Bullying

Bullying
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Bullying
According to Olweus (2004), bullying is a form of behavior towards other individuals that involves acts of hostility with intent to inflict injury or suffering. Bullying takes place between two or more individuals and usually involves an attacker or group of attackers who commit acts of hostility towards one or more injured parties or victims.
The problem of bullying is prevalent in the United States. According to research, bullying is common to all sections of society in the country regardless of social class, race, income and location (Nansel et.al. 2001). Bullying affects boys and girls differently. Boys represent the majority of bullying victims, particularly physical bullying involving bodily harm. Girls, on the other hand, suffer most from psychological bullying which may consist of teasing and verbal sexual harassment. Boys also represent the larger part of assailants that perform acts of bullying. Acts of bullying towards boys has been shown to originate mainly from other boys while girls tend to fall victim to both girls and boys (Olweus, 1993).
Particular groups of children face increased risk of bullying. They include children of different sexual orientation, handicapped children and children whose ethnic group is different from the majority of the school population (APA, 2004)
Types of Bullying
Bullying may take many forms. Actions committed towards other with intent to...