Presentation: Bullying as a group process

           Bullying is a typical group phenomenon which is affected by peer pressure. Each children has different power and participant roles in their group, and they are aware of how they are perceived by classmates. This affects how bullying is developed and how they act in the bullying situation.

           Children and adolescents vary in the power they possess in their interpersonal relationships. There are some children who have a power advantages over others. They can be bullies, and they wield their power to victims.

           Besides of power, each children has their own participant roles in bullying process: bullies, victims, reinforcers, assistants, defenders, and outsiders. Bullying may be regarded as a peer group phenomenon in which children have different participant roles. The roles also can be used as a method to get rid of bullying.

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 Hi! Glad to meet you. My name is Jinyeong.

 I'm from Korea. I've been here just 3 weeks. So I haven't seen Seattle much yet. I'm looking forward to adjusting to new life in Seattle and taking trips to as many places of Seattle as possible.

 I was born and raised in Seoul of Korea. There are four members in my family, including my parents, younger brother and me. I'm a senior in university in Korea. My major is Portuguese and my minor is economics. I had studied Portuguese in Brazil in 2009. And I also traveled throughout South America. It was a quite hard trip, but it left me unforgettable memories.

 My goal is to work at international company in the future. This is what always motivates me to improve my English.

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