Relational algebra

What is bullying? A. Frisén et al. (2012) defines bullying as a repeated physical, verbal, or rational/indirect aggression against a less powerful individual. 981 Kristi Kõiva describe bullying as a type of aggression behavior and the key feature of bullying includes the intent to harm , the repeat aspect harm acts and the power imbalance between bullies and victims. P239 Antonio Iudici and Elena Faccio that implies “an imbalance of power that usually occurs without provocation; it also can…

15,000 students were suspended in the 2008-2009 school year, according to, “Meet the New Sherriff.” Becoming a bully can come from a very wide variety of reasons. The same can also be said for becoming a victim of bullying. Being a bystander is not always worse that being a bully according to, “Tales of Bullying,” but most always is. You might say that bullies are worse, but there are some instances where they are not worse. To repeat, becoming a bully can come from a different reasons.…

The article “Parenting style influences bullying: a longitudinal study comparing children with and without behavioral problems” by Rajendran, Kruszeswski & Halperin, describes a study which was conducted with the purpose of determining if the way in which parents interact with their kids, has an impact on bullying. Bullying has many negative consequences, among these are: high risk of being a criminal later in development, substance abuse and low cognitive abilities; this is linked to the fact…

Bullying is something that is seen all over the world. Everyone has experienced some type of bullying in their life. Some more than others but it seem to be more common in children who suffer from autism. (Van Roekel et al., 2010) Why is this? Autism is a spectrum disorder, which as the name implies, is a very broad selection (Speaks 2011). It affects three major aspects: their communication, social interactions and may also have repetitive movements. The spectrum is so broad that you see all…

Picture this; you’re walking down the hall to get to your class when you spot two students arguing over something. As you walk pass them, out of nowhere they start fighting. At Orange Preparatory Academy, a kid either gets offended or mad at another kid like the feud between Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj. And so it becomes more clear that kids can possibly get either hurt or injured. A question from Yesenia Urias’s survey was, “What do you think the cause of this issue could be?” You may be…

psychologist and educators are finding that children in kindergarten and younger are showing relational aggression. She describes that relational aggression is a term used to describe how someone uses the threat of removing a friendship as a weapon against others. Reddy states Reddy supports her main point by providing different creditable psychologist and educators opinions to Reddy states that relational aggression is more commen in girls. The author states that according to Laura Bardbour, a…

Emily Bazelon discussed the national topic of bullying in her lecture, “Sticks and Stones” Defeating the Culture of Bullying”. Bazelon starts by defining bullying as a commonly misunderstood concept. She argues that not all conflicts between children are considered bullying. Bullying, Bazelon believes, should be a narrow term, which excludes drama or regular two-seeded conflict; consequently, she regards bullying as repetitive behavior that is a “campaign to make someone miserable”. In other…

Call of Violence: The Desensitizing Effects of Violent Video Games The American Psychological Association (APA) controversially called for "the reduction of all violence in video games, and interactive media marketed to children and youth" (Peckham). There are those who disagree with this statement, claiming that violence in video games is not an issue, going so far as to say it is useful. As referenced in Matt Peckham’s article “Researcher Says Linking Video Games to Gun Violence is a ‘Classic…

Bullying is a common form of violence in schools that has a negative influence on students’ and the school as a whole. Bullying is considered violence which endangers the lives of its victims. The film Bully depicts the reality and consequences of bullying and takes a look at how bullying has affected the lives of children and their families. The families documented in this film were followed over the course of a full school year. This film sends a powerful message revealing how much of a…

problems which in my opinion results in teen relational aggression towards one another. Relational aggression among boys is typically physical. But between girls it becomes relational, leaving them feeling rejected, “less than” and with a damaged sense of self. Boys grow out of this phase by resolving issues physically, but girls don’t. Girls usually take out their anger among one another by bad mouthing and putting each other down. In my opinion relational aggression will get worst throughout…