Bullying On Bullying

Bullying is defined as “verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power” and is usually targets what children perceive as different (Olweus, 1993). Bullying is prevalent across the nation. It has devastating effects on students each day. Bullying is a problem for all students, regardless of race, gender or class. The National Education Association reports that 160,000 children are absent intentionally from school each day because they fear being bullied whether it is an attack or just intimidation by other students. This accounts for 15% of all school absenteeism (Hunter, 2012). Dan Olweus (1993) from the National School Safety Center tells us that bullying includes three parts: (1)

An important subject that is affecting a broader amount of people today, especially our youth, is bullying. Bullying is a continuous growing field that is being examined constantly due to its complexity. An important and well known website named stopbullying.com unleashed factual information that helps, as well educates families on this topic: “In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Department of Education released the first federal uniform definition of bullying for research and surveillance … there are many different modes and types of bullying. The current definition acknowledges two modes and four types by which youth can be bullied or can bully others. The two modes of bullying include direct (e.g., bullying that occurs in the presence of a targeted youth) and indirect (e.g., bullying not directly communicated to a targeted youth such as spreading rumors) … the four types of bullying include broad categories of physical, verbal, relational (e.g., efforts to harm the reputation or relationships of the targeted youth), and damage to property.”

The Department of Education exists to create equal opportunities for all its students. However, with the increase in bullying rates, the U.S education system fails to make it clear that bullying is intolerable. Bullying’s harmful impact on students’ well being has been studied and continues to be researched. The U.S Department of Health & Human Services defines bullying as the “unwanted aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance” (2014). Bullies can be identified as people who use their power to manipulate or inflict unnecessary pain on others. In the U.S, bullying rates in secondary school are still on the rise. According to the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of

The concept of bullying at work refers to all situations where one or more persons feel subjected to negative behavior from others in the workplace over a period of time and in a situation where they for different reasons are unable to defend themselves against these actions (Einasern, 2005). The young lady was been bullied and sexually harrased by her top exececutive boss, he had no right to make her feel that way to the point of ebven locking herself up just to avoid his lewd advances. Work rights are their to protect employes from such behvaiours from the boss, however I further read that in Russia Sexual harassment is a norm in the work place because their culture has finally normalised it which can be clearly seen from the way the judge ruled on this case sexual harassment that the twenty year girl brought to his courtroom. In Russia, 40 percent of female professionals have had sex with their boss at least once, according to the story and “eighty per cent of those who participated in the survey said they did not believe it possible to win promotion without engaging in sexual relations with their male superiors (Einasern, 2005). Such kind of notions makes it okay for the perpetrators to think that its normal to sexually harassed women at work and objectify it. I have been a similar situation where the top boss of our department’s husband who works for the same company started sending me inappropriate emails; I went to my immediate boss and reported the emails. My immediate boss was afraid to deal with the situation because the perpetrators’ wife was her boss and friend. This left with no choice but to take to management. Management cautioned the perpetrator and he stopped but his wife started giving me a cold shoulder and started treating me differently after this, as if I was the one in the wrong. We have to bear in mind she was my boss as well, so you can imagine how uncomfortable the situation was at work. I did not care about her reaction because her husband is pig who caused two other young ladies before me to resign because of his sick behaviour. I still wonder why the company has not fired him knowing that he has done this before. Thankfully, I left the company a after that to start work at new

Life as we know it today is full of many problems. Among all of the problems, bullying is likely to be the most serious and probably the worst. Statistics show that one in seven children in grades K-12 have either been bullied or are a bully. It’s likely that the issue of bullying is most common among teens. It is said that 30% of teens have been involved in bullying, as either the bully or the victim. Bullying is also common in the college and workplaces but it is now where as serious as teen bullying. This bullying is sort of taken lightly, it isn’t really taken seriously. Many school officials try to solve the problem by exploiting the issue and its results to students, but also isn’t taken seriously. Some

Bullying is defined as unwanted or aggressive behavior that causes someone to feel afraid or intimidated. This behavior could be something physical, verbal, or something done electronically or through social media. If someone feels threatened by someone’s actions or words, it could be considered bullying, even if that was not the intent.There are many types of bullying, how to recognize bullying, how to report bullying, what to do if you see incidents of bullying, and what resources are available to persons who have been bullied.

In the United States, research shows that out of every four school-goers, one is or has been a victim of bullying at school. Bullying occurs when a student or group of students intentionally coerces, abuses, or intimidates another with the intent of hurting. The hurting might be physical or emotional. For a case to be termed as bullying, it must possess certain characteristics. First, it must be intentional. Second, it has to recur, and, finally, there must be a power imbalance. Most bullies are male students, and they hurt others physically while their female counterparts utilize verbal aggressiveness, social seclusion, and emotional hurt. In the beginning, bullying was justified because it was thought conflicts are normal in adolescents. However, some of the acts are becoming so brutal such that, now, there is a clear line between bullying and conflict.

Olweus, D. & Limber, S. (2009) The International Handbook of School Bullying. Edited by Shane

In today’s schools, it seems there are always problems arising; one of these problems has become quite an issue and needs serious attention in order for it to be resolved. According to stopbullying.gov, bullying among school-aged children involves a real or perceived power imbalance and aggressive behavior towards other students. Most students will experience, first or second-hand, bullying throughout their time at school. This issue is causing our schools to become increasingly less functional and more dangerous. However, it is becoming more common for bullying to extend past the fences of the playground and affect children even when they are not at school. Bullying not only affects the school’s

Bullying is an example of discrimination, which unfortunately, is a rising issue throughout this country. This is a matter that used to only take place in person. However, with the growth of technology, it is more accessible for bullying to occur.

When I was in 4th grade I experienced bullying inside my classroom through my classmates. These boys would swear to and about me. I felt such sadness when these boys would bully me. This went on for about 2 months. Finally I told my teacher, Mr. Kohn about this incident and what was happening, he talked with the boys. Violence can cause sadness, and bad thoughts in a person’s brain. Violence is caused in young people’s lives when youth bully other youth, conflict begins between family or friends, and jealousy between friends or even family.

Educators and staff need to be aware of the early warning signs of harassment and bullying. Once recognized, they need to be quick to intervene when they see this occurring. However, educators must remember that signs of violence are not always signs from one person. Bullying and hate crimes are also prevalent in schools and need to be recognize. The company, Teaching Tolerance, has this advice for educators: “listen, watch, and learn.” The site’s file on “Responding to Hate in School” says that attention needs to be paid to what is being heard in the halls. In “The Final Report and Findings of The Safe School Initiative,” researchers found that in many cases of school violence, other people knew about the attack before it actually happened. Teachers must be aware of this and listen for any and all rumors. A teacher also needs to listen for slurs or common derogatory phrases. They must be alert everywhere in the school, not just their own classroom, and constantly search for signs of marginalized students, entitlement, and violent behaviors. They even must be aware of other educator’s attitudes and behaviors towards students as well as their own perceptions. Teaching Tolerance implores educators to “be the person who knows what’s really going on at your school” and to take an active part in ending school violence (Willoughby, p. 5-6).

School bullying is connected to all forms of school violence and can be physical, sexual, verbal, or cyber. These four types of bullying spread over a wide range and effects thousands of students. It has led to an increased number of physical attacks and sadly suicide among countless youths. Most bullying begins when adolescence begins around middle school aged students. The National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that, “1 in 4 and 1 in 3 students have relayed that they have been bullied.” This unsolicited behavior has become a common exhibition in our school systems and have flagged many to take notice and

Robin Henig and Maria Konnikova separately researched and wrote about the “millennial generation” and how different aspects are playing into the decline of maturation from adolescence into adulthood. Society around us changes every day which means the things you have to go through are different versus what other generations had to overcome. The world needs to take into account all of the ongoing norms that keep altering in generations today. Consequently, the technological world’s easy access to social media is what really needs to be focused on. Although social networking allows for great connections and even potentially expands your friend group, it is only causing a decline in social interaction around the world and in my opinion leading us as humans to more judgement, ridicule, and bullying. Moreover these acts of bullying are affecting Gen Y's adult years more than people are realizing, as it potentially results in psychological problems, wrong decisions, and even alters social interactions with others.

School bullying and bullying as a whole has become a growing concern. The need for more intervention is more recognized, as incidents of bullying and inappropriate acts towards others occur in places outside of the classroom. This literature takes a closer look at bullying in schools. Olwesus (2013) states “the field of bullying research is to some extent plagued by problems, disagreements, and unresolved issues” (p.752). Whether if anyone will agree on the root of bullying, the fact remains that bullying has to be examined at its very core to remedy the matter before it becomes a bigger concern. There is a dire need for intervention based programs to be set in place to address the fact the act of bullying has lasting effects on the bully and the victim. When intervention programs are put into place to address bullying, the act of bullying decreases due to the gained understanding of the effects.