Is Bullying An Epidemic Or Natural?

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.

The world today is on a platform of heightened technological stimulus, that unfortunately have incredibly negative affects on people’s lives especially throughout the bullying culture that has sprouted from this stimulus. Bullying has rapidly increased since the introduction of multimedia cell phones in the 90’s. Cyberbullying is the current problem and an issue that will continue to be current until we as a society stop it. There is a distinction between traditional bullying and cyberbullying and its effects are different as well. Cyberbullying has its own societal norms and its own exclusive factions. Exclusive groups that support and encourage bullying behavior, because it’s seen as a norm. Digital harassment has evolved alongside technology, to the point that the issue is uncontrollable and extremely accessible; the web has created anonymous identities to those who harass now have become untraceable. Bullying is influenced by internal emotions, social factors, and the accessibility of other’s information. Although, cyberbullying is extremely prevalent there is no federal law for cyberbullying. There should be change to societal standards and harassing should be seen as a severe issue, not simply general school behavior.

Sticks and stones do break bones but words will never hurt me, when we were little children that is what we were taught. Now more than ever that Mother Goose rhyme is irrelevant. More and more children are being bullied and they are being pushed to their edge of sanity and people do not really take this horrible epidemic seriously. According to a study, the following percentages of middle schools students had experienced these various types of bullying: name calling (44.2 %); teasing (43.3 %); spreading rumors or lies (36.3%); pushing or shoving (32.4%); hitting, slapping, or kicking (29.2%); leaving out (28.5%); threatening (27.4%) stealing belongings (27.3%); sexual comments or gestures (23.7%); e-mail or blogging (9.9%). (Facts

When it comes to bullying, there are some invisible boundaries and limits that are set, however, on the internet there are no laws let alone limits and thus, cyber bullying is quite an eminent problem that should be discussed about more often. Cyberbullying is a form of bullying through the use of technology. In the past few years, there have been laws created against bullying, making it a lot harder for bullies to do what they want, in result the media came along and that’s when the bullies took advantage. It is unfortunate that kids are vulnerable even in a place where they should feel safe, which is at their home. With how easy and simple it is to

“I wanted to say bye… for, like, ever” (Abigail Pesta). Those were the last words Rebecca Sedwick texted to her two middle school friends before jumping to her death. This is one of many cases where bullying has been a common cause of death especially for young adolescents. A statistic from bullyingstastics.org states that 1 in 3 adolescents have experienced cyber threats online. Based on the research, now with advanced technology and social media sites, cyberbullying is a growing concern today. There is no federal anti-bullying law, but every state has their own laws. With each cyberbullying case being unique, defining this recent phenomenon can be challenging. This paper will look to address the issues behind cyberbullying, ways it can be stopped, and a universal definition that can be applied to these hateful acts.

Cyberbullying is just one of the many forms of bullying that can occur and unfortunately, it continues to occur in ever-growing amounts. In this generation, the internet is so easily accessible that no one can prevent themselves from potentially being entrapped by the heinous claws of cyberbullying. Since cyberbullying can reach so many people, it can also bring the detrimental effects along with it. Mental illness, self-harm, and suicide are just a few of the effects that can happen to a person being cyberbullied. Most of the time these effects can be prevented by the intervention of schools, friends, or loved ones. Most cyberbullying incidents happen to students and in most cases, schools are unable to take any form of action. People, especially young Americans should speak up and take action against cyberbullying. They must voice their concerns and make schools be required to intervene in cyberbullying matters that occur off campus, because it can affect them, their friends, or others around

Bullying is a national tragedy that claims the lives of thousands of young children and teenagers every year and even though there is national spotlight on the issue, there seems to be little done about it due to the constant ability to change around the old prevention methods and the expansion of loop-holes. The effects of bullying have deep emotional trauma because nobody likes to be circled out from a group and get picked on knowing that you’re always going to be the center of attention and hate no matter what you do. Some people who get bullied have a strong sense about themselves and can tolerate the bullying that they get and just push it to the side, while others are not so fortunate and this can result in committing suicide and

Is bullying a issue in today’s society? According to statistics bullying is a big issue in today’ssociety that causes many problems. There are many warning sign to notice that someone is beingbullied and many effects to be being bullied. The internet has also caused bullying as technologyhas involved. Bullying is aggressive and unwanted behavior that is repeated on purpose over time for a powerimbalance. Bullies use many things to get there way like physical power, access to embarrassing orhumiliating information, and popularity. There are many types of bullying. Verbal bullyinginvolves teasing, inappropriate comments, or threats. Social bullying is another kind of bullyingthat involves leaving others out on purpose, embarrassing others, or spreading rumors on purpose.Physical bullying involves hitting, kicking, spitting, tripping, breaking someone’s personalbelongings, and rude hand

Cyberbullying is an online harassment of children by others. The works of Patchin, Shariff, and Willard, all prominent researchers in the study of cyberbullying. They found issues related to cyberbullying that can be understood. Most cyberbullying instances happen at home and is often brought to the school campus. School systems are left unsure of how to response to the bullying while balancing legal and ethnic responsibilities. Students across the nation are being bullied online and are bringing to school the residual effects of these personal attacks The issues include traditional bullying, teen social media use and cyberbullying. The issue of cyberbullying cannot truly be addressed unless it is approached reactively. It has become increasingly evident that the Internet has brought to our campuses another threat to student safety. It has come to the point where school districts have zero tolerance policies against bullying to case of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying by federal and state statue definition includes “bullying or harassment by use of an electronic communication device.”

Web tormenting online is a major issue in the USA in need of attention. Individuals of all ages are harassed on social media sites without their actions. Throughout the years, the issue has developed in elementary, middle, and high schools in America. School authorities in many states have met up in trying to stop cyber bullying in schools. Amanda Todd posted an unnerving video on YouTube. Todd’s told her story, she being abused, bullied, harassed, and stalked in her neighborhood despite moving multiple times. Amanda narrated her silent story by explaining with flashcards, how she was hurt from cyber bullying and bullying. Todd took drugs and alcohol to forget her pain and humiliation, and she was feeling inside. She wanted be heard, understood and helped from the situation, but instead she killed herself. Anti-cyber bullying begins in our schools and is the responsibility of the teachers to teach our youth netiquette to prevent future cyber bullying.

In the past, bullying seemed to be a common issue for many people, but not to the extent it is now. It definitely has been grossly underestimated as bullying appears in all facets of life in society and has grown as a social problem to be worse than ever. It not only has become more mentally, emotionally, and physically scarring, but also fatal in some situations. Bullying has become an "epidemic" that is spreading like wildfire through schools, communities, and the nation. It was overlooked in the past and has become more prevalent in modern day due to an increase in technology, internet accessibility, and lack of supervision. Bullies can now bully in person or from the deepest corners of the earth.

I grew up in the 1970’s, when acts of bullying were considered more as a rite of passage. Today, we recognize the act as a type of violence. More scrutiny has been focused on this issue than it ever has been in the past. There are rules in schools, churches, as well as anywhere children or young adults interact. One might presume that this would show that this act of domination and humiliation would be on a serious decline. This is not the case. While some of the increase in bullying is because it was not considered a serious problem, nor tracked when I was a child, the means of bullying has never had greater for humiliating others.

The world today needs to understand that bullying is not something that happens just on the playground anymore where the bully stole your lunch money. Bullying has evolved just like everything else in the world. It has taken over the social network that today’s teens have seemingly become obsessed with. Social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram allow users to insult, bully and threaten other users without any fear of punishment. Along with the social network, bullying has taken over majority of today’s technology, such as smart phones, tablets, and computers. Although the bullies themselves remain to be peers, they have just become more malicious than ever. According to the United States Department of Health and

Bullying has had a well known status for destroying the confidence and esteem of our world’s youth for decades. Recently, a new form of bullying has emerged and has taken over the technological environment. Similar to a student physically bullying another peer, we see victims hurt after an attack over misuse of the Internet. Cyberbullying has been much harder to track than face-to-face bullying. It has also been easier for someone to attack another merciless and guiltless because of the lack of physically seeing the damage caused. Some believe legislation addressing anti-bullying is needed to stop these cyber attacks in their tracks and control the youth’s misuse of technology. Some would rather see more responsibility from parents and schools addressing the issue. Perhaps it is not that simple. There must be programs provided for communities to address the problem and legislation to prove bullying over the Internet is no joke.

Bullying has been an issue for people since the very first nations started fighting each other in order to establish a hierarchy of the strong and servants of the weak, but today there is a drastic difference. Today there are a multitude of tactics that bullying can be done, such as physical, teasing, cyber, and psychological, which makes it easier for the bully and harder on the victim. But why is this a bigger issue now than in the past? It is because children now have improper ways of handling bullying. They start to look for other solutions to solve it other than trying to themselves even when it is a small dispute. Although, bullying isn’t just minors situations, it can grow to very dangerous for a victim. Once a child feels bullied or upsetted by another, whether it is actual bullying or not, cause problems and changes everything around them and for everyone. The proper tactic to discover if a child is really being seriously bullied or is handling it improperly can be discovered by looking at the definition and types of bullying, the way adults and children handle it, to look at the similarities and differences from a generation ago, and to pinpoint the actual problem of bullying.