Victimisation

Causal Attribution Theories of Victim Blaming in Cases of Sexual Assault For most individuals, the thought of blaming the victim of a tragic experience for their own pain and suffering, seems preposterous. However, ascribing at least some of the blame to the victim is not uncommon (Niemi & Young, 2014). Victim blaming refers to individuals finding reasons to hold the victim of an incident responsible for the crime that took place (Hayes, Lorenz & Bell, 2013). For victims of sexual assault, who may

Fiesta 1980 The story, Fiesta, 1980, is one that closely resembles my own childhood. The characters, their actions and experiences each hold similarities to my parents and sisters. For example, my mother was an alcoholic and abusive toward us kids just as Papi was toward his children. In the story, Papi says, “Don’t you mirror me” whereas my mom would say, “Don’t you give me that look”. One previous step dad was like Mami in that he would remain quiet until things got out of control. Only then

It is no secret that media outlets will say or do just about anything to sell a magazine or increase site traffic, and considering the exposure rate, how much do these headlines influence our responses? I intend to show the impact of shaming tactics in the media and its influence on responses at the societal level. By considering the media’s contribution to rape culture and drug use, we can begin to see the parallels between society’s responses to issues and how the media has framed them. Rape Culture

). Cyberbullying is a type of harassment that happens on and over technology. Cyberbullying is expressly defined as “any intentional, aggressive behaviors performed through electronic means (Bossler, Holt & Spellar, 2015). Cyberbullying is different from real-world or bullying in a physical confrontation in that the harassment is conducted over a technological devices such as the internet, phones (text messages), and digital media or in social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. When

In a society known for its advancements in many aspects, it is hard to comprehend how less than 40 years ago, male to female assaults behind closed doors were invisible and unacknowledged. Even family therapists refused to recognized gendered violence. The highly valued and widely read Journal of Marriage and Family did not speak of relationships where there was violence but only referred to them as only conflicts that may arise within marriage. The authors even addressed this “conflicts” as a norm

Violence Violence is started when someone feels emotionally disrupted or when an unexpected natural occurrence form, but all violence ends up hurting the victims and causing major injuries. To me, violence is when we are unsure of what’s around us and we let our desires consume us. This is very for youth violence since we act based on whether we feel angry or excited. When we feel depressed or hatred, we tend to let it out our system and towards someone else. Violence never really occurred to me

Individuals belonging to certain populations are at greater risk of being bullied and victimized. Children that are overweight, of color, disabled, or members of the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual (LGBT), are all at increased risk of victimization. Students with developmental disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than nondisabled students (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2015). It’s also been noted that disabled students are more worried about their own personal

In the documentary I witness a young boy named Larry King been a subject of bullying for being gay. First, I will examine the concept of bullying. Next I will discuss about hate crime and how this act was a hate crime. Lastly, I will examine about victim blame. Bullying always includes 3 elements, imbalance of power, intent to harm and threat of further aggression. “Bullying is the intentional infliction of injury or discomfort on another person repeatedly over time when there is a power imbalance

I. Introduction: Mistreatment and intimidation are common occurrences within childhood and adolescent peer groups. These actions can be detrimental to the social relationships of those involved, leaving an enduring impact on one’s ability to socialize and interact with those around them. Due to the severity of the potential harm bullying can cause, much research has been conducted on how bullying can influence the lives and actions of those associated with it. In order to address the issue of bullying

It has been highlighted from the research that the effect of bullying on both the victim and the bully can result in a wide variety of physical and psychological issues, which can stay with them for the rest of their lives. Within my theme I have mainly focussed on bullying within schools. Alamans et al (2017) stated that bullying can dispose devastating effects on a child’s personality. This includes physical, academic and psychological effects. Due to this, awareness should be given to parents