Bullying has been a problem for as long as adolescents have had to navigate the social landscape. In the past, however, bullying could be confined to confront

MORAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND BULLYING

Bullying has been a problem for as long as adolescents have had to navigate the social landscape. In the past, however, bullying could be confined to confrontations within the school day. Now, with social media, texting, and email, bullying extends outside of the school space. It can be pervasive, multimodal, and even anonymous, with the potential to “go viral.” What does this mean for adolescents, for their sense of self and their moral development?

In this Discussion, you analyze the phenomenon of bullying through the lens of a moral development theory. You also consider the evolution of bullying due to modern technology.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources on social development in adolescence and bullying. 

· Review pages 333–338 of the course text on moral development theories and select one to use for this Discussion.

BY DAY 3

Post an explanation of one moral development theory and its connection to the act of bullying. Be sure to frame your explanation within the context of cyber and other bullying that persists in social media and communication technologies that adolescents use. Also explain how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology. Please use the Learning Resources to support your analysis.

BY DAY 5

Respond to 
two colleagues by offering an additional development theory and explaining its connection to the act of bullying. Please use the Learning Resources to support your response.

REFERENCES

· astrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). 
Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 7, “Psychological Development in Adolescence” (pp. 320–360) 

· Review pp. 333–338 on moral development theories.

· “Chapter 8, “Social Development in Adolescence” (pp. 361–409)

· Brown, C. F., Demaray, M. K., Tennant, J. E., & Jenkins, L. N. (2017). 

Cyber victimization in high school: Measurement, overlap with face-to-face victimization, and associations with social-emotional outcomesLinks to an external site.
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School Psychology Review, 46(3), 288–303. doi:10.17105/SPR-2016-0004.V46-3.

· Jen