key Q essay plan

• key question AO1


  . bullying is repeated behaviour intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally

  . can lead to physical and emotional distress in the individuals themselves and their families

  . means people can't express themselves and be who they are due to fear of bullying

  . can lead to poor mental health

  . 33% bullied people have suicidal thoughts and 36% have developed depression = serious affect on individual

  . also has a wide effect on society - costs NHS £2.28 billion a year to deal with effects of bullying and harassment
• key question AO2 SIT

  . can explain bullying as people will categorise individuals as outgroup (the bullied) and ingroup (the bullies) - bullies will all have a similar characteristic eg dominance

  . this group formation leads to negative out group bias and outgroup homogeneity bias leading to prejudice and bullying towards the bullied

  . to reduce bullying: raise the self esteem of the bullies eg by expanding group size, so their personal identity value increases so they no longer feel the need to bully people to boost their social identity
• key question AO2 authoritarian personality

  . bully may have experienced a strict upbringing which will have lead to them displacing their anger they have towards their parent/authority figure onto those they see as lower on the social hierarchy leading to bullying behaviours towards others

  . to reduce bullying: inform parents on ways to bring up their child to avoid this personality development, give bully another way to displace the anger