Bullying

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the increased rate of bullying in United States of America. The rate of bullying is continuously increaisng in United States of America and there is a great need to develop the effective strategies so that the acts of bullying could be ended and eliminated from the society. The paper discusses the different kinds of abuseive behaviors, the impact of bullying and the ways through which the acts of bullying could be prevented. The prevention of bullying is very necessray in order to save the children from being the victim of bullying. Thus, it can be said that the majors against bullying should be adopted to save the people. Bullying

Thesis Statement

Bullying has increased in America and it has come out to be an epidemic and there has shown that 30% of the teenagers has been bullied. Adolescents bully other kids to show power over another kid. They do this by verbal abuse, emotional abuse and by isolation. With this type of bullying that is going on it causes kids to lose their self-esteem commit suicide or homicides.

Discussion

According to psychologist specializing in school violence, Dan Olweus, bullying is defined as: 

type of conduct directed at harm

repeatedly over time

occurs within an interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power and strength

where the victim can hardly go on their own

Different Types of Behvaiors along with the cultural aspects

There are different types of bullying

Physical bullying: pushing, kicking, punching, assaults with objects.

Verbal bullying: is the most common. It translates into insults and nicknames mainly but also are frequent slurs in public or being constantly highlighting a physical defect.

Psychological bullying: it's in all types of bullying and these are actions aimed at undermining the self-esteem of adolescents and foster their sense of insecurity and fear.

Social bullying: Teen aims to isolate the rest of the group and leave it in a bad position. It is known as indirect bullying (Bacchini, 2009).

Types of Abuse in Bullying

In general, the word harassment may include, among other things, intimidate, terrorize, exclude, tease, annoy, provoke, challenge, hitting or insulting (Lajoie, 2010). This event will have at least three important criteria to consider:

1.It carries a negative behavior that denotes evil

2.Is repetitive over time

3.It occurs in a relationship characterized by an imbalance of power or strength.

There are different types of bullying depending on the situation and environment in which it is generated. In the school environment can occur in two ways:

1.Direct: This is the most common among children and adolescents results in fights, physical abuse and even beatings.

2.Indirect or psychological: pretend is characterized by social isolation of the victim, by spreading slander, threats or criticisms that refer to traits or physical limitations, and blackmail.

With the use of new technologies, children can be attacked through SMS messages, or be displayed on the internet when they are objects of ridicule or physical aggression.

This type of behavior usually occurs in the absence of adults, making it difficult to detect. However, the support of teachers, administrators and parents is essential ...