A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education, and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective
Bullying is increasingly considered to be an important moral, political, and social issue within modern society. Academic research on this issue has mostly been examined through a psychological lens, often using questionnaire data to examine and explain the prevalence of different types of bullying....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2019
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| In: |
Quest
Year: 2019, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-226 |
| Further subjects: | B
Bullying
B figurational sociology B physical education B Social Justice |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Bullying is increasingly considered to be an important moral, political, and social issue within modern society. Academic research on this issue has mostly been examined through a psychological lens, often using questionnaire data to examine and explain the prevalence of different types of bullying. In this position statement, we apply a figurational sociological perspective to examine issues of school-based bullying in physical education. We critically reflect on attempts to position bullying amongst young people as a “social justice” issue and argue that core figurational principles might potentially help researchers strive toward a more reality-congruent means of conceptualizing the power-relationships that are inherent within bullying. We further maintain that the development of a more detached understanding of issues relating to bullying might provide a more adequate basis to contribute to future ongoing policy development. |
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| ISSN: | 1543-2750 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quest
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2018.1551807 |
