Bully prevention

Bully prevention

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Background3

Purpose4

Significance of study4

Literature Review6

Bullying, a study of aggression and its effects focuses on these seven points7

The Nature of Bullying7

The Bullies8

The Victims8

Causes of Bullying9

The Signs12

The Long-Term Effects12

Bullies face dire risks themselves13

Bullying: Awareness and Prevention13

Case Study Methodology15

Data Analysis15

Conclusion16

References17

Bully prevention

Introduction

Bullying is not and easy thing to define so I will start with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition; bullying is to behave as a bully: domineer; and according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary a bully is a person who is habitually cruel to others who are weaker. Bullying is also an action that is done on purpose, it is deliberate. It is the need, the want and the desire to hurt, scare (frighten) blackmail and threaten someone (www.RespectU.com, 2005). It can be done physically and/or verbally; it needn't involve only one aggressor and can differ in levels of severity. For example bullying can be as simple as name-calling or it can involve physical aggression like hitting, etc. Once bullying behavior sets in it usually lasts for a long period of time, perhaps manifesting itself through more subtle verbal abuse, though intervention and personal growth can end its psychological hold on the person.

Background

Over the past five years, new research has given us reason to be concerned with the growing rate of bullying and the long-term effects they have on our children. Researchers have demonstrated that bullying is a much more common act between children and adolescents than ever before. The cyclical aspect of the effects of bullying stand to possibly endanger a new generation and expose it to maladaptive behavior and stunted emotional growth.

1.The Nature of Bullying

2.Bullies

3.Victims

4.Causes

5.Signs

6.Long-Term Effects

7.Awareness, intervention and prevention

Purpose

This paper aims to discuss multiple methods for gathering information about bullying and provides a developmental framework for communicating the information.

Significance of study

Youth violence involving young persons, typically children, adolescents and young adult between the ages of 10 to 24. The young person can be the victim, the perpetrator or both. Violence is any act of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause injury. In some cases criminal, or harm to persons and property. The term “violence” also connotes an aggressive tendency to act out destructive behaviors'. Violence can also be divided into two forms-random violence, which includes unpremeditated or small. Scale violence and coordinated violence, which includes actions carried out by sanctioned or unsanctioned violent groups such as during war or terrorism. In addition, to causing injury and death, youth violence undermines communities by increasing the cost of health care, reducing productivity, decreasing property values, and disrupting social service. However, improper childhood development can cause youth violence such as street fighting, school violence and vandalism.

Street fighting is a term used to denote spontaneous, hand to hand fighting in public places. This violence is usually intended to result in injury and submission but not death (although death sometimes may occur). It often results from a dispute and can stem from group association, harassment or bullying. Street fights fall into two major ...