3. personal relevance
I have experienced
bullying like most girls
have.
I witness it every day in
the cafeteria.
4. What is relational
aggression?
Behavior that is intended to hurt someone by
harming his or her relationships with others (Crick
& Grotpeter, 1995)
A form of aggression where the group is used as a
weapon to assault others and others’ relationships.
5. Common relational
aggression
gossip
exclusion
spreading rumors
exposing confidential information
lies and betrayal
6. Common relational
aggression (cont.)
Ignoring
Teasing or hurtful comments about
physical appearances
Humiliation
Attacks on sexuality
7. Common relational
aggression (cont.)
Alliance building
Claiming disloyalty or untrustworthiness
Making threats to physically harm the
other or the other’s possessions.
Intimidation
8. Girls vs. boys bullying
typical view of bully:huge football player stealing
lunch money
girl world bully: skinny, pretty and perfect
Boys tend to be more physical while girls are sneaky
and more emotionally hurtful.
10. Aggressors
Also known as the “queen bees”, the RMGs, or the
alpha girls
Typically walk into a room with a small entourage
and tell other girls where to sit.
Seem perfect, seem like they have a perfect life.
12. Girls in the middle
The pivotal group
They are the girls who might alternately be victims
or aggressors, often choosing to be bullies because
they do not want to be next.
They do not know the power that they have.
13. Role of boys in Girl-Girl
Conflict
Girls learn early on to value relationships with boys
over relationships with girls.
classic conflict- girl who goes out with her best
friend’s boyfriend, either before or after the best
friend and boyfriend have broken up.
What’s wrong with this picture?
15. The mind’s of girls
A girl’s brain experiences
approximately 15% more
blood flow, which is
located in more centers
of the brain, than a boy’s
16. Cultural Expectations
Girls struggle with who they are and how our
culture would like them to be
Conflicting Messages
Be sexy... but don’t be sexual
Be beautiful... beauty is only skin deep
Ask who is to blame? and who’s side would you take?\n
go through all the roles of each character\nRegina George= aggressor\nGretchen Weiners and Karen are the girls in the middle\nAaron is the boy instigator. \nThe victims are the rest of the school that felt victimized by Regina George. \nWhen Katie becomes the new lead, regina is being bullied. All roles switch around.\n
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The Media makes it seem like every girl has to be perfect, and look like models. \n