...Bullying is a problem which is getting increasing attention worldwide. Researchers in numerous countries have previously developed and executed bullying intervention and also prevention plans on a state wide basis. In spite of all the negative effects of bullying, there are even more severe consequences. People who have been bullied occasionally become so upset, scared, or depressed that they see no value in themselves and no way out of their torment. One of the effects of bullying is that it can change the target’s character. It can cause people who are normally confident and cheerful to become insecure, afraid, and hesitant. In addition, sufferers of bullying may also become sad or miserable. Their self-confidence might completely vanish, stopping them from trying new things or trusting people. Once a person has been tormented they may waver to participate in circumstances where he or she might be mocked, such as in public speaking or in sports. Meanwhile, there are times when victims see no alternative but to seek vengeance by serious acts of violence alongside the bully and initiators. As a result of bullying, people can lose their capability to love and trust, rejecting them the chance to experience a quality connection later in their life. They might find themselves as an obedient partner or they may want to be totally alone. Compounding all of these complications, victims often develop eating disorders, begin to self-injure, or need extensive counseling. Social bullying...
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...Running Head: BULLYING IS THE MOST UNFAIR THING IN THE WORLD Bullying Is The Most Unfair Thing In The World Richard Salvatierra Luis Peredo Roberto Aponte Santa Cruz Cooperative School 3.7 million youths engage in bullying, and more than 3.2 million are victims of “moderate” or “serious” bullying each year. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior usually among children that involves a real or observed power inequality. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time and usually gets worse. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Bullying is tremendously unfair in the world we live in because it can engage them into violence and other risky behaviors into adulthood, mental health issues and lower their self-esteem. Bullying has come to be one of the most unjust things in our planet because it can engage them into violence and other risky behaviors into adulthood. William E. Copeland lead author of the study and an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical said, ‘’Men who were victims were 18.5 times more likely to have had suicidal thoughts in adulthood, compared to the participants who had not been bullied or perpetuators’’(Copeland, 2005) This quote shows how bullying is unfair since it can affect the future of the victim because it can cause them to do unfortunate...
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...will be informing you about cyber bullying Central Idea- I will be informing you about what cyber bullying actually is, the causes of cyber bullying, and the effects its has on people. Introduction I- “Around 1 in5 kids have been cyber bullied. That 1 in 5 may be your friends, your siblings, or even you.” (Cyber bullying Stats 1). II. As the majority of my audience “think” they know what cyber bullying is, I am here to inform you all exactly what its and the causes and effects it has on people III. Speaking of cyber bulling who would know more about it than someone who has actually gone through it themselves? I was cyber bullied as a early teen, therefore I am a very credible source to be informing you about cyber bullying. IV. I am informing my audience about cyber bulling and about its causes and effects it has on people. A). Cyber bulling is defined as the use of technology such as the internet or text messaging to post derogatory or hateful material about another. (Admin 1). B).Cyber bullying effects many people involved including the victims and the actual bullies themselves. C.) Cyber bullying caused the death of thirteen year old Megan Meier. Body I. I would first like to inform you of what cyber bullying actually is. A). Cyber bulling is defined as the use of technology such as the internet or text messaging to post derogatory or hateful material about another. A). Synchronic bulling is “live” bullying. 1). Synchronic is like Instant...
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...in schools as well. Many schools in the country have anti-bullying policies. These policies are all different and are implemented in different ways. Most of these policies are not effective though. Anti-bullying policies are not effective against all bullying because school bullying and its effects are still seen, because of the growing use of technology, and because of family influences. Anti-bullying policies are not effective because school bullying cases are still frequently happening in schools. Bullying is a major problem in the world today and it can be seen almost everywhere and it happens every day to people. It most commonly occurs in schools though. Many schools have adopted policies that they use to help prevent bullying in their establishment. However, these policies are not always effective. A study by a University of Texas in Arlington found that students at a school that had an anti-bullying policy, “were 1.2 times more likely” to be bullied than students who attended a school without an anti-bullying policy (Antoniades, pg. 1). This confirms the fact that these policies are not always effective. A school that does have a policy actually is more likely to have bullying. A student is often challenged to bully because they see that they can’t and that urges them break the rules. They want to do it even more then. Bullying still happens in school and some schools seem to have increasing rates of bullying. The policies put in place, “appear to lead to higher rates...
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...The Damages Bullying Has on School Aged Children Brandi GEN 499: General Education Capstone Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta December 2, 2015 The Damages Bullying Has on School Aged Children Bullying is a widely known and seen epidemic that negatively impacts its victims, and even the person doing the bullying. Bullying is the act that causes harassment, embarrassment, humiliation, intimidation, and physical or emotional trauma, and is present no matter the age, race, gender, religion, or culture. Although society has seen the ever growing epidemic of bullying in school aged children, the argument of the damaging and everlasting psychological effects that bullying has on the victims are not always talked about or analyzed to show how the victimization impacts the child for much longer than just their childhood. This paper will analyze the long term damaging effects that bullying had on its school aged victims, while looking at the implications for therapists treating the victims, the therapeutic aspects related to bullying, and how the use of therapy can lessen the long term effects that bullying will have on the bullies and their victims. Although, there may not be a complete solution to bullying itself, there is a solution that will limit some of the damaging done to a person from victimization of bullying, by implementing anti-bullying programs in the school systems, and using therapists for all children involved to help the children process their thoughts...
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...The impact of by standing to workplace bullying on symptoms of depression among women and men in industry in Sweden: an empirical and theoretical longitudinal study. International Archives of Occupation and Environmental Health, 86(6), 709–716. doi:10.1007/s00420-012-0813-1 While recent studies show that workplace bullying is considered to be one of the leading causes of depression (Takaki et al. 2010), there has been very little research to show that by standing to bullying behavior has cause symptoms of depression. In this study, researchers used data in 2001 (T1) and 2003 (T2) to examine the risks factors associated with symptoms of depression among bystanders to bullying behavior...
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...will be informing you about cyber bullying Central Idea- I will be informing you about what cyber bullying actually is, the causes of cyber bullying, and the effects its has on people. Introduction I- “Around 1 in5 kids have been cyber bullied. That 1 in 5 may be your friends, your siblings, or even you.” (Cyber bullying Stats 1). II. As the majority of my audience “think” they know what cyber bullying is, I am here to inform you all exactly what its and the causes and effects it has on people III. Speaking of cyber bulling who would know more about it than someone who has actually gone through it themselves? I was cyber bullied as a early teen, therefore I am a very credible source to be informing you about cyber bullying. IV. I am informing my audience about cyber bulling and about its causes and effects it has on people. A). Cyber bulling is defined as the use of technology such as the internet or text messaging to post derogatory or hateful material about another. (Admin 1). B).Cyber bullying effects many people involved including the victims and the actual bullies themselves. C.) Cyber bullying caused the death of thirteen year old Megan Meier. Body I. I would first like to inform you of what cyber bullying actually is. A). Cyber bulling is defined as the use of technology such as the internet or text messaging to post derogatory or hateful material about another. A). Synchronic bulling is “live” bullying. 1). Synchronic is like Instant...
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...were to ask if they had been bullied before in their lifetime. As the internet progressed to the way it has today, a new outlet for bullies to target their victims formed: Cyber Bullying. Social media has contributed many positives to today's society, yet one of the biggest downfalls of the internet was the creation of social networking sites. Many can argue that the internet is not the only cause, yet it is very prominent in situations of cyber bullying incidents. School has been thought of to be a safe environment for students who receive education. Bullying and Cyber-Bullying is a problem that tends to undermine the learning ability of an individual student. Cyber bullying is described as a sort of method of intimidation targeted at youths who use or have the capability to access any electronic devices, said Courtney Stoel. Traditional face to face bullying has taken on a new direction into the world of technology. More social networking sites have the ability to choose the option to become anonymous which creates an outlet to cyber-bullying. Becoming anonymous creates more cyber-bullies since they tend to express what they have to say without acknowledging their identity which creates a safe place for the bullies themselves. As more of the youth in today's society have been affected by cyber-bullying, school performance is at an all time low. Technology is always a resource around people, causing an easy access to social media networking sites. In schools, many technology...
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...Hayley Tripp 3rd hour essay Bullying 51215 My topic is over bullying, and how it causes; long term, and short term effects on a human's life. Bullying has always been a problem in today's world. No matter how old, or young you are, it happens. You could be the victim, or you could be the suspect, or the you could be the bully. Bullying can affect the human nature in a lot of ways. Bullying causes depression, and makes you miserable. Some people may not have the guts to get out of bed, to go to school; either because they are too scared, or they are tired of being judged. It causes people to hide at home, and make them afraid to be themselves in public. They will try their hardest to impress, but to them it never will seem good enough. They would have a feeling of not wanting to be alive, they would feel done with everything; they would eventually give up all the way, and be gone for good. Bullying will cause a negative atmosphere, and will make society a bad place. A negative atmosphere is a place nobody wants to live in. It'll eventually bring you, and others around you down, as well. Basically, no one wants a friend that hurts others. A negative atmosphere will never be a fun place to live in...
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...There are various different types of challenging behaviour and one of the most common and prominent ones is bullying. There are several different types of bullying and I am going to discuss three of them, including the reasons behind these types of bullying and the possible effects on an individual who may be subjected to bullying. The first type of bullying I am going to discuss is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is a form of bullying that takes place with the use of technology/over the internet. Cyberbullying can include behaviours like sending threatening or nasty to emails to another person or to a group of people. Emails like this can include any type of message from racist comments to sexist comments or just plain nasty names or threats. (Teenwirral.com, 2015) Social networking sites are another way a person can cyberbully an individual. People can post offensive statuses which could either be again, racist, sexist, mean or threatening. They also have the power to post embarrassing pictures of someone or they could just harass someone on their profile by commenting nasty things on the victim’s profile. Social media websites are prominent platform for cyber bullying as the bully has the power to create a fake/anonymous account which can be used to bully a person, without any consequences. This links in to one of the main causes of cyberbullying which is that the bully has the ability to hide behind a device, therefore they aren’t required to take any responsibility for...
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...Social Actions on bullying A social problem is any certain condition or a group of events that causes public attention/troublesome situation, and requires a change for the betterment of the society and the individuals affected by it. Human beings face plenty of issues in their lives and not all of them become social problems. The construction of social problem highlights how the society defines to be the appropriate way to do things. The critical thinking model has been used to analyze today’s social issue “Bullying”. What is critical thinking? Basic critical thinking is inquiring the nature of the issue using problem solving skills. It involves maximizing and minimizing parts of the social problem, keeping in mind its’ importance. Changes are required as action plans and hence they need to be clearly identified. What is bullying? Bullying is any kind of unwanted behaviour where an individual mistreats anyone to a point such that his/her personal or mental stability gets in risk. These situations affect directly the victim and the witnesses, it´s existence and lack of attention affects the human rights of the principal victim and the witnesses. Who defines bullying? Bullying can be defined in many different ways depending on the nature of bullying. Bullying can be done in various numbers of ways: i. One-on-One, where the stronger individual has the upper-hold of the weaker one. ii. A group of people bullying a single individual. iii. A superior group of people...
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...Bullying: Finding the Ultimate Solution In today’s society everyone has heard the word bullying be thrown around, and it has become a growing concern. Bullying can be defined as the use of force, threat, or pressure to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. In today's society, Bullying happens daily, whether it happens at school, the babysitter, or sports practice. There needs to be more awareness on bullying; at times it seems to be swept under the rug, ignore it and it will get better. This seams to be the best way to deal with anything that is not understood, get rid of the evidence and everything will be better. But it is not getting better, daily you hear of a child losing their life due to the effects of bullying, whether it be from death, or depression. No child should have to feel the effects of this, or have to live this daily because it is easier to ignore the situation than to find a solution. Hurtful words and actions taking place in the schools are unfortunate not only for the victim but also the bully and the bystanders; Bullying is out of hand and needs to be stopped. Children and young adults who are bullied tend to have a low self-esteem, and little to no confidence which can make them dread going to school. The effects of bullying are many, it starts with low self-esteem and according to researchers serious cases of bullying can end in suicide or murder. This is not only hard on the victim and the bully, but it is also hard on the parents,...
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...Bullying as a Social Problem Table of Contents What is bullying……………………………………… Pg4 What is a social problem………………………………Pg5 Deviant behavior perspective…………………………..Pg5-6 Labeling perspective………………………………………Pg6 Types of bullying………………………………………..Pg7-8 Effects of bullying………………….………………………..Pg7 Blumer’s career a social problems….…………………..Pg8-11 Consequences of bullying………………………………..Pg11-12 Conclusion………………………………………………….Pg11 Bullying is a growing epidemic in today’s society. Bullying is a social problem that society has been struggling with for decades. A social problem is considered a common problem that many individuals experience separately. (Mills, 1959) Over many years, more and more people are becoming victims to bullying. What is bullying? From the Oxford dictionary, bullying is an aggressive action imposed by a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. According to Olweus, a target of bullying is defined as “a person that is repeatedly victimized over time to negative actions by one or more persons” (Olweus, 1994). There are many short and long-term effects for both the victims and bullies. The effects that both endure are affective academically, physically, and emotionally. Some parents often think of it as a rite of passage. In their day, bullying was looked upon as typical child’s play and usually exists around adolescents. Before we begin to clarify bullying as a social problem and how to solve it, we would need to first...
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...Effects of Bullying among Children and Adults Jose Vargas PSY325 Prof. Mar Navarro Submitted 5/7/2012 Currently, bullying is a large problem in schools which causes significant stresses to its victims (Voss & Mulligan, 2000). Bullying became a greater concern for school personnel, parents & research after a series of school shootings in the late 1990s, including Columbine (Seals & Young, 2003). The effects of bullying are seen over a long period of time in the lives of participants and can lead to antisocial behavior amongst both perpetrators and victims of bullying (Voss & Mulligan, 2000; Seals & Young, 2003.) This paper intends to conduct an overview on the effects that bullying has on its victims, both adult and child and which group is more or less likely to become bullied. It is also important to examine how the effects of bullying differ by age, gender, ethnicity and other factors that lower social status which predispose people to bullying. This paper proposes that bullying impacts groups differently and thus the symptomatology that results will differ, with those who are socially disadvantaged experiencing the greatest impact of bullying on their lives. Bullying should also show strong outcomes for negative social adjustment in its aftermath, including increased depression, stress, alcohol abuse and decreased self-esteem. Bullying is defined as repeated aggressive behavior which is intended to harm or disturb a person in which the conflict is...
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...The Damaging Effects of Bullying, Why It Needs to Stop, and How to Stop It There are many problems in our school system today, but the number one problem, in my opinion, is bullying. “An Analysis of School Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States,” written by Maryellen Kueny and Perry Zirkel, states that “bullying has been a persistent problem in middle level and high schools.” According to Kueny and Zirkel’s article, “an early national study found that among sixth through twelfth graders, 56% of students witnessed bullying and 71% know of a peer who is being bullied.” In the same article mentioned before, “a study of bullying in American schools found 86% of students in grade 6 through 10 engaged in bullying sometimes or more frequently.” As you can see bullying plays a big role in our school systems today and causes many problems not just for the student being bullied but for the bullies themselves. Bullying should be put to an end because it causes damage to those who are bullied and the bullies, as well. Physical bullying, verbal bullying, convert or hidden bullying, and cyberbully are the four main types of bullying. Out of the four types, verbal bullying and cyberbullying are the most common. Verbal bullies use words to harm others through name-calling, insulting, making racist comments, or harsh teasing. Cyberbullying can happen at any time. The Alannah and Madeline Foundation says that cyberbullying includes: “abusive or hurtful texts, emails, posts, images or videos...
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