Representaciones sociales del acoso escolar de cuatro estudiantes de sexto grado de la institución educativa multipropósito de la ciudad de Cali

Abstract

This degree work focuses on the social representations of bullying, for which the general objective was set to “Recognize the social representations of bullying from the perspective of four sixth grade students who have assumed the role of victims and / or or perpetrators in the Multipurpose Educational Institution of the city of Cali ”. It is worth mentioning that the research has been focused from the social-educational perspective and from the behavioral approach, since from there, it was possible to respond to what was raised throughout the work. Regarding the methodology, the study was carried out by means of the qualitative descriptive method, and was based on the principles of phenomenological design, in order to know the imaginary and / or beliefs of each participant through their experiences and / or or experiences about bullying. The information collection was carried out by means of a semi-structured interview directed to 2 victims and 2 perpetrators; with a duration of 30 minutes and with a single meeting with each student. For the final analysis, a systematization of the information collected was carried out and a characterization of the context and of each participant was made. Finally, regarding the results, it was found that the social representations of bullying are constructed through contact with external agents such as: school, family, social networks and friends, as well as experiences and / or experiences they have had throughout of their life; In this way, they interpret bullying as a problem at a social level that is caused by personal, family, educational and / or social issues, which have negative effects for the victim and / or perpetrator, such as: low self-esteem, school dropout , loss of interest in activities, social isolation, suicidal ideas among others.