Bullying has been an ancient problem in our schools for quite some time. It is said to be often caused by social factors. Bullying is the act of purposely harming or threatening to harm another person through physical or emotion abuse.
Bullying can occur at any location and at any age. Unlike the past, where the perceived notion of bullying was restricted to the playground, people realize that bullying can occur almost anywhere. It can take place at work, home, school or online. When writing a bullying essay, you can define the types of abuse that occur when the act of bullying is carried out. For instance, some common acts that qualify as bullying include: false gossip, name calling, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and threats if the victim does not do what is being asked
We learn from the NHS ‘website teens for health’ (2008) that ‘anyone can be singled out bybullies.’ The NSPCC found that 31 per cent of children had been bullied at some point (Teensfor health, 2008). This being the case, can anyone be bullied? Black and Jackson (2007) have put forward that there lies ‘an imbalance of power’ between the parties involved in bullying.‘The bully is stronger through social status, physical power, age, cognitive abilities or skill.’ Isthis imbalance of power the same across the genders? There is an extensive body of literaturethat suggests that boys are more likely than girls to be bullies as well as victims (Nansel et al.2001; Boulton& Smith, 1994; Boulton& Underwood,1992, cited in Marsh, Parada, Craven, &Finger, 2004). This doesn’t mean girls cannot be bullies. Stephenson and Smith (1989, cited inKumpulainen et al. 1998) found that girls as well as boys fitted into the ‘five main groups of people involved in bullying’. These are: ‘dominating bullies, anxious bullies, bully-victims,classical victims, and provocative victims.’ These traits were also found by Sourander,Helstelä, Helenius and Piha (2000) to have clinical implications. Sourander et al.,(2000) notedthat ‘Bullying is especially associated with aggressive and antisocial behavior whilevictimization is associated with internalizing problems.’ Whitney and Smith, (1989, cited inKumpulainen et al., 1998) found ‘bullies to be more prone to have criminal convictions later inlife, and more likely to be involved in serious, recidivist crime’. Are criminal convections later inlife a fair punishment for their actions? Or should something be done to help the bully?
Physical bullying includes any physical contact that would hurt or injure a person like hitting, kicking, punching, etc. Taking something that belongs to someone else and destroying it would also be considered a type of physical bullying. In elementary and middle schools, 30.5 percent of all bullying is physical bullying. Hitting, pushing, kicking, slapping, spitting, stealing and destroying others properties are all different forms of physical bullying. Physical bullying may also be taken to the next step and cross the line of sexual harassment. Bullying is most common at the middle school and high school age, but can also occur in childhood and adulthood.
Verbal is another form of bullying that is well known in the schools especially elementary schools. Verbal bullying can be very hurtful to a child. Verbal can include name calling, teasing, intimidation, and racial remarks.
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