In modern society, one doesn’t have to look far to find the word “bullying” being thrown around. One can just spend a short amount of time in an online public forum to see the word used, especially if a controversial topic is being debated. It is common to see a person call someone else a bully just because that person may state an opinion that is combative to another poster’s belief. All too often, the word bullying is over used and misdiagnosed; people attempt to label any aggressive behavior that they may find offensive with the term, regardless of if the behavior qualifies as bullying behavior or not. One reason for this may be because bullying behavior has many different definitions, making it hard to properly identify it. In the book
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While they only touch on some of the significant ways that bullying may influence one’s emotional and psychological well-being, they do indicate that those issues will be discussed in greater detail in a following chapter and then point the reader to the corresponding chapter (p. 10). Depression is one of the consequences that the chapter mentioned that is worth highlighting because of the long term detrimental effects it may have on the victim. Depression is a significant psychological consequence of bullying and research has shown it to have a negative effect on the victim that can remain long after the bullying has ceased (Hawker & Boulton, 2000). Bullying has also been found to have a correlation with the victim’s academic success and behavioral traits. On the surface, it may seem easy to assume that bullying causes a negative impact on a victim’s academic life and behavior; however, research is not able to clearly identify a cause and effect relationship. The authors point out that it is still unclear whether poor academic performance and negative behaviors make a person a prime target for a bully or if those traits are a result of being bullied …show more content…
After reading this chapter, one should be able to apply what was learned and be able to clearly recognize why an aggressive discussion in an online debate does not constitute bullying, but creating a fake profile on social media to cause humiliation to another person may fit the criteria. Bullying is not the same thing as having your feelings hurt by someone or taking offense to something someone says or does. Feeling offended from a heated discussion online does not bring about a state of depression that can last a person’s lifetime; the situation can be ended by simply closing your computer. Cyberbullying, on the other hand, does not go away when the computer closes. Unlike traditional bullying, it also does not go away when you leave the presence of the aggressor. Victims of cyberbullying find torment hiding behind every corner of their life and are unable to escape it. Chapter 1 of the book Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin does an exemplary job of illustrating to the reader what bullying is and the severity of its consequences on its victims. It leaves me feeling enthusiastic to dive into the next chapter in hopes of learning more about how to both prevent and respond to bullying and how to help protect our precious youth so that they may walk around corner without feeling overwhelmed with fear of what
While they only touch on some of the significant ways that bullying may influence one’s emotional and psychological well-being, they do indicate that those issues will be discussed in greater detail in a following chapter and then point the reader to the corresponding chapter (p. 10). Depression is one of the consequences that the chapter mentioned that is worth highlighting because of the long term detrimental effects it may have on the victim. Depression is a significant psychological consequence of bullying and research has shown it to have a negative effect on the victim that can remain long after the bullying has ceased (Hawker & Boulton, 2000). Bullying has also been found to have a correlation with the victim’s academic success and behavioral traits. On the surface, it may seem easy to assume that bullying causes a negative impact on a victim’s academic life and behavior; however, research is not able to clearly identify a cause and effect relationship. The authors point out that it is still unclear whether poor academic performance and negative behaviors make a person a prime target for a bully or if those traits are a result of being bullied …show more content…
After reading this chapter, one should be able to apply what was learned and be able to clearly recognize why an aggressive discussion in an online debate does not constitute bullying, but creating a fake profile on social media to cause humiliation to another person may fit the criteria. Bullying is not the same thing as having your feelings hurt by someone or taking offense to something someone says or does. Feeling offended from a heated discussion online does not bring about a state of depression that can last a person’s lifetime; the situation can be ended by simply closing your computer. Cyberbullying, on the other hand, does not go away when the computer closes. Unlike traditional bullying, it also does not go away when you leave the presence of the aggressor. Victims of cyberbullying find torment hiding behind every corner of their life and are unable to escape it. Chapter 1 of the book Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin does an exemplary job of illustrating to the reader what bullying is and the severity of its consequences on its victims. It leaves me feeling enthusiastic to dive into the next chapter in hopes of learning more about how to both prevent and respond to bullying and how to help protect our precious youth so that they may walk around corner without feeling overwhelmed with fear of what