From bystander to upstander: A conversation about shyness, bullying and everyday heroism
Shy children who are bullied by a classmate aren鈥檛 their tormenter鈥檚 only victims.
鈥淏ullies create bystanders,鈥 said Philip Zimbardo, psychology professor emeritus at 海角乱伦社区. 鈥淲e have lots of research to show that when you ask people to think of a time when they didn鈥檛 help someone in need, it鈥檚 almost always when a friend was being bullied and they did nothing.鈥 By not confronting the bully or comforting the friend, he said, 鈥測ears later, you feel shame.鈥
In this episode of School鈥檚 In, Zimbardo joined Graduate School of Education Dean Dan Schwartz and Senior Lecturer Denise Pope to discuss shyness, bullying and how to help young people learn to become a 鈥渟ocial hero.鈥
Zimbardo is founder of the , a nonprofit that teaches people how to intercede in challenging circumstances.
鈥淲e teach people to stand up, speak out and take action,鈥 he said. 鈥淎ll of my research shows you have to focus not only on changing the individual but changing the situation.鈥
Listen from the link below, and find more episodes of School's In at the main page. The show airs Saturdays on SiriusXM Insight Channel 121.
