Event Title
The Mean Girl, Cliques and Cyber-Bullying: The By-Products of Girls' Inclination towards Reational Aggression
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Women and Gender Studies
Mentor Information
Kathleen Underwood
Department
Women and Gender Studies
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 59
Start Date
10-4-2013 11:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 PM
Keywords
Culture, Gender
Abstract
This study seeks to understand the influence of school setting on the prevalence of girls' inclination towards relational aggression. Since the public's discovery of this aggression in the 1980s, further research into this field of study has been merited. The study compares four high schools, urban private and public settings in the West Michigan area, to determine whether the setting assists or inhibits the prevalence of relational aggression among girls. The volunteering participants for the study are age 18 years or older. Upon beginning the anonymous survey, each participant will be asked to define girl-to-girl bullying on a sheet of paper. The definition I have chosen for the participants to use when answering the survey questions will then be presented. The survey will consist of closed-ended questions and one open-ended question. I anticipate that the school setting will posses variables that assist or inhibit the aggression.
The Mean Girl, Cliques and Cyber-Bullying: The By-Products of Girls' Inclination towards Reational Aggression
Henry Hall Atrium 59
This study seeks to understand the influence of school setting on the prevalence of girls' inclination towards relational aggression. Since the public's discovery of this aggression in the 1980s, further research into this field of study has been merited. The study compares four high schools, urban private and public settings in the West Michigan area, to determine whether the setting assists or inhibits the prevalence of relational aggression among girls. The volunteering participants for the study are age 18 years or older. Upon beginning the anonymous survey, each participant will be asked to define girl-to-girl bullying on a sheet of paper. The definition I have chosen for the participants to use when answering the survey questions will then be presented. The survey will consist of closed-ended questions and one open-ended question. I anticipate that the school setting will posses variables that assist or inhibit the aggression.