School Bullying and Racist Bullying: Who are the Victims?

Sairah Qureshi

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School Bullying and Racist Bullying: Who are the Victims?

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Pages:: 1–11

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848881020_002

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This chapter addresses that explanations for the motivations of school bullying and racist bullying are dissimilar, whilst the nature maybe alike. The PhD conducted research on bullying and racist bullying in three schools in the North East of England. From these findings, the question emerges who are the victims? Explanations for bullying were clearly perceived by pupils as they referred to the individual characteristics of the bully, emphasizing their aggressive nature, home life and socialization. Pupils’ rationale for what drives racist bullying, however, focused their discussion directly upon the victim. Pupils from deprived schools and neighbourhoods perceived that victims contributed towards their own victimisation, either through a lack of assimilation and integration, or as a consequence of the unfair level of support they received from the local government. Based upon these preconceived ideas, this chapter reveals that the majority of the white working class pupils and their community feel victimised in their own country, and the socio-economic environment contributes towards such ideas. Thus, pupils had little or no empathy towards victims of racist bullying. The chapter concludes with a discussion and recommendations for future research.

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BULLYING: An assault on human dignity

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