Bullying : A Major Threat Or A Part Of Life?

Bullying, often labeled as just a part of growing up, is a major problem in America’s schools today. Although it is such a hot topic in our country right now, it is also a long ignored problem that only seems to worsen. The complication with bullying is that no one quite understands it, and it is not taken seriously. The definition of bullying is an overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. In more simple terms, bullying is not a onetime incident; it is repetitive and happens among individuals when there is an imbalance of power. Statistically, every one in six children are bullied, and this cannot continue to take place. Every child has the right to feel safe and have the pursuit of being happy in which bullying completely takes those rights away.

Bullying is an epidemic right now. We area inundated with it. Some instances it seems that bullying is culturally appropriate. We see it everywhere. It is in the business world, Hollywood, schools, over the internet and on the playgrounds, to name a few. Bullying happens to people of all ages. The most heard about is in childhood and adolescence. Bullying comes in different forms. Physical bullying, such as hitting, pinching, shoving or kicking. Verbal bullying such as taunting, teasing or name-calling. Relational bullying is causing damage to someone’s social status or relationships. Lastly, Cyber bullying is the use of electronic communications to send threatening messages. Getting called a name once is not bullying however, to repeatedly

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among people of all ages, but mostly school-age children. Society has been aware of bullying since around 1693, but it was not viewed as a real problem until the 1970s. “While overall incidents of school violence, such as assault and theft, have declined in the last decade, bullying is on the rise.” (qtd in Tyre) The percentage of middle and high school students that have been victimized by bullying went up from 14 percent in 2001 to 32 percent in 2009. (Tyre)

Issue: If you or your child have ever been a victim of bullying then you know how horrible one can feel. There are many emotions and fears associated with bullying, and no one should have to be subjected to it. Bullying can have a lasting effect not only in one’s present life but their future as well. Bullying is very prominent in schools today, and there has been an increase in school shootings, which is the extreme reaction to being bullied. Children need to consider each other’s feelings before they decide to bully or pick on each other.

Formerly thought to be just a normal aspect of growing up, bullying in schools is increasingly being recognized as a serious social problem that should be met with organized preventative efforts to downsize it. Bullying commonly deals with three aspects such as the nature of its occurrence, the frequency it takes place, and the effects it can have on a person. While each instance is different for each person, one constant is that this is a uncomfortable situation for anyone to deal with. Bullying can be described as a negative form of behavior or hostility. Many times bullying doesn 't take place one time on numerous occasions. It also may occur in a wide range of other forms of abuse and assault against children, for example, as physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse. This may be perpetrated by peers, by known adults and by strangers. For all intents and purposes, every type of bullying represent a abuse of influence, a negative use of power in order to dominate another, suppress, control and humiliate another individual or persons that may not be able to stand up for themselves (because of fear).

An average bullying session lasts about 37 seconds; an adult intervenes in the problem about one in twenty-five times (Bullying Facts). Bullying is seen as aggressive and unwanted behavior between two or more people (Aspa).  Most people who are not involved in the actions going on do not really know it’s happening.  Most parents do not even know when their child, or children, are being bullied (Bullying Facts).  Bullying can be prevented if the right consequences take place.  Parents and schools have the rules about bullying prevention, but these do not prevent the bullying from continuing their ways.  People who bully often should receive bigger consequences because eventually the problem could escalate and the bully will continue their

For decades bullying has been nothing more than what the average child experience it was almost just a part of growing up. Starting from the elementary school playground next the middle school locker room and finally high school hall ways. Society has only pushed it to the side as a minor problem, prompting kids to face their bully forcing the bully to say sorry and forcing victims to accept the apology with the given of options A. be friends or B. stay away. Unfortunately this 21st century “bullying” has undoubtedly transformed its self into its own monster. Due to more ways of communication and self-freedom kids have these days it seem society has walked itself into something bigger then “minor” bullying.

When it comes to bullying nearly everyone has heard of the old saying, “kids will be kids.” This was during the time when this behavior only happened on the playground. With a changing society the term bullying has also been altered. No single factor puts a child at risk of being bullied or bullying others. Bullying can happen anywhere. The term bullying is defined as, “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real

Many kids all around the world are abused by their parents, peers or even by complete strangers. One of these types of abuse is bullying. At a first glance, we might think that it is an older kid beating/teasing a younger classmate however; bullying consists of much more than this. The basic definition of bullying is when your behavior hurts or harms another person physically or emotionally. There are many different types of bullying, which may lead to a victim becoming violent later on. There is teasing and name calling, there is also picking and shoving the kid. However, the most extreme one would be beating up the child, hurting them physically and mainly, emotionally.

Children and teens thought the whole country are so scared of their bully, they don't even want to get on the bus! Bullying has become abhorrent and teens and children are losing their lives just because of one person. Bullying is a problem through the whole country and should be stopped.

The terms bully and the act of bullying are defined in many ways. From a blustering quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people to “instances when a child is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other students” to being later fully defined as including the intention to cause harm as well as a power differential in which the less powerful person is being attacked. The most recent definition of bullying is, “as an aggressive behavior or intentional harm doing that is carried out repeatedly and over time in an interpersonal relationship characterized by an actual or perceived imbalance of power or strength”. Since bullying has such a wide array of definitions it is often handled differently for each situation.

Has anyone seen movies were they portray a child more than perfect? Has the charisma, intelligence, beauty, ambition, care, and has a successful life that everyone would like to have? Of course an individual will never be perfect, they will always possess good and bad traits. For an individual to find true identity and uniqueness, they have to go through the process of human development. Each person goes through different paths in life trying to explore the world to seek out their identity. Life goes through many changes, from infancy to late adulthood were there are trials and tribulations. An individual is influenced throughout life by multiple factors such as different styles of parenting, social stereotypes, ethnicities, and gender.

When a person thinks of bullying, the first thought that comes to mind is the classic, cartoon, playground scene where an freakishly tall kids beats and hangs a small and weak child on the flagpole by the underwear. While this is a good way of

The act of bullying is an unwanted or aggressive behavior which usually involves a child in a more powerful position, whether it be physical or social power, that is repeated over time. However, one egregious act can land the child in the middle of a bully label. Just as any behavior, bullying can be physical, verbal or a combination of the two. The physical acts include kicking, pinching, tripping or punching another student while verbal acts include name calling, taunting or derogatory references. Legitimate bully behavior is emotionally detrimental to a child’s

Bullying has, unfortunately, been an increasing battle world-wide in all ages of schooling. According to Bullying