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Tai Asks Why: The Science Behind Bullying – And How Can We Stop It

Tai explores the science of bullying during the Children’s Corner Saturday April 17 around 9 a.m.
Tai explores the science of bullying during the Children’s Corner Saturday April 17 around 9 a.m.";

Chickens do it, goats do it, people do it, even trees and bushes do it … bully.

Being aggressive to weaker individuals seems to be part of the evolutionary strategy, in general.

Bullying involves a power imbalance and bullies are generally after three things says Tony Volk, a developmental psychologist at Brock University, “Resources (like food or lunch money), reputation (or popularity), or reproduction (like a date, or a mate).”

Tai explores the science of bullying during the Children’s Corner Saturday April 17 around 9 a.m.

Sam Manno, that’s me! The host and producer of the Children's Corner.
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