...The Definition of Bullying Jonathan C Howell ITT Technical Institute October 7, 2015 The Definition of Bullying Bullying is when a person or persons uses words, emotions and/or actions to intentionally harm another person. News reports have reported that it is expanded to social media on the internet. It is all about intimidation or making the person feel inferior to another person. Defining bullying accurately is important. Bullying can be mistaken for other behavior. If it is a one-time event, do we punish that person? I think there must an established pattern of this behavior, before it is defined as bullying. Because a person has a bad day, that is not bullying. We must be cautious moving toward defining bullying. I think it is important to examine the root cause of bullying; then we are better equipped to treat the offenders. Punishment should fit the crime. I believe that prison is not the answer. Prison doesn’t correct the problem, it only exacerbates the behavior. By sending a person to prison affects that person, their family and the person bullied. Only one person benefits, the person that was bullied. The military generally retrains offenders; they are provided an opportunity to correct bad behavior. My understanding of the definition of bullying has changed. As I got older, with children of my own, I know that bullying comes in a variety of forms. My definition is very specific because I am able to identify the behavior. I feel it’s our responsibility...
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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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...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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...Bullying in my own words is when a person tries controlling another person physically or mentally. This type of person does not have respect for anyone but themselves. Upon reading the articles “Dilemma: How to Define Bullying; Awareness Rises, Reports Increase; School Climate” (Buffa, Denise, Hartford Courant (Connecticut), May 27, 2012) and “Broad definition of bullying poses problem for firms” (Greenwald, Judy, Business Insurance 44.24 (Jun 14, 2010): 18), I realized that it is important to define the term bullying accurately because too many people have ill-defined the term. Ripping a piece of homework by another person is not necessarily a type of bullying (Buffa May 27, 2012; p. 1). According to Greenwald, Business Insurance (Jun 14, 2012) the term can be ill-defined and could cause issues of possibly being sued because of “losing your temper at work” (Greenwald, Business Insurance, p. 1). Both articles in the Hartford Courant (Buffa, May 27, 2012) and the Business Insurance (Greenwald, Jun 14, 2010) have the same issues of the term bullying being ill-defined. The problem of the term not being defined correctly is that when someone is said to be bullying, they may not be doing this at all. Lawsuits and strong arguments can be some of the outcomes of ill-defining this term. The problem of not accurately defining the term can cause employers to have new policies that make it difficult to prove that a person is being bullied (Greenwald 2010). This in return can cause...
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...Bullying is a dangerous behavior and an epidemic that has affected many children and young adults. This behavior is most commonly defined as being physically threatening to someone else to cause harm. However, with the internet and social media sites in full swing, bullying becomes more intricate and diverse. It can cause emotional damage just as it does physical. Some bullies prefer to harm someone using gossip, name calling and/or leaving someone out of a social circle. Bullying should be defined accurately so that it can be discussed and prevented. Actions that coincide with bullying do not just impact the bully and the victim, but it can also impact those witnessing it. An incorrectly defined problem creates more of a problem. When researched and clearly defined, strategies can be implemented to prevent bullying from taking place. Also, interventions become more efficient. The problem is that there are over 217 bullying cases every year, sometimes even more. This is a problem because a lot of teenager’s even adults try to commit suicide by either overdosing with drugs, hanging themselves, or by cutting their wrist, ECT. Bullying can affect everyone, no matter what age, gender, or culture. One of them main people that bullying affect is the victim as well as the parents. My definition of the term bullying hasn’t changed because the article has the same definition as mine, same accuracy and same subject. My definition is more specific as best of my knowledge, a more specific...
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...Bullying Info and Facts Defining Bullying Behavior What is bullying? At first glance, it might appear that this behavior is easy to define. A common image of bullying might be of a physically intimidating boy beating up a smaller classmate or of one child shoving another inside a hallway locker. While that is still considered bullying, it's important to know that bullying behaviors can be much more complex and varied than historical stereotypes. For example, while some bullying is physical and easy to recognize, bullying can also occur quietly and covertly, through gossip or on a smart phone or the internet, causing emotional damage. As a starting point, there are elements that are included in most definitions of bullying. Although definitions vary from source to source, most agree that an act is defined as bullying when: * The behavior hurts, humiliates, or harms another person physically or emotionally. * Those targeted by the behavior have difficulty stopping the action directed at them, and struggle to defend themselves. * There is also a real or perceived “imbalance of power,” which is described as when the student with the bullying behavior has more “power,” either physically, socially, or emotionally, such as a higher social status, or is physically larger or emotionally intimidating. Many definitions also include: * The types of Bullying: The behavior can be overt and direct, with physical behaviors, such as fighting, hitting or name calling, or it...
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...My definition of bullying is any act that, when repeated, could negatively impact someone’s self-esteem, or self-image. An individual’s self-esteem/image is one of the most important traits that shape that individual. Luckily, most people are of stout enough mind that a single act won’t affect them much. But any repeated acts, much like forming a habit, could impact them. It’s up to everyone around them to make sure the impact they’re leaving is a positive one. Defining anything accurately is of vital importance in this era of easy offense. Bullying is no more important to define then, say, sexual harassment, or good management. But, much like sexual harassment, bullying is a very fluid idea. We’ve had a few decades to work out our legal definition of sexual harassment, but bullying has been, until recently, a much overlooked phenomenon. I believe this is the case because we all have, in our own way, both been the bully and the bullied. The problem is, with the rise of exposure of bullying in our school system, it has come to light that much of the same practices are observed in the workplace. While most of us don’t get “swirlies” at work, we might get pranked on by having our tools hidden, or tricked into thinking that the office has a “casual Friday”. The difference is, in the workplace, not only do these acts affect our idea of ourselves, it also impacts our ability to do our job to our full ability. Which impacts not just the individual receiving this treatment, but...
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...I define the term bullying as the unwanted act of verbal and/or physical abuse to another for the soul purpose of demeaning that person due to certain abnormalities. I think it is important to define the term bullying accurately, because this act can also be considered, in some cases, Assault and Battery (Garby, 2013). The articles go much more in depth. They say that there must be deliberate and egregious acts that occur over a period of time (Greenwald, 2010). Without this accurately described, many individuals face misdemeanors, or in some cases felonious charges against them. It is now getting to the point that disciplining someone is a gray area that no one wants to venture into for fear of reprimand. The similarity between the two articles is that there is a major debate over the definition of “bullying”, and how to prosecute the offenders. This prosecution is the main difference. Some say that a child that bullies another should be treated as a criminal and have criminal charges that would be brought against them. Others believe that the offending child did not just develop this behavior overnight, but through years of a home where the parents constantly argued (Garby, 2013). This is a major problem because no one knows the proper way to treat a bully. This is affecting millions of people from the ones bullied, the bullies, the parents, teachers, and even the legislatures. I believe that my definition has remained relatively the same. The fact that these two articles...
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...Why is it important to define the term bullying accurately? So there will be less victims. Knowledge is key. Without the knowledge, one might not relies they are being victimized by another person. Possibly causing harm to one’s self. By understanding that they are being bullied, they can now look for help. The problem appeared to be the direct individual who is doing the bullying, at first. It seems to be a question on who is at fault for this bullying. Not just the person doing the act of bullying, but rather their parents or community they surround themselves with. Could it be that the bullying is just someone mimicking what behaviors they are around? If so how do you punish such behavior, who and what would be the punishment. This problem affects the whole community. My definition of the term bullying has not changed. I feel I have a clear understanding of what bullying is. My definition is; a person is subjected to physical violence or subjected to threats and name calling are being directly bullied. I think the definition should be even more detailed, to help more people understand. I think they need to add how you know if you are being bullied because of these actions make you feel unsafe or degraded. The key is how the victim feels about these actions. If your subject to bullying, but do not have these feelings, it’s still bulling. If you can identify with as bullying then the person should still ask for help. This would stop some of the bullies be for it reaches...
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...source is from an Encyclopedia and the title is Bullying in School Overview. The sources authors are B., Deborah Denise, Geier, and Lee. This source is more of what teenage bullying really is from the start to where it is now. It is more of an informative article to help you to understand teenage bullying a little better. This source meets that the definition of credible because it come from the ITT Virtual Library which consists of books, periodical databases that provide access to journals, authoritative encyclopedias, and subject dictionaries. This is a definition within the source that defines Asperger syndrome; “Asperger syndrome: A neurological disorder associated with autism that is characterized by normal intelligence and language development, but marked by deficiencies in social and communication skills. Such individuals can easily become victims of bullying”. This source would be accepted by an academic paper because it shows all its sources and come from an encyclopedia which is made up of factual information. The second source is a government site that informs people about bullying and gives you information in preventing it. The title that I came across when using the site was “Bullying Definition”. This source is more of an informational source that helps others to learn the effects of teenage bullying and give you information on how one can stop it from happening if you come across a bullying situation. “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged...
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...Question: - “Bullying at work – a safety matter or an employment issue?” I. Introduction In the past, bullying has been reduced to an issue that occurs in the school yard amongst children. It had little scope in terms of being appreciated as a form of harm inflicted outside of these realms. However, the presence of this harmful treatment in the workplace cannot, and lately has not, been denied. This essay will discuss the variety of changes which have been seen over the last year in relation to workplace bullying legislation, as well as the changes which are still to come. This essay will draw upon the information provided in the original report made by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment (“the Committee”) in October 2012 titled Workplace Bullying – We just want it to stop, (“the Report”), which gave way for the changes that will occur from 1 January 2014 as a consequence of the recent passing of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (“the Bill”). In reflecting upon these resources, this essay will show how bullying at work should be seen to be both a safety matter and an employment issue, and further this point by demonstrating that distinguishing it as one or the other is not necessary, nor is it desirable. II. The Confusion Around Bullying a. Prevalence One of the hardest tasks in the past when it came to legislative regulation of bullying was the inability to accurately measure the prevalence. Estimating the prevalence of bullying in Australia...
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...Bullying Jennifer Weyhenmeyer University of Phoenix What are the three components of Bullying? The first question we should ask is what the exact definition of bullying is. Bullying can be defined as aggressive, unwanted behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. This imbalance most often occurs in school aged children. Bullying is not a onetime incident, it tends to be a repetitive barrage of abuse. There are three major types of bullying they are verbal, physical and cyber bullying. Verbal bullying involves saying or writing things that are mean to include teasing, name-calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting and threatening to cause another harm. Verbal bullying is the most common form of bullying. It is in my opinion also the hardest to catch. This is because the verbal abuse may initially be seen as harmless play or banter between two students. However, it can and often does turn quickly, so if you hear this or see a note being passed about a student should be addressed immediately. Physical bullying involves hurting someone physically or hurting their belongings. This includes hitting/kicking/pinching, spitting, tripping/pushing, taking or breaking someone’s stuff, making offensive hand gestures. Physical bullying tends to be a bit easier to spot in the classroom and in the hallways. Most of us would put a stop to students fighting or physically taunting another student. What we may not consider as physically bullying would...
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...looks at bullying and other forms of violence in a school setup, at work and through the social media. In definition, bullying can be defined as the act of using force, coercion or threat to intimidate, abuse or imposing aggressive dominion over others (Kuykendall, 2012). Some people argue that for such a behavior to fit the definition of bullying, it has to be habitual and repetitive. It may not necessarily be the case since there may be a particular person who likes picking on his colleagues after a long time. As long as the act involves the characteristics of coercion, threats, and use of force meant to intimidate abuse or impose aggressive dominion, then the act qualifies as bullying. In a situation where there is continued bullying, a prerequisite perception always comes into the mind of a bully or any other party involved: physical and the social power imbalance. There are many behaviors that qualify as bullying especially when they are directed towards a particular person on a repetitive manner. These behaviors include; threats, verbal harassments, coercion, physical assaults and many other mean acts towards an intended individual. There are also many factors that are highlighted as justifications of bullying including; sexuality, religion, class, gender, race, personality, lineage, body language, appearance, reputation, behavior, size, strength or ability (Kuykendall, 2012). All of these are rationalizations that are heighted as causing factors of bullying behaviors...
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...When evaluating a program, there are always advantages. In evaluating bullying there are three advantages school climates, academic growth, and less violence or harm. School climate is an essential component in discussions of school reform including the prevention and reduction of bullying in a school environment. Essentially, school climate is how students and staff “feel” about being at school each day. In an authentic and concrete way, the ultimate remedy for bullying, no matter how it is defined, is to engender school climates that are not ancillary of any kind of mean spirited deportments, including but not circumscribed to bullying and harassment. Consequently, true bullying obviation is identical to school climate amendment. If the focus of bullying aversion programs and strategies are discrete and apart or different from school climate amendment efforts, then it is not surprising that mean spirited deportments including but not constrained to bullying and harassment perpetuate. School climate reform, an evidence predicated strategy, fortifies K-8 students, school personnel, parents or guardians and community members learning and collaborating to promote pro gregarious inculcation. Done well, these efforts will result in even safer, more auxiliary, engaging, availingly challenging and harmonious schools (Cohen and...
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...Bullying to me means to push around other people that are at a lesser advantage another person. This could mean someone who is not as pretty, smart, or tough. The problem that both articles stated was that the term bullying is not defined correctly. When many people think of bullying, they think of someone pushing someone around with their pointer finger or shoving someone in a locker. However, these are not really the accurate ways to define bullying. It is important to define this term correctly for many reasons. This includes employers when it comes to policies. When there is a complaint filed on an employee who is said to be bullying other employees, where do you draw the line? How do you know what bullying really is? Also, this affects students at school. Many students that are said to be bullied, have lower self esteem and some of them even result in suicide. This is a very deep issue in the public school system. In my own opinion, bullying is more of a broader term. I think that several things could fall under the bullying category. This could be anywhere from a teenager telling his parents to shut up, to a teacher picking on a student for wearing too much makeup. I think that bullying is a big deal but there could be so much that goes into the definition of bullying. Because of this broad definition, I think it would be hard to narrow down one thing to the term...
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