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Mobbing refers to a group behavioural phenomenon and a type of animal behaviour. It is also a criminal offence in Scotland.
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[edit] Mobbing
Though the English word mob denotes a group, mobbing has been adopted as a generic term for all forms of bullying in Scandinavia and German speaking parts of Europe and can be used interchangeably. However, in the English speaking world, mobbing denotes, more specifically a "ganging up" by others to harass and intimidate.
Mobbing is typically found in work environments that have poorly organized production and/or working methods and incapable or inattentive management. Mobbing victims are usually "exceptional individuals who demonstrated intelligence, competence, creativity, integrity, accomplishment and dedication".<ref>Noa Davenport et al. (1999). Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace.</ref>
[edit] Mobbing in Animal behaviour
A longer-established technical use of mobbing is in the study of animal behaviour, especially in ornithology, where it refers to the behaviour of birds harassing something that represents a threat to them.
From the RSPB website:
- Mobbing is a noisy, obvious form of behaviour that birds engage in to defend themselves or their offspring from predators. When a predator is discovered, the birds start to emit alarm calls and fly at the predator, diverting its attention and harassing it. Sometimes they make physical contact. Mobbing usually starts with just one or two birds, but may attract a large number of birds, often of many species. For example, a chorus of different alarm calls coming from the same tree is often a good sign of a roosting owl or a cat.
- Mobbing behaviour has been recorded in a wide range of species, but it is particularly well developed in gulls and terns, while crows are amongst the most frequent mobbers. In addition to flying at the predator and emitting alarm calls, some birds, such as fieldfares and gulls, add to the effectiveness by defaecating or even vomiting on the predator with amazing accuracy... [1]
[edit] Mobbing in Scots law
Mobbing is also a serious criminal offence in Scotland, relating to public order.
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[edit] External links
- Gravois, John Mob Rule, Chronicle of Higher Education
- Leymann, Heinz The Mobbing Encyclopaedia (Heinz Leyman's personal website kept live since his death)
- Mazgon-Fernandes, Marc Mobbing: Persecution erected as a symbol Dawn of Europe, 2000, Brusselscs:Mobbing
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