Bullying
Bullying is a serious social problem that happens in schools between adolescents. Bullying is not taken serious and is often dismissed. The perpetrator and victim are being expected to work out the situations on their own. There are many forms of bullying such as physical, verbal, social, and cyber. Perpetrators can have a negative effect on the victim for many years and maybe even life. Despite numerous “anti-bullying” advertisements and campaigns, bullying is an important social issue that occurs at school and the work place. Bullying is happening all around the world in different forms which has a negative effect on adolescents such as low self-confidence, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts.
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Victims are experiencing negative effects when they are bullied and feel they do not have anyone to turn to. Perpetuators often find entertainment in their victim’s misery. When teachers, students, and bystanders are dismissing bullying because of the social norm of bullying being “a right of passage”, this social norm encourages perpetrators to bully which makes the victim feel helpless with nowhere to turn to for help. “The statistics on bullying in schools vary…at least a quarter to a third of all school-age children was involved in bullying as targets, perpetrators, or bystanders...researcher Sophie S. Gan…pegged its prevalence as high as 55 percent, with 18 percent of respondents to a survey reporting cyber bullying during high school” (Blood 3). Bulling can be stopped if witness’s take a stand against the social norm. “Prevention of bullying extends beyond peer tolerance and anti-bullying programs. School administrators, teachers, and nurses need to adopt a protocol to identify children, who are involved in chronic bullying behaviors, provide them with interventions... It is essential to utilize peer nomination to identify bullying, and use meaningful, variable consequences, while teaching pro-social behaviors to children who bully…” (Carter 5). Communications between school leadership and communities can help stop bullies, research reports, “…50 percent of all bullying stops when someone, whether an adult or a peer, intervenes…” (Blood 3). As peers, victims need to be able to trust you in order to be able to come to you when they need help. If victims perceive peers in leadership roles encouraging perpetrators by not putting an end to bullying around them than victims will not feel safe coming to their
Bullying is a serious social problem that happens in schools between adolescents. Bullying is not taken serious and is often dismissed. The perpetrator and victim are being expected to work out the situations on their own. There are many forms of bullying such as physical, verbal, social, and cyber. Perpetrators can have a negative effect on the victim for many years and maybe even life. Despite numerous “anti-bullying” advertisements and campaigns, bullying is an important social issue that occurs at school and the work place. Bullying is happening all around the world in different forms which has a negative effect on adolescents such as low self-confidence, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts.
Perpetrators use intentional …show more content…
Victims are experiencing negative effects when they are bullied and feel they do not have anyone to turn to. Perpetuators often find entertainment in their victim’s misery. When teachers, students, and bystanders are dismissing bullying because of the social norm of bullying being “a right of passage”, this social norm encourages perpetrators to bully which makes the victim feel helpless with nowhere to turn to for help. “The statistics on bullying in schools vary…at least a quarter to a third of all school-age children was involved in bullying as targets, perpetrators, or bystanders...researcher Sophie S. Gan…pegged its prevalence as high as 55 percent, with 18 percent of respondents to a survey reporting cyber bullying during high school” (Blood 3). Bulling can be stopped if witness’s take a stand against the social norm. “Prevention of bullying extends beyond peer tolerance and anti-bullying programs. School administrators, teachers, and nurses need to adopt a protocol to identify children, who are involved in chronic bullying behaviors, provide them with interventions... It is essential to utilize peer nomination to identify bullying, and use meaningful, variable consequences, while teaching pro-social behaviors to children who bully…” (Carter 5). Communications between school leadership and communities can help stop bullies, research reports, “…50 percent of all bullying stops when someone, whether an adult or a peer, intervenes…” (Blood 3). As peers, victims need to be able to trust you in order to be able to come to you when they need help. If victims perceive peers in leadership roles encouraging perpetrators by not putting an end to bullying around them than victims will not feel safe coming to their