“She deserves better” : a feminist exploration of gendered bullying

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dc.contributor.advisor Gonick, Marnina
dc.creator MacLean, Heather Ann
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-22T14:13:48Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-22T14:13:48Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.other BF637 B85 M23 2017
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/27372
dc.description iv, 213 leaves ; 29 cm
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-195).
dc.description.abstract Bullying is repeated behaviour that occurs over time in a relationship characterized by an imbalance of strength and power. Gendered bullying refers to the gendered power structures that benefit heteronormative youth (Shute, Owens, and Slee 477). The research questions I am interested in exploring are: What is the relationship between bullying and hegemonic idea(l)s of masculinity and femininity? How does being bullied by boys affect girls’ sense of self and their relationships with others, in both the short and long term? I investigate these questions using feminist theories and in-depth interviewing of four women who self-identified as being bullied by boys in middle and senior high school. Results suggest that bullying took the form of gendered policing as a way to maintain the boundary between “abject” and “normal” gender identities, and the short and long-term effects on participants were low self-esteem and difficulties in social interactions. I argue that when boys bully girls, they are frequently engaging in gender policing, and are punishing girls for not conforming to a sexist, neoliberal idea of girlhood. Gendered bullying could be labelled as sexism, thus conceptualizing it as a societal, not an interpersonal, problem. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc BF637.B85
dc.subject.lcsh Bullying
dc.subject.lcsh Bullying in schools
dc.subject.lcsh Masculinity
dc.subject.lcsh Femininity
dc.subject.lcsh Feminist theory
dc.title “She deserves better” : a feminist exploration of gendered bullying en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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