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Soumi answered on Apr 08 2020
Running Head: WORKPLACE BULLYING 1
WORKPLACE BULLYING 3
EXPLORING THE SOCIAL ISSUE OF WORKPLACE BULLYING IN AUSTRALIA
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Social Issue to be explored 3
Definition and Causes of Bullying 4
Problems, Effects and Challenges experienced of Bullying on Individual 4
Context of Bullying in Workplace 5
Violation of Human Rights through Bullying 5
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 6
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 6
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 7
Hypothetical Plan for addressing the Social Issue of Workplace Bullying 7
Conclusion 9
References 10
Introduction
The development of the human society is a remarkable achievement in the history of human evolution. However, the regional, environmental and cultural diversity has made brought in the concept of diversity and social issues in the equation. The social issues form out of mismatch of preferences and abuse of rights and power. Similar to that of any other country with a population of diverse culture and social practices, Australia has found itself surrounded with several social issues at hand. Among the social problems, the aspect of bullying in local workplaces has emerged as a burning problem. In the current assignment, the aspect of workplace, bullying is discussed in details with the aim to develop a solution out of the discussion.
Social Issue to be explored
The desperation and ambition of people lead them towards working in organisations, which are drastically different from their familiar way and culture of life. In such unfamiliar working atmospheres, people are often treated badly by staffs, which form the majority of the workforce, forcing them to behave in a specific manner so that they can blend into the majority, giving very little scope for individual cultural preferences. The people, who do not belong to the main cultural background or female gender, are often dominated, discriminated, and abused for their different background, sex as well as for the lack of knowledge about local customs. In the current assignment, the issues of bullying in local organisations are considered, analysed and criticised in details.
Definition and Causes of Bullying
Bullying is an aggressive way of dominating one or a few people by others who form the majority in a fixed setting. According to Rong and Tharbe (2018), bullying is an unethical way of expressing dislike about a particular group or individual, which requires careful attention. Contradicting to the above-mentioned assessment about bullying, Valentine, and Fleischman (2018) said that bullying is the outcome of failed values, equality and lack of surveillance on the part of the authority. Bullying has no specified area of occurrence. It can be observed in schools, colleges, offices or even within family. It is worth the mention that the act of bullying is present all over the globe, which requires long-term management. However, in the context of Queensland in Australia, reports of bullying can be tackled with the extensive use of the countries legislature regarding the safeguarding of human rights.
Problems, Effects and Challenges experienced of Bullying on Individual
The victims of bullying generally belong to the minority of people, sex or culture in a large group, where the majority of the group inflict mental as well as physical torture on the minors. As assessed by Sheehan, McCabe and Garavan (2018), the victims of bullying suffer from mild to severe depression. The reason for being alienated from the mainstream of a group creates a sense of isolation that eventually leads to depression.
Another adverse effect of bullying, as mentioned by Glambek, Nielsen, Gjerstad, and Einarsen (2018), is the development of low self-esteem. When a person is dominated or forced to do something unwillingly makes him or her lose confidence in everyday tasks as well as in making decisions. The lack of self-esteem and confidence is also generated from bullying which involves harassment, rejection, ridiculing and punishing. In the worst-case scenarios, bullying leads to suicide of individuals.
Context of Bullying in Workplace
Among the various environments, in which the act of bullying takes place, the bullying at the workplace proves itself the most concerning one. In the...