All types of bullying are dangerous to the victim. The victim starts to believe the words that come out of the bullies mouth. The victim gets down on their self and turns to drugs or other things to make them feel better. People bully for different reasons. There are cultural causes of bullying.
Most of the time kids are bullied for their appearance, if they don’t look a certain way they get made fun of for it. The person’s reaction to the bullying depends on the situation. It makes most kids who are being bullied feel depressed and cause them anxiety. There are different types of bullying. It can be verbal, like saying something rude to someone to make them feel bad.
Bullying in general can be defined as the act of using an advantage over someone, such as strength or position of power, to force upon that individual the bully’s will. Bullying as a whole can be subdivided into categories; physical bullying, emotional bullying, parental bullying, and cyberbullying, among others. Physical bullying most generally occurs in schools when a student intimidates another student, whether it be to get their lunch money or just to impress the bully’s friends. Physical bullies almost always tend to instigate fights which they know they can win, often picking on those with low physical capabilities. Physical bullying is the most immediately dangerous type of bullying, as it can cause direct physical harm.
Bullying has been and will continue to be a major problem around the world; it creates many problems for everyone involved. Bullying has many definitions. Each person defines it differently based on what he or she believes. Some people believe that bullying is an attempt to control someone. Others believe that bullying is just students causing pain to their peers.
Bullies sometimes don’t choose just to be mean to others, there is usually a reason why they became that way. According to bullyingstatics”Children who experience academic failure are also more likely to bully others.” Sometimes having power or being the leader of a group can sometimes lead into bullying, because the indivual is use to everyone listening to them, but when one person stops obeying them, then that’s when the bullying comes into the situation. Another reason people may become bullies, because they aren’t having enough attention at home or there lonely and want attention from others. There are many more examples why people become bullies, sometimes it can just happen out ... ... middle of paper ... ...ver get bullied again. Bullying can make a victim stronger, because the harsh words can make the individual want to strive for better.
“Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.” (www.stopbullying.gov). “A bully is someone who continuosly tries to hurt someone.” (www.mylifemypower.org). I want more people to know that bullying is a serious topic. “Bullying is a serious problem that effects millions of students every day.” (www.kidshealth.org). Bullying is causing young innocent kids to do horrible things to themselves.
StopBullying.gov. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, n.d. Web. 02 Jan. 2014. "Bullying."
Bullying is undesirable, antagonistic manner among school going children that involves a real alleged power discrepancy. The power imbalance comes about because the bullies uses their physical strength, their power, embarrassing information, obnoxious language, or their reputation to control or maltreat other kids. The bullies are prone to recap the behavior over time. The act for bullying is agonizing because those bullied are long affected by the act and may live in fear in their life. Issues have arisen whether the bully should receive a special form of punishment at a particular age because just like the other offenses bullying should be punishable.
The research paper will focus mainly on the various types of bullying, history of bullying, the prevention methods, and the effects on the victim’s health. The word “bully” is defined: “a blustering quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people”("Bully"). Bullying can be mainly divided into traditional bullying and cyber bullying. There are three major types of traditional bullying: verbal bullying, social bullying, and physical bullying. First, verbal bullying is when one uses language to offend or gain power over their peer.
Web. 23 Apr. 2014. "Teenage Bullying." Stop Bullying, Harassment, and Anti-Bully in School/Work.