Social Control and Criminal Deviance: Bullying
By:
Professor: Lisa Riggleman
Course: Intro to Sociology
Date: November 15, 2015

What is a bully and who can be considered a bully? The term bully can be defined as a noun or a verb. The definition of a bully is a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. This is the noun version of this word. Now the verb definition is, use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. The most important step in a student’s guide to research in this situation would be frame your research question. To me this means finding out what you are planning to ask and discuss with someone or about something. Having the proper questions and research is the best way to have a successful project. The one question I would like to know is why people are bullying in the first place. Where does bulling take place the most is something that should be asked by everyone? Bullying relates the most to the agents of socialization (i.e., family, teachers and school, peers). School is one of the many places that bullying seems to take place the most. Anyone being bullied should take their concerns to a higher authority or adult. Being bullied in school can also affect the person at home. This can lead to them lying to their parents, eating problems, or depression. Most kids today would rather keep the fact that they are being bullied to themselves because they don’t want the other kids to make fun of them for telling. I was just recently having this conversation with my step kids and they wanted to know what they should do if someone was bullying them. I told them if a kid at school was picking at them or making them feel uncomfortable they should talk to an adult. I told them to make sure they told someone because there are too many young people killing