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Mean Girls
                  Relational Aggression



Alli so n Wa n am a k er
THESIS



Vicious teen girls are on the rise and becoming
more hurtful creating more and more targets.
personal relevance

I have experienced
bullying like most girls
have.

I witness it every day in
the cafeteria.
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.
Common relational
       aggression
gossip
exclusion
spreading rumors
exposing confidential information
lies and betrayal
Common relational
     aggression (cont.)

Ignoring
Teasing or hurtful comments about
physical appearances
Humiliation
Attacks on sexuality
Common relational
     aggression (cont.)

Alliance building
Claiming disloyalty or untrustworthiness
Making threats to physically harm the
other or the other’s possessions.
Intimidation
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.
Roles


The aggressor/ bully
The targeted victim
Girls in the middle
sometimes, boy instigator
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.
The victim


walk with heads down

They walk into a classroom alone

Very quiet
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.
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?
MEAN GIRLS
 the movie
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
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
Pervasive Themes


Weight                   The Media
Fear of                   TV
Rejection
                          Magazines
Need for
perfection                Movies
Research slides



Many.. with citations on the bottom. (For
information and images.)

Aproximately 12-20 minutes
Videos?



imbed videos into your slides as needed.

Will break up some of your information and
speaking.
Application Component


Describe, in detail, your application component

Multiple slides

USe pictures, videos, etc.

Approximately 8-15 minutes
Class Activity



Something creative and fun

Approximately 5 minutes or more
Works Cited



WITHOUT ANNOTATIONS, just citations
Conclusion



What did you learn?

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Mean Girls and Relational Aggression

  • 1. Mean Girls Relational Aggression Alli so n Wa n am a k er
  • 2. THESIS Vicious teen girls are on the rise and becoming more hurtful creating more and more targets.
  • 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.
  • 9. Roles The aggressor/ bully The targeted victim Girls in the middle sometimes, boy instigator
  • 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.
  • 11. The victim walk with heads down They walk into a classroom alone Very quiet
  • 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?
  • 14. MEAN GIRLS the movie
  • 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
  • 17. Pervasive Themes Weight The Media Fear of TV Rejection Magazines Need for perfection Movies
  • 18. Research slides Many.. with citations on the bottom. (For information and images.) Aproximately 12-20 minutes
  • 19. Videos? imbed videos into your slides as needed. Will break up some of your information and speaking.
  • 20. Application Component Describe, in detail, your application component Multiple slides USe pictures, videos, etc. Approximately 8-15 minutes
  • 21. Class Activity Something creative and fun Approximately 5 minutes or more

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  10. RMG= really mean girl\n
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  13. Ask who is to blame? and who’s side would you take?\n
  14. 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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  17. The Media makes it seem like every girl has to be perfect, and look like models. \n
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