...English 066 Beat the bully With his head hung low, eyes to the ground, and cement-heavy-feet dragging him along the school halls, he takes the brutal beating of other peer’s words thrown at him. Everyday feels like a year when he struggles to find a reason to go on. He inhales a sharp breath as he prepares for another day of beat downs and foul language directed at him. Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem. It used to be considered a part of growing up. However Americans are recognizes that bullying at school can ruin many people’s lives. It comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, stealing that are initiated by one or more student against a victim. In addition to direct attacks, bullying can also be indirect bullying. It has been stated that 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school. It has both short term and long term effects on the victim as well as the bully. Most of these problems will start in middle school and continue throughout high school. Many schools have a zero tolerance for harassment; however, many of these schools do not follow their own rules. Students are bullied in all sorts of places such as, the hallway, locker room, bus, and the classroom. While boys are usually engaged in direct bullying, girls are more engaged indirect bullying strategies such as spreading rumors and enacting social isolation. Teenage years are the only time when youth may encounter violent behavior. Usually aggressive...
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...Ethical issues of Cyber Bullying Introduction The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services administration (HRSA) defines bullying as aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power or strength, and HRSA notes that this behavior is usually repeated over time. Cyber bullying, is the social-networking phenomenon that is gaining traction among America’s tech-savvy teens, is drawing more attention than ever from school districts and state legislatures anxious to curb the online taunts and insults. This research paper includes description of cyber bullying, its different forms, effects of cyber bullying on individuals and suggestions in order to avoid this ugly form of bullying. Usually, cyber bullies are harassers; they use same weapons that bullies have used from ages: humiliation, gossips and threats. The difference is, cyber bullies do their dirty work using Web logs, emails, instant messaging, cell phones and several other electronic tools. According to psychotherapists, the easy access to Internet gives a chance to kids to say and to do things they wouldn't be able to do face to face, and also they feel they would not be held accountable in the same way, It gives bullies false sense of power and security. They say by using computers children get a sense of being anonymous. Using internet allows bullies to inflict abuse without experiencing or seeing the consequences of their actions, which makes...
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...2012 BULLYING The purpose of my study is to show how violence prevention, proactive social intervention and education can avert bullying. The topic area of public safety is based on two substantive areas: (1) bullying is an epidemic among all American students with roots in social maladjustments based on sociodemographic conflicts within key groups, and (2) the need for more violence prevention and proactive social intervention where collaboration and educational prominence need to be modeled, implemented, and acknowledged by educators. The conflict theory of social stratification is applicable when it comes to the challenges bullying creates for public safety because the conflict is rooted in the subjugation of those who lack something valued within the social hierarchy of schools (i.e. physical development, socioeconomic status, sources of popularity) – the victims— by aggressive, often socially challenged bullies who possess what may be desired or valued by popular consensus among peers of similar sociodemographic background. Espelage and Holt (2001) in “Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates” address social stratification within schools that enable more instances of bullying. This is basically an example for the haves versus the have-nots.. However, with this pattern of behavior in mind, what follows often results in victims becoming bullies themselves. In essence, these victim-bullies attack individuals...
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...Bullying: An Argumentative Essay Bullying has engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. It is the most common type of violence in contemporary US society. Bullying occurs in schools, workplaces, in homes, on playgrounds, in the military, and in nursing homes, for example. Today bullying and cyber-bullying have become an increasing problem in the schools. Cyberbullying is a form of aggressive behavior that occurs through electronic devices such as mobile/cell phones (calls and SMS/text messages), e-mail and the internet (blogs, chatrooms, newsgroups, social networks and web-pages). Like other forms of bullying, cyberbullying is usually defined in terms of intentional and repeated interactions on the part of the perpetrator who is perceived to be more powerful than the victim: the perpetrator’s ability to act anonymously is indicative of a form of power he or she holds over the victim As in the case of traditional bullying, cyberbullying often occurs as a result of such relationship difficulties as the break-up of a friendship or romance, envy of a peer’s success, intolerance of particular groups on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability, and ganging up on one individual (Duncan, Neil, Rivers, Ian, 2012). Bullying has taken on new heights and sometimes victims of bullies suffer severe and lasting consequences...
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...Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Thomas Martin BEH – 331 September 20, 2011 Professor Shalanda Moten Table of Contents Introduction 3 Bullying Defined 3 Bullying in Schools 5 Bulling in Gangs 6 Workplace Bullying 7 Innovation in Intervention 8 Aggression Replacement Therapy. 9 Promoting Issues in Common. 11 Managing Workplace Bullying. 12 Conclusion 13 Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Introduction Bullying is an age-old problem that persists into the twenty-first century. Although it is one of the most pervasive issues in American schools, bullying tends to receive very little attention from faculty or administration. Learning institutions often advertise themselves as bully free environments, but events occurring on these campuses are frequently those that are responsible for long-term trauma and for the emotional scarring of those who are victimized. When incidents of bullying are ignored or downplayed, aggressors gain increased confidence and tend to repeat similar offenses. This often creates a cycle of aggression and rule breaking behavior that extends into adulthood. “A study showed that sixty percent of identified bullies during their grade six through nine years eventually were involved in at least one criminal conviction by age twenty-four” (Whitney & Smith, 2007, p. 21). Childhood bullying is not only an issue in its own right. It is one that has also been found to lead to dire consequences in adulthood. Clearly, what is...
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...Ashleigh Falls Shaffer ENG 123-022 4 May 2011 Bullying in Schools Every morning, Lauren’s alarm starts buzzing at six o’clock. She dreads this moment because it means one thing to her: she has to get ready for school where she must face her bully. My sister Lauren has shared with me her many experiences at school where she has been victimized by this girl named Makayla. She steals her food, pulls her hair, and tries to turn Lauren’s friends against her. One incident was specifically disturbing for Lauren to deal with. They were both riding the bus home one afternoon when Makayla told Lauren to give her some of the cookies that she was eating. Lauren told her no, and as a result, Makayla started pulling her hair. The next day, Makayla went to the principal and told a huge lie that Lauren had been the one trying to steal her food, and that Lauren had pulled her hair. This put my little sister over the edge. She could not believe that Makayla would actually go to the school and tell a lie just to try and get her in trouble. The ironic thing about this situation is that Makayla is about half of Lauren’s size. She is still able to successfully bully her though because of Lauren’s very meek and reserved personality, making her an ideal victim for a bully. Bullies are not always bigger kids who just push the small kids down; emotional abuse is just as effective and detrimental to the victim. Lauren comes home crying almost every day because of the constant torment she deals with...
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...synthesizing what each researcher has stated in their research papers. Article 1 was a research on workplace bullying that focused on individuals and situation predictors that engaged in bullying others. The purpose of the research was to examine the reason that perpetrators in the workplace bully their co-workers. Article 2 focused on trait anger and anxiety that may relate to individuals being labeled as victims of workplace bullying or what is the relationship between the acts of bullying. The purpose behind this study was to determine what influences are in place that causes a victim in the workplace to be bullied. Article 3 related to how employees are coping to workplace bulling and how the effects of bullying are affecting their job performance. The main purpose with this study was to determine the role of human resource management in coping with bullying in the workplace. Comparison of each matrix research questions Although all articles focused on one thing that was common and that was individuals who are being bullied; there were however, some differences in the research questions. For instance, Article 1 questions were geared toward the individuals being bullied and what variables may have been in place that would target the individual to be bullied. Surveys submitted in Article 1 was searching for answers to why bullying in the workplace existed and what factors, situation or decision caused individuals to be bullied. Article 2 mainly...
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...Factors of Bullying………………………………………………...4 Strategies in Combating Bullying…………………………………7 Conclusion…………………………………………………………11 Reference…………………………………………………………..13 Abstract Bullying has occurred in our school for many years. There has been research done on bullying and the causes of why it happens. Bullying was not considered a big deal and was just an ordinary part of growing up until recently. With school shooting occurring and bullying being mentioned as a cause, it became more important to study why bullying has risen. We must study why there seem to be more bullies in the school system and what can be done to help protect the victims of bullies. When doing a quantitative research the aim is to determine the relationship between the independent variable and a dependent variable. Although an experimental research design is considered the strongest of all designs, a descriptive study would be less likely to have bias due to the number of participants. When surveying participants involved in bullying, statistics can show if intervention has helped with the bullying being done and victims of being bullied. Many questions are asked when it comes to bullying, such questions are: where is bullying most common? Who to tell when you are being bullied? What are the characteristics of bullies? What are the characteristics of victims of bullying? Does intervention help bullies as well as victims? But the main question asked, does intervention help bullies as well...
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...count on something when you are walking down the hall at school, in a classroom, after school when I am walking home, and through the parking lot in the morning to and from school” (Bully,2011). Kelby Johnson is a sixteen-year-old, about five feet six inches tall Caucasian female who identify herself as a lesbian. Lesbian is defined as a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, agender/or emotional attraction is to other women (GLAAD). Growing up, Kelby struggled with her identity as Kelly and decided in her sophomore year of high school to “come out” as Kelby Johnson. Kelby no different from Kelly is still a great athlete and has an outgoing personality but to the residents of Tuttle Oklahoma, Kelby is an outsider. Ripple (1995) argued that a person’s opportunity was based on whether their environment was either, impending, neutral or supportive. Tuttle is small town in Grady County located in Oklahoma with a population of approximately 6,968 residents (US Census Bureau, 2016). Statistics show that majority of the residents are white republican middleclass homeowners....
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...Promoting Critical Perspectives toward Bullying with Thirteen Reasons Why." English Journal101.6 (2012): 75 80. Summon. Web. “Everything…affects everything” is the prominent message in Jay Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why”. Author Brandie Trent used this theme and text as the basis for a lesson with her tenth-grade literature course. Through a series of activities and instruction students would delve into the causes and consequences of bullying and suicide. In literary regard Trent would be developing her student’s abilities to be “transformative agents”, “a central goal for teaching literature to adolescents: the ability to read texts critically and try on multiple perspectives on issues of social justice to effect change in the world” (Chisholm & Trent, 75). With 27 students of varying life and academic experiences, the topics explored in the novel were all too familiar for some, while distant and unfamiliar for others yet relevant to both groups. Trent and a special education teacher used read alouds, comprehension, interpretive, and evaluative questions to promote whole class discussion during this 15 day unit (Chisholm & Trent, 76). The decision was made to incorporate Asher’s novel given his “rich use of literary devices, and the multimedia supplements to this text” thus creating an “especially riveting literary experience for adults” (Chisholm & Trent, 76). Students were encouraged to respond to three prompts: bullying is-, people who bully others-, and people who are bullied...
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...M7D1: On the SOAP box 1. How would you characterize the interaction between the physician and the patient in the video? Would you consider this a good interaction? Why or why not? In my opinion, I believe the patient and physician (nurse) relationship was well established. The medical interview performed was very effective and efficient. She was able to gather information, develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship, and was able to communicate with him. The patient seemed to trust the practitioner and disclosed information that people withhold (smoking). The patient was able to be honest in letting her know he smoked and abused antibiotics (prescribed and quit taking them). The practitioner was very warm and inviting which may have led to the patient being more open and relaxed and not feeling anxious with the practitioner. Some people develop white-coat syndrome when they are around doctors, nurses, or any medical type person. White coat syndrome is when the blood pressure surges when measured in the doctor’s office. However, I do not think his high blood pressure was the cause of white coat syndrome. I believe his smoking is a contributing factor to that because he seemed relaxed during the medical interview. 2. Based on what you saw, what parts of SOAP note were not covered? Were any missing? I believe all aspects of SOAP were covered. She came in and followed protocol by asking questions and documenting all his past illnesses and health history...
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...Review of Literature Introduction Current educational research on bullying imbedded in bullying programs instruct Educators on how to handle different aspects of bullying episodes and, on how to instill an understanding of student’s perceptions of bullying incidents, however, not all teachers have the same perception of bullying interactions. Everyone comes to the table with their own set of definitions and perspectives based upon their background and upbringing. There is a need to examine these varied perceptions and understandings and how people in schools define and respond to bullying. There are critical gaps in the existing research on this subject and by identifying and understanding teacher perceptions of bullying in this time frame of 2013, response to incidents involving student bullying will provide useful insights while also providing future researchers points of comparison. The purpose of Chapter Two is to support examination of my body of research and to determine similarities and differences in teacher perceptions of bullying in their schools. Background information will be provided to the reader on the kinds of bullying and their definitions, and what affects accompany bullying episodes and current existing attitudes about bullying. Review of the Related Literature Bullying has been come to be defined as the repeated aggressive behavior that can be either physical, psychological to intentionally hurt the recipient...
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...pictures with people anywhere. Social media has also brought many negatives with things like cyber bullying,posting nasty pictures without consent There are many benefits to the growing technology, there are also many downsides, one great downside is social media. Social media can be used for so much good but also so much pain. Social media plays a large role in the lives of people today, however it has come to society’s attention that it may not be good for people, not only mentally but behaviorally, for the reasons of it can influence bad decisions and or behavior,it has had an increase in bullying as well as becoming addictive to people of our society. Steubenville Rape Case In the small town of Steubenville,Ohio Big Red football is the main event. One August 11, YEAR, Ma’lik Richmond and Trent Mays are preparing for a night of partying after a Big Red Scrimmage, so is the unnamed girl. The anonymous girl is...
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...Historically, in cases of peer-to-peer abuse, whether physical or emotional, the blame is laid on the belligerent boys or girls. The bystanders who hover, chime in, or squirm on the outskirts of the 'mean' action are dismissed as irrelevant. Also dismissed are those who spread the tale of the victim's woe through the grapevine. In truth, however, this supporting cast plays a significant role in peer-to-peer violence....Bystanders make or break bullying episodes." (Our Children) This article examines the role of the bystander in bullying incidents and outlines some strategies to help encourage young bystanders to act in these situations. OUR CHILDREN Nov./Dec. 2003, pp. 8-10 Reprinted with permission from National PTA. Article originally appeared in OUR CHILDREN magazine, Vol.29, No.3, November/December 2003 pp. 8-10. The Bystander: A Bully's Often-Unrecognized Accomplice By Margaret Sagarese and Charlene C. Giannetti A few years ago, an upstate New York newspaper headline noted that 60 high school girls and boys, ages 14 to 21, faced criminal prosecution for leering at and cheering on two brawling 15-year-old boys. The headline and accompanying story startled us. What we found amazing about this news item was that the police were holding "the human boxing ring" accountable. The "innocent bystander" status usually accorded people on the periphery of such violence was ruled out. The furor over the Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, Illinois)...
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...examples of how human behavior changes based on social situations. The two behaviors that this paper will examine are teenagers who drink in a crowd of their peers but don't drink when they are alone and taking part in bullying in a group but not alone. In both of these scenarios the individual who participates in the behaviors to fit in are “changing their attitudes or behavior to accommodate the standards of peers or group by a process called conformity (Kowalski & Westen, 2005).” The paper will also discuss precursors and consequences of both of these behaviors. Next, the paper will analyze and identify any associated phenomenon like social facilitation, social loafing , or groupthink. Last, there will be some discussion from the NIMH on whether or not these behaviors necessitate intervention. Social Influences Paper Introduction “Sociologist and philosophers have recognized that people behave different in crowds than they do as individuals and that a crowd is more than the mere sum of its parts (Kowalski & Westen, 2005).” Human behavior changes based on the social situations they encounter. This paper will examine basic concepts of human interaction from a psychology perspective. It will describe at least two examples of how human behavior changes based on social situations. In analyzing these two perspectives there will be given a description of the specific behaviors and the context in which the behaviors occur. Next this...
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