What is bullying? Why does it occur in nearly every single school positioned all around the country? Why does it continue to happen? Why is it an endless cycle of people getting hurt? Why is bullying inescapable? What is the of cause bullying? Bullying is the repetition of unwanted harassment and aggressive behavior to intimidate or influence others. Bullies turn their outrage on victims who are considered as weaker than the bully. Bullies evolve from a number of various causes: dysfunctional families, high self esteem, and lack of empathy.
Not all dysfunctional families produce bullies, but a large number of people who are bullies come from those types of homes. Many come from homes where very little or hardly any affection is given. Parental …show more content…
Is this true? Advocates of the self-esteem movement of the 1980s argued that raising a child's self-esteem was critical to decreasing academic and social problems. For this and other reasons, a long-lived myth was born that bullies suffer from little self-concept. The truth is just the opposite. Bullies perceive themselves in the limelight and that they can do no wrong. These children may be smart, athletic or may even have a high social status. A study by researchers at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada also proved that bullies had the lowest levels of depression, the highest levels of self-esteem and the highest social status. They thrive on being dominant over others and that is what makes them feel powerful. They ravish in being the best and will do whatever it takes to be considered so. Because of these feelings, they feel they must establish a human rank with themselves in the first place. By humiliating and harassing others they believe they are maintaining rank or showing their rank to bystanders. Kids who exaggerate their success and traits frequently become obsessed. This obsession is what leads to bullying. The satisfaction they begin feeling is what causes a repetition of that cruel behavior. Each time they do so, they somehow gain specific benefits from their hostility. Their sense of entitlement and superiority deem their intimidation and threatening demeanor acceptable. This is all because they want to maintain a tremendous social
Not all dysfunctional families produce bullies, but a large number of people who are bullies come from those types of homes. Many come from homes where very little or hardly any affection is given. Parental …show more content…
Is this true? Advocates of the self-esteem movement of the 1980s argued that raising a child's self-esteem was critical to decreasing academic and social problems. For this and other reasons, a long-lived myth was born that bullies suffer from little self-concept. The truth is just the opposite. Bullies perceive themselves in the limelight and that they can do no wrong. These children may be smart, athletic or may even have a high social status. A study by researchers at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada also proved that bullies had the lowest levels of depression, the highest levels of self-esteem and the highest social status. They thrive on being dominant over others and that is what makes them feel powerful. They ravish in being the best and will do whatever it takes to be considered so. Because of these feelings, they feel they must establish a human rank with themselves in the first place. By humiliating and harassing others they believe they are maintaining rank or showing their rank to bystanders. Kids who exaggerate their success and traits frequently become obsessed. This obsession is what leads to bullying. The satisfaction they begin feeling is what causes a repetition of that cruel behavior. Each time they do so, they somehow gain specific benefits from their hostility. Their sense of entitlement and superiority deem their intimidation and threatening demeanor acceptable. This is all because they want to maintain a tremendous social