Remember being a little kid and being pushed down on the playground, being picked last in middle school, or being called horrible names in high school? Those are just a few examples of how people are bullied. A person who repeatedly physically or verbally torments or harasses someone in anyway is bullying (“Bullying” par. 1). It unfortunately happens almost everywhere. It’s a huge problem that is beginning to take over schools. Middle school is an especially troublesome time because this is the time where kids are just trying to be accept by others and they are the most vulnerable. Bullying damages children and teens in all aspects. (“Verbal” par. 4) Depending on how they are being bullied it can affect them physical, emotionally, and even physiologically. (“Verbal” par. 4) There are tragic stories of suicides and teenagers cutting themselves everywhere because of being bullied and finally they’ve reached their last straw. (“Verbal” par. 4) Which makes since because kids who are being bullied are twice as likely to commit suicide compared to someone who is not being bullied. (Murray par. 5) Suicide has hit number three on what kills teenagers in the United States. (Murray par. 6) Victims who become bullied are normally people who try to separate themselves from conflict. (“Bullies” par. 7) They normally are “loners” or “outcasts”, which makes them more vulnerable to become the victim. (“Bullies” par. 7) They may like different types of music, dress unlike others, or have a disability. (Petrocelli par. 3) Children who are being bullied often show common signs like crying and not wanting to go to school. (“Bullying” par. 4) Many say people bully others because they themselves feel like “outcasts” or like they have no friends but ac...
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Bullying can be define as “ intentional, usually recurrent, action designed to inflict physical and psychological harm on another person or persons by one or more persons and is part of a complex interplay of dominance and social status”( Marsh,). Bullying can take place when a target child exposed to social egression by some of his or her peers, who perceive hem or her in lower state. Aggression behaviors and bullying can be confused together as perceiving them as they are the same thing but they are not. Aggression behaviors and bullying can be confused together as perceived as they are the same thing. They are not the same think because psychologists explained that aggression behaviors are the aggressive actions that people express against each other for specific period of time. While bullying on the other hand, is continuous aggression against specific person in which, this person exposure to aggressiveness is not limited to a one time incident. ”( Marsh, H). Being a bully or a victim sometime is not exclusive to certain individuals or groups because sometimes individual play both roles. An individual can be a bully due to his or his past experience of being bullied. Contrary, a former bully can be a victim as a consequence of his or her past behavior.( Marsh,)
Bullying is an issue that not only harms you physically but also mentally. “Bullied children are more likely than their non-bullied peers to report feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
When defining what bullying is one must take into consideration the thoughts and feelings of a child; this is because a child’s perception of bullying may be completely different from that of an adult’s perception. Therefore, it is imperative that initiatives are taken to grasp an adolescent’s view about the mechanisms involved in bullying in order to provide and/or create better prevention and intervening plans as well as programs (Frisén, Jonsson, & Persson, 2007). In conjunction in defining what bullying is, one must also determine who are the victims of bullying as well as who are more likely to become and/or are bullies. Once these factors are determined, an evaluation of the long-term effects of bullying can be established and a prevention plan can also be created and implemented.
Education of the problem starts with identifying that the general definition of a bully is someone who imposes unwelcome negative attention to another. Casebeer states that “bullying involves hostile behavior by one or more bullies who generally initiate the bullying with little or no provocation from the target but, while the goal of bullying varies, but it is generally used to gain power, prestige, or goods” (166). The three main types of bullying are verbal, physical and relational. Verbal bullying comes in the form of name calling and unwanted remarks. Physical bullying comes in the form of pushing, striking, kicking, and the use of anything to inflict physical harm. Verbal and physical bullying can and will be used together in order to inflict more damage to the victim. Relational bullying is agreed to be the most harmful to adolescent children in education. Relational bullying consists of the manipulation of relationships by individual bully’s and groups. Carter explains the “psychiatric correlates of bullying behavior include bipolar disorder; a lifetime of alcohol and marijuana us...
Bullying is an ongoing form of aggression characterized by intent, repetition and an inequity of power (Ma, Stewin & Mah, 2001). It is expressed through a variety of methods including physical, verbal, cyber, and relational. While it can be either overt or covert it is usually proactive, since bullies tend to seek victims without provocation (Beaty & Alexeyev, 2008).
Everyone has been bullied or encountered someone being bullied at some point of their life. Whether it would be physically or verbally both can be exceedingly traumatizing and can have a long-term psychological influence on children’s development. Majority people may define bullying in a more physical term; nevertheless that’s not always the case. The act of bullying can occur in several ways and in reality affect the individual in the same way. Bullying is generally defined as repeated, negative, and harmful actions focused at target throughout a course of time, exhibiting a sense of power difference between the bully and the victim (Olweus, 1993; Limber & Mihalic, 1999 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). A survey was conducted in the United States estimating that over six million children, about 30% in grade six through ten have experienced frequent bullying in a school environment (Nansel, 2001 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). Many people might debate that bullying is something that every child goes through and is simply a part of growing up, although there are several damaging consequences that happens to the child’s brain. Bullying causes the child to feel upset, isolated, frightened, anxious, and depressed. They feel like they reason they are being picked on is because there is something wrong with them and may even lose their confidence feel unsafe going to school (Frenette, 2013 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005) Anthropologically, sociologically, or psychologically, bullying can be analyzed through different perspectives and several questions can be asked based on the topic:
Bullying is a growing concern in a society where status and exercising power over another human being are increasingly important in developing one’s social circles. Dan Olweus (Norwegian researcher and founder of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program) defines it as an “aggressive behaviour that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power. Most often, it is repeated over time” (Violencepreventionworks.org). School victimization is an especially delicate matter that has only really been in the public eye for the past half century, as more and more researchers and psychologists pointed out its short- and long-term negative effects on targeted individuals. It has since been widely investigated and numerous programs have been developed in an effort to address and prevent the many forms of bullying that exist today. The negative effects of such an abusive behaviour are various and can greatly differ from individual to individual. However, there are three main consequences that can be associated with school bullying, which are: school avoidance, depression/anxiety and even suicidal attempts.
Bullying, the act of perpetrating aggressive and unwanted behavior on another human being, is one of the most common forms of violence in any social setting, despite its gruesomely traumatizing and repressive nature. “About 28 percent of students, ages 12–18, reported being bullied at school during the school year, according to the Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013 report, by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences (IES)” . Although bullying has long existed for centuries it has only now begun to raise awareness all across the globe due to multiple bullying-related suicide cases each year . A study by Yale University suggests that “bully victims are between
Bullying has been around for decades and yet it is still a reoccurring problem, and it is only getting worse. The National Center for Educational Statistics, in 2009, said nearly 1 in 3 students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported being bullied in school. Eight years earlier, only 14 percent of that population said they had experienced bullying(Ollove,2014). There are two types of bullying the direct form and indirect form, in the direct form the victim receives physical harm example kicking pushing shoving. In the indirect form the victim receives emotional or mental harm by name-calling, rejection, gossip, threats, or insults(Green,2007). It doesn’t matter which way the victim was bullied it still causes
Bullying leaves the victims with life-long physical and psychological scars. “Victims report greater fear and anxiety, feel less accepted, suffer from more health problems, and score lower on measures of academic achievement and self-esteem than students who are not bullied” (Kuther, 2003). Victims take the rage of being bullied out on themselves because they feel like they can’t talk to anyone and don’t have enough courage to stand up against the bully. This results in the victims developing mental health problems like anxiety, depression, and suicide.
When thinking about bullying the usual stereotype of a large kid picking on smaller kid and taking his lunch money may come to mind. While this is still an accurate depiction of what bullying is, the issue is much broader, including such forms as physical, verbal, social, and now even cyber abuse. Each of these types are very harmful, and should not be taken lightly by schools, parents, children, or anyone. The results of bullying may seem like it only affects the bullied individual, however it can impact a family and even a community in a way worse than ever imagined.
Bullying amongst school-aged children (ages 14-18) has increased significantly over the past 15 years. A study examining bullying found that 13% of the students said others physically bullied them- hit, kicked, pushed or locked them indoors. Approximately a third of students said others called them names, made fun of them, or teased them in a hurtful way. Although bullying behavior declines, as children get older it is still a prevalent problem among middle school and high school students (Klomek, Marrocco, Kleinman, Schonfeld &Gould, 2007). Students, who were involved in bullying behavior, were at significantly higher risk for depression, serious suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts compared with students who never victimizes or bullies
In recent times bullying has become a national issue, notwithstanding the fact that it has been in existence for many years. Traditionally, bullying has been seen as horseplay, but with the increase of harassment in schools and suicides; parents and schools are now forced to take action to prevent bullying in schools. Bullying is an unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance which has the potential to be repeated over time. Strategies to prevent bullying in schools are grouped into identifying the causes of bullying, creating policies and rules, building a safe environment and educating students and staff.
Bullying does not have a standard definition. Bullying can be anything from calling someone else names, beating them up just for the fun of it, to texting or messaging them on the internet or any mobile device. Any person can be the victim of bullying, not just children. Bullying causes many issues, physically, emotionally, and mentally, not only for the victim, but for their entire families as well. Bullies have many different reasons as to why they start bullying someone else. The actions done to the victim leaves them with only a few options on how to stop being bullied. How they handle it is always different.
Bullying is the use of force and threat to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively enforce domination over others. It is often repeated and habitual. Bullying is brought about by the imbalance of social or physical power according to the peers around. Behaviors used to assert this domination can include verbal harassment, threats and physical attack and is directed to a particular person. It is normally done to those with differences of class, race, religion, gender, sexuality, appearance, behavior, body language, personality, reputation, strength, size or ability. All around the world, people fall victim to bullying. There are many types of bullying. Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse; emotional or verbal, physical, and cyber. It is the use of domination to make another person feel less important. Many of them feel that taking their life is the only way to stop this. More precautions should be taken to prevent bullying and suicides caused by bullying.