Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
"It does not matter whether one is 13, 33, or 53 years old, but if you are female, chances are that other girls have bullied you sometime in your lifetime. Bullying is not the kind of abuse that leaves broken bones; rather, it is a dehumanizing experience that manifests itself in the form of rumor spreading, name calling, psychological manipulation, character assassination, and social exclusion. Female teachers who are former victims of girl bullies or who themselves have been complicit with girl-to-girl bullying, consistently casting a blind eye to this ritualized social degradation, allowing it to continue generation after generation. The purpose here is not to blame teachers, but rather to seek an answer to 'What are the social or institutional forces that prevent adults in the schools from seeing what they may have experienced themselves?'"
Recommended Citation
SooHoo, S. (2009). Examining the invisibility of girl-to-girl bullying in the schools: A call to action. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 13(6).
Peer Reviewed
1
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Comments
This article was originally published in International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, volume 13, issue 6, in 2009.