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Title | Understanding the social context of school bullying behaviours among middle school students in China |
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Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Dong, Y. [董园枚]. (2020). Understanding the social context of school bullying behaviours among middle school students in China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Currently, it is perceived that school bullying is no longer just a simple issue,
but has become a serious problem in Chinese schools. An increasing number
of students have indicated their bullied experiences and the trauma that they
felt afterward. To better understand bullying, social influential factors behind
such bullying behaviours have gradually become a central topic for scholars’
discussion. However, limited researches have actually paid attention on storybased
experiences and have analysed the real inner journeys of certain bullies.
In this study, a two-sided theoretical framework is established, from which the
motivations of bullying can be comprehensively studied. The general strain
theory and the edgework theory are employed to illustrate the different
mindsets in bullying as a form of deviant behaviour from a criminological
perspective. By conducting semi-structured interviews with the students,
teachers and other experienced professional, this study offers a new insight
toward understanding the motivations behind student bullying. In part, this
dissertation supports that strains may be considered as sources of negative
emotions that eventually lead to bullying, but it also critically points out and
complements the weaknesses of the general strain theory by applying the
edgework theory as well. Meanwhile, future research directions are suggested,
particularly by combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods
with similar multi-dimensional frameworks.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Bullying in schools - Social aspects - China |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/294358 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Dong, Yuanmei | - |
dc.contributor.author | 董园枚 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-26T09:49:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-26T09:49:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Dong, Y. [董园枚]. (2020). Understanding the social context of school bullying behaviours among middle school students in China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/294358 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Currently, it is perceived that school bullying is no longer just a simple issue, but has become a serious problem in Chinese schools. An increasing number of students have indicated their bullied experiences and the trauma that they felt afterward. To better understand bullying, social influential factors behind such bullying behaviours have gradually become a central topic for scholars’ discussion. However, limited researches have actually paid attention on storybased experiences and have analysed the real inner journeys of certain bullies. In this study, a two-sided theoretical framework is established, from which the motivations of bullying can be comprehensively studied. The general strain theory and the edgework theory are employed to illustrate the different mindsets in bullying as a form of deviant behaviour from a criminological perspective. By conducting semi-structured interviews with the students, teachers and other experienced professional, this study offers a new insight toward understanding the motivations behind student bullying. In part, this dissertation supports that strains may be considered as sources of negative emotions that eventually lead to bullying, but it also critically points out and complements the weaknesses of the general strain theory by applying the edgework theory as well. Meanwhile, future research directions are suggested, particularly by combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods with similar multi-dimensional frameworks. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bullying in schools - Social aspects - China | - |
dc.title | Understanding the social context of school bullying behaviours among middle school students in China | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044295983903414 | - |