Roots of aggressive behaviour, scapegoating and social exclusion in institutions of primary education

Abstract

The problem of bullying in school is rooted in the value system of the dominant culture that expects the person to obey unquestionable authorities, compete for power, and yield to certain ideological-political pressure and manipulations. In bullying, there are no winners – only losers. This problem has not adequately been discussed as most schools are reluctant to admit it although the professional capacity to work out solutions – identifying aggressors and victims and building intervention strategies – is already present.