Racism in U.K. Schools

Paper Summary:

This paper attempts to address some of the problems identified in the bullying and racism research to date, since little can be concluded about the real experience of ethnic minority children in British schools. It proposes a study to provide a richer understanding of bullying among Asian schoolchildren in Britain.

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Introduction
Racism Towards Immigrants By British Youth
Method
Participants
Questionnaire Design
Procedure
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

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"One problem is the lack of a universally agreed definition of bullying. According to Olweus's (1997) definition, there are several characteristics which bullying and racism have in common. Both involve intentional harm; both are unprovoked by the victim; and both involve an imbalance of power that makes it difficult for the victimized person to respond. There are also differences, however. One is that bullying (according to most researchers) must be a repeated action over time, whereas racism can occur in single, individual events. More important, when an individual is bullied, the attack is usually aimed at some personal characteristic (for example, weight, ginger hair, the wearing of glasses, etc.), their immediate family (mother insults, for instance) or perhaps some aspect of their social circle (such as support for a rival football team)."

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