Bullying
Coppin State University
Spring 2012
English 102/Professor Beauttah
Bullying
April 14, 2012
Kids today have it so much easier than kids in the fifties and the sixties. They aren’t affected by the poverty, poor education equality, and racism that caused many kids to fight against each other and the system. Children today struggle to keep up with the latest fashion and their image of popularity. One of the most alarming struggles that kids are faced with today is the hurt that they place on each other for many different and menial reasons. Bullying has many effects on the victim physically, psychologically and socially.
Bullying, according to (Shores 2012) is a force and/or verbal threats that is used to compel a child or adolescent to do something that he or she does not wish to do and/or to humiliate the victim, usually in front of others of about the same age. There are physical effects of bullying that are sometimes seen. There are many deep routed effects that go unseen but affect every aspect of the victim. There are also some physical effects of bullying that unfortunately are seen too late.
Some of the reasons why children get bullied are: * Being fat, thin, tall or short * Being quiet or creative * Having big or small ears * Being from a different culture or having a different religion or ethnicity * Having different tastes or likes * Having the "wrong" clothes (wearing clothes that are not "cool" at the time) * Wearing glasses or braces * Being homosexual-or believed to be gay or lesbian * Being unwilling to use strength to defend him or herself * Any imaginative "excuse" (www.samhsa.gov/bullying)
“Some of the physical effects of bullying can be seen and has caused a serious awakening in our society’. Some physical aspects of bullying are displayed in pushing, hitting, stealing and unwanted touching (Shores, 2012). This has caused more kids being seen by their pediatrician and more incidents with
Spring 2012
English 102/Professor Beauttah
Bullying
April 14, 2012
Kids today have it so much easier than kids in the fifties and the sixties. They aren’t affected by the poverty, poor education equality, and racism that caused many kids to fight against each other and the system. Children today struggle to keep up with the latest fashion and their image of popularity. One of the most alarming struggles that kids are faced with today is the hurt that they place on each other for many different and menial reasons. Bullying has many effects on the victim physically, psychologically and socially.
Bullying, according to (Shores 2012) is a force and/or verbal threats that is used to compel a child or adolescent to do something that he or she does not wish to do and/or to humiliate the victim, usually in front of others of about the same age. There are physical effects of bullying that are sometimes seen. There are many deep routed effects that go unseen but affect every aspect of the victim. There are also some physical effects of bullying that unfortunately are seen too late.
Some of the reasons why children get bullied are: * Being fat, thin, tall or short * Being quiet or creative * Having big or small ears * Being from a different culture or having a different religion or ethnicity * Having different tastes or likes * Having the "wrong" clothes (wearing clothes that are not "cool" at the time) * Wearing glasses or braces * Being homosexual-or believed to be gay or lesbian * Being unwilling to use strength to defend him or herself * Any imaginative "excuse" (www.samhsa.gov/bullying)
“Some of the physical effects of bullying can be seen and has caused a serious awakening in our society’. Some physical aspects of bullying are displayed in pushing, hitting, stealing and unwanted touching (Shores, 2012). This has caused more kids being seen by their pediatrician and more incidents with
References: Michelle Shores (2010-2012) Anorexia Bulimia, Bullying www.Anorexia-reflections.com/effects-of-bullying.html Penelope Poulou (2012) Documentary Examines the Ordeal of Bullied Children www.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/Documentary www.scholastic.com/resources/article/bullying Margaret Weigel (2012) Overview of State Anti-Bullying Legislation and Other Related Laws www.time.com/time/magazine/article.html (2011) MBNBD, Bully Facts and Statistics Sammons, Mary Beth (2011, April) Bullying Causes Stress, Anxiety Disorder, Study Finds. www.parentdish.com/2011/04/12/bullying-mice-study/ Harpaz, Beth (2010, April 11) “Bullying a red flag for depression”