Gender and Age Differences in Bullying
Does Bullying Change at Different Ages and is it Different With Gender?
Emily N. Smith
1034310
Criminology 1006
Jay Clifford
St. Thomas University
Bullying is any unwanted, aggressive behavior, that is defined as the use of a superior strength or influence to intimidate another. The behavior can defined as routine and repetitive. Types of bullying include:
°Physical- beating up, hitting, punching, kicking, or any other means of physically hurting another. °Verbal- name calling, threats, humiliation, or any other means of verbally hurting another. °Social- alienation from group, rumors, or any other means of indirectly hurting another.
°Cyber- using text, email, or social media to hurt others though singling out, embarrassing ,threatening, etc.
Cyberbullying is when a one is tormented, threatened, harassed, or targeted by another using the Internet or mobile phones. The acts may be directed to a certain group of individuals based on race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. A lot of victims turn into bullies because of their bitterness towards the bully and it causes them to in turn to hurt others. Bullying happens in all age groups, from elementary school-aged children to adults in the office, but even though reports of bullying have been recorded for almost any age, middle school children have the most severe and 'memorable ' cases. The biggest difference in the way people bully is gender. Males and females bully differently. Males tend to be more aggressive in their bullying and become very physical, whereas females are more passive aggressive and focus on verbal bullying and cyberbullying.
In preschool years, the types of bullying that occurs is social rejection, name calling, taking other children 's toys, pushing, punching, hitting, etc. Their biological development seems off, they could have a stomachache or headache for no apparent reason, unexplainable injuries or sleep and appetite disturbance. The children are clingy and
Emily N. Smith
1034310
Criminology 1006
Jay Clifford
St. Thomas University
Bullying is any unwanted, aggressive behavior, that is defined as the use of a superior strength or influence to intimidate another. The behavior can defined as routine and repetitive. Types of bullying include:
°Physical- beating up, hitting, punching, kicking, or any other means of physically hurting another. °Verbal- name calling, threats, humiliation, or any other means of verbally hurting another. °Social- alienation from group, rumors, or any other means of indirectly hurting another.
°Cyber- using text, email, or social media to hurt others though singling out, embarrassing ,threatening, etc.
Cyberbullying is when a one is tormented, threatened, harassed, or targeted by another using the Internet or mobile phones. The acts may be directed to a certain group of individuals based on race, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. A lot of victims turn into bullies because of their bitterness towards the bully and it causes them to in turn to hurt others. Bullying happens in all age groups, from elementary school-aged children to adults in the office, but even though reports of bullying have been recorded for almost any age, middle school children have the most severe and 'memorable ' cases. The biggest difference in the way people bully is gender. Males and females bully differently. Males tend to be more aggressive in their bullying and become very physical, whereas females are more passive aggressive and focus on verbal bullying and cyberbullying.
In preschool years, the types of bullying that occurs is social rejection, name calling, taking other children 's toys, pushing, punching, hitting, etc. Their biological development seems off, they could have a stomachache or headache for no apparent reason, unexplainable injuries or sleep and appetite disturbance. The children are clingy and
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