The taunted person may even be told that they are not allowed to hang out with the other members of the group anymore because they will not follow the group in the things they do. The reasons boys and girls bully are similar. “Girls tend to get picked on if they wear glasses or braces or if they are too skinny or too fat” (Fanning). Over the years, “Boys have picked up on our culture’s ideas of what they are supposed to be. They bully each other about being a ‘wuss’ or not being strong enough” (Fanning).
Despite all the negative effects of bullying, there are even far more serious consequences. People who have been bullied sometimes become so upset, scared, or depressed that they see no worth in themselves and no way out of their torment. There have been countless reports over the past few years of students committing suicide because they were bullied. Meanwhile, there are times when victims see no recourse but to seek revenge by serious acts of violence against the bully and instigators. As a result of bullying, people can lose their ability to love and trust, denying them the chance to experience a quality relationship later in their life.
U1A7- That’s More Than Just My Opinion Assignment #4 By: Chelsea Holmes Many women around the world are being brainwashed by the appeal of how a woman should looked, based on the media’s perspective. They show women as skinny, chesty, and cane free but when they Photoshop these women, they don’t take into consideration the feelings of women. The media’s idea of a woman’s body image can negatively impact her self-esteem. It can cause them to feel fat and ugly, result to harmful and unhealthy weight loss and it can cause suicide. The media’s idea of how a woman should look causes many women to feel fat and ugly about themselves.
Violent video games give off the message that killing and violence is fun instead of bad. Video games are supposed to be entertainment and killing your enemy’s shouldn’t be entertaining to young children. Children at a young age are like sponges, anything they see, play, or hear they repeat and reenact it. Kids that are playing shooting games become more likely to play that character in real life. Bad language is also in violent video games.
Most often, children who bully others use their physical strength, popularity or access to some information against the victim to show their powers. This behavior is repeated over and over and if not stopped, it can encourage the bully to do worse. There are three types of bullying. Some can be easily identified. However, there are some types of bullying that leaves the victim clueless about if they are bullied.
Why You Should Care: Because it's going to happen to your kids, and it's going to damage them emotionally. Their self esteem and their self confidence -- not to mention their sense of physical safety -- all take huge hits when bullying is involved. And you should know that your kids may not want to tell you they're being bullied ... they might be embarrassed or might not want to own up to the fact they're on sites they aren't supposed to be on. Some Facts You Should Know: 1 in 3 kids say they've been cyberbullied. Cyberbully 411 reports that 40% of kids say their cyberbullying took place on instant messenger services.
There is also cyberbulling in which is done by sending messages, pictures, or information using electronic media, computers (email & instant messages), or cell phones (text messaging & voicemail). We ask our self why do some kids bully? Here are some basic reasons why kids bully; they feel it’s the cool thing to do and it make themselves looks good in front of their friends. There are people who reward others who bully. The bullies are made to feel that they are "fitting in" with the others, or are "being cool" when they are acting like a bully.
Bullying allows a person to “gain power” over someone who is “weaker” by using intimidation, verbal abuse, physical abuse, etc… Unfortunately bullies rarely see violence as being a bad thing, and they do not have any guilt or shame when they are acting out towards someone they feel deserves it (Daniel, 2006). Bullying is a learned behavior, but along with this learned behavior there is a choice to become a bully (Fall, 2008). There are many children who grow up with the same predisposition factors as
They will keep bugging their friend, until they finally agree to do it. It is like blackmailing someone or bargaining, young people feel now days that if they do not do it than they are a lame. But in my case this is not true, a real friend want pressure their close one to do something that there are not comfortable of doing. Another reason why young people use drugs is because of abusive parents, which occurs in many young people household. Young people can get abusive emotionally and sexually.
Causes of cyber bullying can be mainly divided into two aspects, personal and social. Personally, peoples’ misunderstanding and the thought of criticism can be the major cause of cyber bullying. For instance, when teens were asked why they think others cyberbully, 81 percent said that it’s funny. Other teens believe that youth who cyberbully don’t think it’s a big deal and never think about the consequences. Some of them are encouraged by friends and ridiculously thinking they won’t get caught.