BULLYING

LETS DEFINE IT-

A STUDENT IS BULLIED WHEN HE OR SHE IS TARGETED, REPEATEDLY AND OVER

TIME, TO NEGATIVE ACTIONS ON THE PART OF ONE OR MORE STUDENTS.

(THE OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION GROUP, 2004)

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DEFINITIONS OF BULLYING
REPEATED AGGRESSIVE ACTS AGAINST SOMEONE WHO CANNOT EASILY DEFEND THEMSELVES:

FARRINGTON (1993): BULLYING IS REPEATED OPPRESSION OF A LESS POWERFUL

PERSON, PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL, BY A MORE POWERFUL PERSON.

SMITH & SHARP (1994): THE SYSTEMATIC ABUSE OF POWER.

RIGBY (2002): BULLYING INVOLVES A DESIRE TO HURT + A HARMFUL ACTION +

A POWER IMBALANCE + (TYPICALLY) REPETITION + AN UNJUST USE OF POWER +
EVIDENT ENJOYMENT BY THE AGGRESSOR AND GENERALLY A SENSE OF BEING

OPPRESSED ON THE PART OF THE VICTIM.

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AN IMPORTANT POINT TO REMEMBER:

BULLYING IMPLIES AN IMBALANCE IN POWER OR STRENGTH.

THE STUDENT WHO IS BULLIED HAS DIFFICULTY DEFENDING HIMSELF.

(THE OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION GROUP, 2004)

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PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INTIMIDATION THAT OCCURS REPEATEDLY OVER TIME
BULLYING CAN BE OVERT (I.E., TEASING, HITTING, OR STEALING);
BULLYING CAN COVERT (I.E., SPREADING RUMORS OR EXCLUSION);

BULLYING CAN TAKE MANY FORMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
VERBAL TAUNTS, NAME CALLING PUT DOWNS
THREATS AND INTIMIDATION
EXTORTION OR STEALING MONEY
AND /OR POSSESSIONS
DIRECT BULLYING

Indirect Bullying
Getting another person to bully someone for you
Spreading rumors
Deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity
Cyber-bullying
PHYSICAL BULLYING

PHYSICAL BULLIES USE FORCE AND BODY

STRENGTH TO OVERPOWER THEIR
VICTIMS.

PHYSICAL BULLYING CAN INCLUDE

KICKING, HITTING, PUNCHING, OR OTHER
PHYSICAL ATTACKS.

THIS TYPE OF BULLYING IS EASIER TO

OBSERVE THAN OTHERS.
 VERBAL BULLIES INTIMIDATE
VERBAL BULLYING AND HARM THEIR VICTIMS
USING WORDS.
VERBAL BULLYING INCLUDES
THE USE OF RELENTLESS
INSULTS AND TEASING AND
MAY INCLUDE MAKING FUN
OF A PEERS LACK OF
PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES,
APPEARANCE, ETC.
THIS TYPE OF BULLYING MAY
GO UNNOTICED AND
UNREPORTED FOR LONG
PERIODS OF TIME.
RELATIONAL BULLYING

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FIRST

SAW THE HANDS GO UP SO QUICKLY?

PANIC, ANXIETY, AND
DISCOURAGEMENT ARE OFTEN THE
FEELING STUDENTS HAVE WITH
RELATIONAL BULLYING.

HOW DO YOU THINK THIS RELATES TO
RELATIONAL BULLYING?
REACTIVE BULLYING

 CYBERBULLIES USE
CYBERBULLYING ELECTRONIC FORUMS,
SUCH AS EMAIL, CELL
PHONES, AND SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES, TO
HARASS THEIR VICTIMS.
CYBERBULLYING
ALLOWS THE BULLY TO
REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
IT IS EASIER TO BULLY IN
CYBERSPACE THAN IT IS
TO BULLY FACE TO FACE.
OVER 25% OF
ADOLESCENTS AND
TEENS HAVE BEEN
BULLIED REPEATEDLY
THROUGH THEIR CELL
PHONES OR THE
INTERNET.
The Bully is usually:

Male
Indulges in physically bullying
Physically stronger
Enjoys confrontation
Higher self-esteem - not anxious
Lacks empathy
Blames provocation The Victims:
Home background - typically uncaring or too
authoritative -emotional outbursts by parents Not always the stereotypes
if thats what kids are surrounded by , children More disabled and specials needs
are usually unable to control their own
emotions
folk targeted
Corporal, emotional inconsistency - Socially anxious
controlling Peer isolated
Home background - over
protective - strong mother/child
bond
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