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School bullying and the ongoing social dynamics: A thematic analysis of young peoples' perspectives on a specific bullying case
Author(s) -
Forsberg Camilla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12475
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , social dynamics , dynamics (music) , symbolic interactionism , social class , sociology , social psychology , interactionism , phenomenon , psychology , developmental psychology , qualitative research , pedagogy , social science , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law
Based on analyses of six individual interviews with young people from a sixth‐grade school class, this study explores how young people talk about bullying and a particular bullying case in their class from various positions. Utilising thematic analysis, three themes were conceptualised as crucial in bullying: social status, powerful positions and fragile social positions. Symbolic interactionism, emphasising perspectives as constructed in interaction, were used to understand these social dynamics and bullying as a group phenomenon. The findings demonstrate the social landscape in which young people navigate, where social positions are in process but affected by their group norms.