Wahls Bullying

I will begin with sharing my background and how I grew up.. First things first I grew up in Palmdale, CA which is about an hour out from LA city. I have grown up as the minority in school for about 12 years which most would think it's horrible, but that has shaped me being a hardened person who does not care about race whatsoever and learned pretty quick what it's like being poor and lower classed.. I personally have always thought bullying was a myth among legends that I only ever heard over movies and television, but once I moved to Northern California I soon came to realize that bullying was a real thing even though I have never been bullied in my life. I

According to the American Psychological Association, “Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can take the form of physical contact, words or more subtle actions” (Bullying, 2013). People bully each other for several reasons and there are different outcomes that are a result of those reasons. People can be bullied physically, emotionally, or verbally. Bullying can take place at school or online. Bullying should be a considered a crime, but kids get away with it all the time; furthermore prevention can be used in order to keep kids safe from bullying.

Getting bullied can have a heavy impact on a young child and without the help of his father he was alone. Martyn was left by himself with thoughts that a child shouldn't have to think, Martyn states, “Nothing. No life, no point. Too many people with nothing to say and nothing to do and nowhere to go” telling us he is not in the right state of mind (271).

Bullying is defined as “verbal, physical, or psychological abuse or teasing accompanied by real or perceived imbalance of power” and is usually targets what children perceive as different (Olweus, 1993). Bullying is prevalent across the nation. It has devastating effects on students each day. Bullying is a problem for all students, regardless of race, gender or class. The National Education Association reports that 160,000 children are absent intentionally from school each day because they fear being bullied whether it is an attack or just intimidation by other students. This accounts for 15% of all school absenteeism (Hunter, 2012). Dan Olweus (1993) from the National School Safety Center tells us that bullying includes three parts: (1)

Salivar Slaughter, who is a justice counselor who work with kids that need help talking out their problems. The most common question being asked and a lot of people have been wondering is “have you ever been bullied?” When I asked Mrs.Slaughter the question, she said “ I kind of have been bullied. Someone hacked into my facebook and posted some things that were bad and inappropriate.” As she described it, her sister comes into her room and told her that there were inappropriate statues being made on her facebook. It was too late to delete the status because there were people commenting on the status which lead to a fight. I also asked her “why would one individual bully another?”She told me “I think when i see they are hurt, they may hate themselves,letting the world know that “i'm tough” and also trying to find themselves.” Another person I interviewed was Mrs. Hale, a counselor at Madison High School. Mrs. Hale has been bullied in ninth grade, she was a quiet, shy girl, didn’t really like to talk much. There was a boy who decided to pick on me, he would sit next to me and ignore me during the ride to school.But it didn't last

“Youth who participate in bullying are in some way socially vulnerable and use bullying as an expression of power” (“What is Bullying”). Some kids bully because of family problems, personal experiences, or even just to get anger and frustration out. From the book Lord of the Flies this is an example of bullying, “He took a step, and able to at least hit someone, stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach” (Golding 71). Physical bullying from the character Jack to Piggy, the character that is most bullied. While physical bullying is a big part of the novel Lord of the Flies there are a couple of other types of bullying that are also

When I was in 3rd grade a mean bully would always write me mean notes saying that I was ugly and I should not come to school. I never knew why she bullied me, but she made so much of an impact that I left the school. A year later I came back to the school to help out for community service, I bumped into my bully and she apologized for her rude behavior and said it was just because she was jealous. Now I know if someone is bullying you don't just let it happen ask them what's going on and it may be more than sees the eye.

Over 3.2 million people get bullied a year. Which frankly I know that even one is too many. There is bullying shown in the book in “Red Roses”. Lila knows a kid named Derek who was made fun of and teased. He liked Lila and gave her gifts and one day she received roses. She didn’t want them so she was rude to him, but then she proudly took the roses, because she didn’t want him to be made fun of. A similar thing happened to me in 6th and 7th grade.

To master bullying, required them to learn a set of skills not needed by others. No one was going to volunteer to be the one dominated just so the bully could feel powerful, get popularity, or be respected. They knew where the line was and willingly ran over it. I imagine kids who are already adept at bullying had no other view of the world, as ones who lived this at home, save that when they were there, they were the vulnerable ones. It is in my opinion that some of the best bullies are simply taking revenge for their own pain; only channeled in the wrong

Phoebe Nora Prince was born in England but at a young age moved to Fanore, County Clare, Ireland. You can't get more rural than Fanore, it has one main street, blink and you miss it. In fact the West of Ireland is notoriously rural and unspoiled. Fanore is nestled on the Irish Sea and is 10 miles from Quilty, the village where my Grandmother came from in County Clare. When I heard about this young girl taking her life after being subjected to bullying, it really hit home for me. My heart broke for her. All I could think was that she was like a lamb to slaughter. Thrown into an American High School, there was no way this sheltered child could have coped with such a sea change in culture.

In all cases which I have witnessed, one who bullies others has typically been bullied or continues to be bullied by someone (or something) in control of them. Whether it be another student, a family member, or fate, traumatic events in the life of a young person can spawn the thoughts and actions of bullying in their minds without intending to cause anyone else harm. In Confronting School Bullying: Kids, Culture, and the Making of a Social Problem, Cohen and Brooks (2014) describe the different types of bullies as “Elites… Predators… The Wounded… [and] Bully-Victim[s]” (p. 41-43). The “Elites” were described as “highly popular students” who “generally perceive themselves to be powerful” such as jocks or popular students (Cohen & Brooks, 2014, p. 41). Cohen and Brooks (2014) describe the “Predators” as “Bullies… whose only motivation seemed to be to hurt others” (p. 41). Both Elites and Predators, however, seem to only bully others for the fun of it without any motivation. Along with “The Wounded,” described by Cohen and Brooks (2014) as “bullies at school [who] are often victims at home” (p. 42), Elites and Predators can also fall into the category of bully-victims. Bully-victims are people who fall into both categories of being a bully and a victim, sometimes without realizing it (Cohen & Brooks, 2014, p. 43). Bully-victims have reported being bullied,

Bullying can be hard to define, because research has shown that it comes in many forms which makes it difficult to find one set of characteristics that will describe a bully. Conclusively, studies have defined bullying as a set of repeated aggressive behavior that is intended to harm someone, which usually involves an imbalance of power between the victim and the perpetrator (Morgan, 2012, p. 174). Studies have shown that there are two distinct types of bullying, which is a direct form of verbal and physical aggression, and indirect, which often results in name calling, rumors and exclusion (Aluedse, 2006, p. 38). This form of peer victimization can have devastating effects on a child 's academic work and their physical and psychological well being (Limber, 2003, p. 23). In terms of gender, boys are more likely to be involved in physical bullying (direct) as for girls are more likely to be involved in indirect bullying (Wang et al, 2009, p. 371). Previous research indicates, that parents and friends are two important factors of social interaction associated with bullying and victimization among adolescences. Bullying is quite common among middle school children, because it is during this time that children go through puberty and hormonal changes. During this time students are looking to be accepted and fit into a specific group; however, when there is a lack of acceptance and esteem due to victimization, this can cause children to isolate themselves from those around them

Many people do not realize how serious bullying has become. If you look at statistics suicides due to bullying have increased over just a few short years. This has become a very big problem for not only the victim but the bully as well as it affect both of them. School bullying is mentally destructive to not only the victims, but bullies because of the harmful words, harassment, and physical violence involved as well as the consequences for the bully.

Bullies in School Kathleen Berger 1 Bullying was once commonly thought to be an unpleasant but normal part of child's play, not to be encouraged, of course, but of little consequence in the long run. However, developmental researchers who have looked closely at the society of children consider bullying to be a very serious problem, one that harms both the victim and the aggressor, sometimes continuing to cause suffering years after the child has grown up. 2 One leading researcher in this area is Dan Olweus, who has studied bullying in his native country of Norway and elsewhere for twenty-five years. The cruelty, pain, and suffering that he has documented in that time are typified by the examples of Linda and Henry: Linda was systematically

Bullying always includes 3 elements, imbalance of power, intent to harm and threat of further aggression. “Bullying is the intentional infliction of injury or discomfort on another person repeatedly over time when there is a power imbalance between the perpetrator and the victim” (Daigle, Muftic 2016, pg. 241). As mentioned in the textbook, bullying can be both direct and indirect. Direct bullying involves both physical and verbal actions in the presence of the victim. Indirect bullying is more subtle and harder to detect. For instance, King being a bi-racial, and being gay made him an easier target of bullying. “Males experience greater rates of victimization at school than do females” (Daigle, Muftic 2016, pg. 239). King was a subject of bullying for being gay. He would have people call him names because he was open about his sexuality. According to teachers, classmates and themselves felt very uncomfortable with King dressing up like a girl, and wearing make up, and wearing heels. Having teachers disagree with the way King represents himself to the point that they did not allow him to express himself freely. A teacher send King to the office because he came dressed as a girl with make up and did not find it