...Bullying is now becoming a major and current issue across the U.S, especially in the education system. It’s messing with student's academic behavior, and normal behavior either during school or afterschool. The mental, and physical stability of teens is being affected negatively in many different types of ways because of bullying becoming an issue. One of the main reasons of why bullying is affecting teens is because of the different ways the bully is carrying out the action. Another aspect affecting teens is the mental and emotional instability causing bullies to mess with teen’s heads. The last main issue is the different types of side effects that comes out of bullying, for instance depression, social anxiety, and etc. which all have a high...
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...Due 10/5/2014 BSHS 325 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT BULLYING REPORT BY Matthew Lindsay Bullying- Bullying is an issue today with children at an early age and can continue through adult years. Bullying is about power and control with a person. A person who thrives on power preys on the week like a person with low self – esteem. This type of behavior can last though a person’s adult years. Bullying is an issue and has been an issue for centuries. With the study of human development it is an issue because it can lead to depression, substance abuse, suicide, and can effect a student’s learning and development and sometimes lead to safety issues for an individual or a group. Bullies have been around for generations, but in recent years experts have realized that bullying has long term effects both for the victims and the bullies. Bullying violates a section in the Unites Nations Universal Declarations of human rights. Also medical associations released a statement in 2002 declaring bullying a public health problem, because of its long term effect long term mental health results. There are three types of bullying, which are physical bullying, direct bullying and indirect bullying. Physical bullying is bullying by use of physical force, which is prevalent in schools. This type of bullying may involve spitting on a person, shoving, punching...
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...researched the different types of bullying, it informed me that bullying is more than what the eye sees, throughout most of my film production there is bullying featured. For this investigation I analysed three pieces of text, two newspaper articles and one movie. What I discovered was that most representations of bullying are verbal, physical and physiological bullying. However there are some exceptions to this in the film catfish where most of the interactions are done through social media. I research a lot of ways of how bullying is acted around us for example verbal, physical and physiological bullying are the main types. To display what I have learnt and show my knowledge of representations in the media of bullying I decided to produce a short film to show different aspects of bullying, using my investigation to help me to conform to the typical representations of bullying in this day and age. I took inspiration from different anti-bullying campaigns videos and pictures on the internet where the bully is shown to be bigger and stronger than the victim; therefore I took the same approach to my short film that I produced. I used the different types of bullying within my film with the bully shown to be angry and telling the victim what to do then the bully follows the victim around and eventually leading to the bully using physical actions to hurt the victim. In many of the different video’s I viewed on various websites they were all trying to tackle bullying many within the...
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...on TV? Many people have different opinions on what bullying is. Some say it is kicking or hitting someone, others say it’s when you say mean things or call someone names. All of these things are correct, as they are different ways you can be bullied. However, they are not the official definition of bullying. Everyone has a different opinion, but the definition I follow is: Anything that a person does on purpose to upset or hurt another person –(the victim). The victim is the person that gets bullied. To be honest, bullying is just like a disease because you don’t make it happen and it does not just go away overnight. Bullying even makes you feel like you are sick or something is wrong with you! This , however, isn’t true at all. It is not your fault if you get bullied. Did you know that 900 thousand children get bullied everyday in Canada? Out of 5.2 million students! That means that 1 out of 5 students get bullied everyday! And people say that Canadians are too nice to be bullies! Many people are unaware of the bullying that happens around them. That just shows how bad it is. Here are some myths and facts about bullying: Myth number 1: “Bullying is just a stage, a normal part of life.” However, fact is – bullying is not a “normal” or socially acceptable behavior. We give bullies power by our acceptance of this behavior. Myth number 2: “If I tell someone, it will just make it worse.” Fact is: Research shows that bullying will stop when adults 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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...2013 Bullying Stopbullying.gov defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time” (stopbullying.gov). “Traditionally bullying has included overt physical acts (e.g., hitting, shoving) and verbal abuse (e.g., taunting, name-calling) as well as more subtle or indirect actions such as social exclusion and rumor spreading” (Kowalski, Limber S22). There are many types of bullying and how it can be done. In this paper it will show the two types of bullying, the warning signs and effects, and risk factors of bullying. One type of bullying is cyber bullying; “cyber bullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat and websites” (stopbullying.org). Cyber bullying can be anything from someone posting rumors on a social networking site, spreading embarrassing photos and videos of someone to everyone they know, to someone making a fake profile to get someone to like them in order to make fun of that person (stopbullying.org). Cyber bullying is different than in person bullying because it can be done twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, it can reach a person anywhere, anytime day or night (stopybullying.org). “Cyber bullying messages...
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...Dealing with Bullying Steve Thompson BSHS/325 December 13, 2012 Dr. Linda J. Johnson, N.C.C. Dealing with Bullying Bullying has been an issue that many children have dealt with in some aspect or another. Whether the child being the bully or being on the receiving end of being bullied by someone else, bullying “is an epidemic that causes 160,000 children a day to stay home from school because they are afraid of being bullied, according to the US Department of Education” (Dubreuil & McNiff, 2010). This epidemic is affecting the lives of numerous children all through out the United States. Bullying has recently become a more popular topic due to national media coverage of the tragic deaths of a few teens recently that have taken their lives due to being bullied. “The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center estimates that nearly 30 percent of American youth are either a bully or a target of bullying.” (Donaldson James, 2009) We must first examine why studying bullying is such an important aspect of the study in human development. Bullying in the teenage years can be very detrimental to the individual both psychologically and physically. Bullying can be something as simple as name calling to inappropriate sexual comments, threating to cause harm, physical violence such as pushing, shoving, hitting, spitting on and even kicking. Many teens that have been bullied have been known to shut down and become withdrawn from society. While some teens withdraw themselves...
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...Bullying HCA 430 Annie Askew November 15, 2013 Professor Gordon Introduction The question in many people’s mind today is, “What is bullying”? The definition of bullying the use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. (“Bullying,” 2013) This word can be defined in many different ways. Some states have no legal definition of bullying, while some U. S. States have laws against it. On stopbullying.gov website, bullying definition is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. These types of behaviors are repeated over time which includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. However, bullying happens at the workplace, on social media websites, church and many other places to numerous to mention. At a time it was only the kids, but grown-up are experiencing bullying of all types. The headline on CNN "Taunting post leads to arrests in Rebecca Sedwick bullying death" brings back into focus the issue of bullying and its devastating impact on young people. According to the Centers for Disease Control some 4,400 youngsters commit suicide each year and for every suicide that ends in death there are an estimated 100 attempts which do not. This means over 400,000 suicide attempts per year and as many as 60 percent of these may be the result of...
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...Stopping Bullying in Schools Bullying in schools is a phenomenon that has received increased attention in the media. Boys and girls both experience bullying. Bullying in boys is more physical and verbal; bullying in girls is more psychological and relational (cdc.gov). According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “bullying activities were as common as daily or weekly happenings in 25 percent of public schools during 2007-08” (nces.ed.gov). Bullying often starts as verbal teasing, and then leads to physical threats and even violence. Bullying creates problems of low self-esteem, decreased focus on school work, and emotional distress in victims. Bullies continually target those that are weaker than them either physically or emotionally. It is important to make schools safer for students by preventing bullying. Many people think of bullying as an act of one child or group of children physically assaulting or teasing another child (eHow.com). The most common type of bullying is name calling or making belittling remarks about another child, whether it be their physical or socioeconomic characteristics. Other types of bullying include spreading rumors, intimidation, and group isolation. Children and teenagers in schools around the world face discrimination, mental and physical violence and other types of bullying every day. From nonviolent to physical abuse, the safety of a student in the school environment can be compromised by bullying. However...
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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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...Development Barbara Kennedy Bullying Report August 10, 2015 The definition of bullying is using superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. Bullying is also an aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative action. Bullying also is a pattern of behavior that is repeated over and over. For example boys punching, kicking and hitting one another. An article that I was reading called “Six Types of Bullying”, it talks about six different types of bullying. They are physical, verbal, relational aggression, cyber, sexual and prejudicial. Physical bullying is the most obvious for of bullying. Why is because kids uses physical action to gain power and the control over others. Physical bullying actions are kicking, punching, hitting, slapping, shoving and other physical attacks. Verbal bullying is words, statements and name calling to gain power over others. Verbal bullying action is calling someone dumb, stupid. When people use verbal bullying is usually targeting people with special needs. Relational Aggression is a social manipulation where teens try to hurt their peers or sabotage their social standings. A lot of people refers to this as emotional bullying. This is consider ostracize others from groups, spreading rumors. Here is the kicker about this, girls tend to use this bullying more often than boys, especially between fifth and eighth grade. Basically this bullying type for girls are consider mean...
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...The Prevalence of Bullying and Victimization among the School Youth Lisa Marie Giacinti MHA – Biostatistics Professor James Koziol August 19, 2013 ABSTRACT In our society today, many students experienced a lot of physical and social harm, threatened by others which results to much trembling and fear - fear of unknown. In that case, it presumes unhealthy to students to experience that kind of situation. In this paper, it presents the full context of school bullying, determine underlying factors and explore findings to what bullying is all about. It focuses mainly on reporting statistical analysis, like describing the population of interest, estimating mean and proportion and interpreting results due to hypothesis testing and interval estimation. The prevalence of bullying among US youth is substantial. Given the concurrent behavioral and emotional difficulties associated with bullying, as well as the potential long-term negative outcomes for these youth, the issue of bullying merits serious attention, both for future research and preventive intervention. In many cases, bullying may not only happen among children and youth. It also takes place in corporate world or public institution. However, it is beyond the scope of this paper since we limit the topic only to school bullying. INTRODUCTION Bullying is a pervasive type of aggression, which often occurs in schools. As with other types of aggression, the harm that is inflicted – whether physical, emotional or both...
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...Bullying Behavior In Adolescents Brenda Mejias University Of Phoenix BSH/325 Barbara Kennedy Bullying Behavior In Human Development Our role as school counselor and human service providers is a contribution to the academic success of all our students in academic, social development and careers. As school counselors we have a unique role because of the training and viewpoint that puts them in a position to better the lives of students while providing an education. Bullying has been one of the prevalent forms of school violence, counselors should be aware of their responsibility as protectors of the schools. They need to provide programs and interventions for the adolescents who are experiencing such bullying whether it at school or in a social environment. A useful way to prevent or lessen bullying is to have school administrator’s assurance and commitment to reduce the problem of bullying in our school and environment. Providing programs of intervention are know to help reduce bullying in schools. Bullying can lead to many physical injury, social problems and emotional problems also can lead to...
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...Bullying in Schools Bullying has been a problem in schools for a very long and it is gaining more attention due to media and anti-bullying programs. There are many different types of bullying. The kinds of bullying that are most common are physical, verbal, cyber bullying, and racial harassment. All types of bullying are serious and need to be stopped. Physical bullying can include kicking, punching, hitting, or any other physical attacks. Physical bullying is easy to identify because it is very obvious, unlike some other types of bullying. Physical bullies are more likely males and it occurs often in middle school. Middle school students experience bullying the elementary and high school students. Almost all middle school students are affected by bullying either directly or indirectly. Bullies are usually physically stringer than their victims, which gives them the feeling of dominancy. The victims feel depressed and have low self-esteem because they are being degraded by the bully. Verbal bullying occurs when the bully uses language to degrade or discourage a person because of things such as the person’s appearance, physical inabilities, or their actions. Name calling is a major part in verbal bullying. This also includes spreading/starting rumors about somebody. Verbal bullying is commonly seen among young girls. These kinds of bullies are not easily seen because they usually do it when adults are not present. Even though the use of verbal bullying does not cause physical...
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...Bullying Training Wendy Hensel BSHS/325 September 28, 2015 Jenny Coon Bullying Training According to Jacobsen and Bauman (2007) “School bullying was once considered a childhood ritual or rite of passage and therefore, often overlooked or ignored by many adults and school officials.” For a behavior to be considered bullying, it must contain three elements. It must be intended to harm, it must be repetitive, and there must be a difference of power-physical, social or other and must exist between the bully and the victim. Jacobsen and Bauman (2007) Bullying doesn’t discriminate. Bully’s like to abuse their power and pick on those who appear weak. They like to take control and make the victim feel like they have no identity. They like to make their victim feel small. There are three different types of bullying; verbal, physical and relational. Physical and verbal fall into direct bullying. This means it is directly at the victim. Verbal bullying happens quite a bit. It is often delivered in the form of name-calling, teasing, and other various verbal threats. Physical bullying is most often pushing, hitting and kicking the victim. This kind of bullying can be very dangerous. Indirect bullying involves relational bullying. Relational bullying is one of the worst forms of bullying. This type of bullying is through gossiping, rumors and making up stories about the victim. You can't tell if the bully is being serious or not. Usually, the victim tries to gain acceptance...
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