During my first term at Secondary School I noticed that one boy was getting into more trouble than anyone else. I saw him protest to the teachers when the other boys blamed him for various incidents. Sometimes he became angry and his behaviour was used to increase the case against him....
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4 comments:
Thanks for this, Paula. Scapegoating can happen anywhere, as you suggest, and your article will hopefully help some people recognise scapegoating when they next come across it.
Hi Emma, I hope so too. Thank you very much for your comment.
I like the example of scapegoating within a family! Good to reflect on when we get angry with our children, to ask ourselves, is it often our own anger within us!
Hi Hazel, thanks very much for your comments.I agree with you about reflecting upon the routes of our anger.
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