Abstract
Objective: To understand the perception of students from two schools in Colombia on the use of humor in the educational context.
Methodology: Qualitative case study, with descriptive scope. Instrument: Ad hoc matrix on “routes of school coexistence” focused on a situation of humor at school. Participants: n = 160 middle and early adolescence students.
Results: From the students' perspective, bullying is used as a synonym for teasing; suggesting that episodes of aggression are accompanied by a hostile use of humor. In addition, the use of hostile humor at school is related to reaffirmation of hierarchies, discrimination and exclusion.
Conclusions: It is important to continue delving into the relationship of hostile humor with bullying for more contextualized school intervention programs and, that, use humor as a way to identify potential problems for intervention avoiding normalizing more subtle expressions of school violence.
Methodology: Qualitative case study, with descriptive scope. Instrument: Ad hoc matrix on “routes of school coexistence” focused on a situation of humor at school. Participants: n = 160 middle and early adolescence students.
Results: From the students' perspective, bullying is used as a synonym for teasing; suggesting that episodes of aggression are accompanied by a hostile use of humor. In addition, the use of hostile humor at school is related to reaffirmation of hierarchies, discrimination and exclusion.
Conclusions: It is important to continue delving into the relationship of hostile humor with bullying for more contextualized school intervention programs and, that, use humor as a way to identify potential problems for intervention avoiding normalizing more subtle expressions of school violence.
| Translated title of the contribution | Is it just a joke? The uses of hostile humor in school and its relation to bullying |
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| Original language | Spanish (Colombia) |
| Pages (from-to) | 46-65 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Tempus Psicológico |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 30 2023 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
