary school. I use to curse like it was part of my language, but I only use through violent words when I was at school, but only in front of my friends. I felt like if my friends could do it, I could do it too. Unfortunately, I don't use violent words anymore because I feel like there was no point in using violent words. I stopped using violent words, once I got to middle school. Now I just hate hearing violent words. This has become one of my biggest pet peeves that drives…

The purpose of this essay is to identify the first step in the student’s guide to research that you would need to analyze bullying, define the designated critical step in my own words and explain how bullying relates to the agents of socialization. The first phase in the sociological analytical formula is to frame your research question. What is bullying? Often bullying is referred to as an unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involve a real or perceived power…

from conflict is the bullies direct their behavior toward particular peers. Conflict is simply a disagreement or argument. Typically these situations feature a clash in opinions, views, and/or opposing wishes. I believe that females being more relational in their manner of aggression is a stereotype. Just like any other stereotype, some type of research or perspective can be found to…