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Bad sports : the risks associated with not 'fitting in'

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posted on 2003-05-01, 00:00 authored by Chris HickeyChris Hickey
This paper is about peer rejection and bullying in schools and the tragic consequences that it can have. The focus of the paper is in the ways schools interact with groups of young males and, more importantly, those who are left out of these groupings. My concern is that schools currently give too little attention to informing and/or shaping the peer group practices of young people. I argue that the current educational theory and practice focus too heavily on individuals and their potential to act independently and overlook the all-important socialization that takes place within and between groups. Drawing on two case-studies of young males who experience peer rejection, I seek to raise concerns about the contemporary socializing practices of young males and the burgeoning need for schools to play a role in bringing about change. Given the continued prominence of sport as a trajectory for defining the dominant masculinity, I believe that it is critical that physical educators engage with the discussions and debates that surround this topic.

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Journal

Journal of physical education New Zealand

Volume

36

Issue

1

Pagination

3 - 14

Publisher

Physical Education New Zealand

Location

Wellington, New Zealand

ISSN

1172-5958

Language

eng

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Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2003, Physical Education New Zealand Inc.

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