Unit 9 Final project College Comp.

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Bullying

Introduction

  • Bullying is defined as any form of severe physical or psychological consequences.
  • Bullying has been identified as a social issue in schools, homes and communities.
  • Bullying can lead to both short term and long negative side effects.

Bullying is defined as any form of severe physical or pervasive act that includes communication in writing, electronically that is aimed at a student, or a group of student and it could have the following effects on the target. Bullying has been identified as a social issue in schools, homes and communities. Bullying can lead to both short term and long negative side effects. Many people tend to develop psychological problems as a result of engaging in bullying activities. Adopting effective measures to prevent bullying would also help to deal with the problem once and for all.

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Forms of Bullying

  • Mere teasing.
  • Talking trash about other people
  • Trading insults.
  • Physical harassment

The following actions have been identified as physical conduct forms that demonstrate forms of bullying. They include; Mere teasing.

Talking trash about other people. This shows an example of bullying that is practiced by people. Trading insults has also been widely recognised as a form of bullying. Physical harassment

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Effects of Bullying

  • Bullying can lead to both long term and short term side effects.
  • Bullying can change personalities, psychological wellbeing and even lead to physical injuries.
  • Negatively affecting the students’ mental or physical health

Bullying has serious negative consequences for the people who do practice it. Bullying can lead to both long term and short term side effects.

Bullying can change personalities, psychological wellbeing and even lead to physical injuries. People who have been bullied tend to development long term problems such as depression. Development of stress tends to happen once people have engaged in actions that lead to bullying. This is because the actions against bullying tend to overpower the minds and also brings in psychological problems,.

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A graphic showing No to Bullying

All forms of bullying are not acceptable in the society.

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How to Prevent Bullying

  • Taking immediate action.
  • Dealing with bullies physically.
  • Criminalizing actions against bullying.

In order to deal with bullying effectively, several measures should be enacted to prevent any form of bullying. Measures such as taking immediate action upon any case of bullying would help to deter the action from ever arising again. The other solutions entail taking immediate forms of action would also help to prevent the act from ever occurring. Dealing with bullies physically and also criminalizing actions against bullying helps to prevent it at all costs. Social and emotional learning is a bullying prevention mechanism aimed at ensuring that students do not fall victim to bullying by equipping them with social and emotional skills. This technique is aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with necessary life skills that will help them to effectively handle life challenges, and help them thrive not only in their learning environments but as well as with their social environments.

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Working as a community

  • People should work as communities to deter any problem about bullying that has emerged.
  • Community wide strategies are effective in preventing bullying.
  • Assessing the most affected group help to solve the problem of bullying once and for all.

People should work as communities to deter any problem about bullying that has emerged. The school culture and climate are essential factors in the anti-bullying writing guard that can be considered. This is because the school climate refers to how the students and teachers feel about their presence at school every day. School climate is influenced by a number of factors, such as; adult/student interaction, structure of buildings and classroom, and the feeling of safety and trust while at school. Community wide strategies are effective in preventing bullying. Assessing the most affected group help to solve the problem of bullying once and for all.

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Conclusion

  • To sum it up, since bullying is a psychological problem that is acquired, it can be stopped.
  • People should be taught on the consequences of bullying.
  • Both policies, laws and also community action against bullying should be put in place to prevent the action from hurting the people.

To sum it up, since bullying is a psychological problem that is acquired, it can be stopped. It is important to note that bullying affects the targets, bullies, and witnesses of the act. Bullying does not affect the youth only but it is a problem at all ages. Countless volumes of research have come up with “anti-bullying” programs, and despite increased media scrutiny of the vice and campaigns against the act, the vice remains a thorn in the sole that has to be removed and eradicated from the social platform. Bullying is a social issue that is complex and requires a lot of determination, courage, and leadership to address. In addition, people should be taught on the consequences of bullying. Both policies, laws and also community action against bullying should be put in place to prevent the action from hurting the people (Goryl, Neilsen-Hewett &Sweller, 2013).

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References

  • Bender, D., &Lösel, F. (2011). Bullying at school as a predictor of delinquency, violence and other anti-social behaviour in adulthood. Criminal Behaviour And Mental Health: CBMH,21(2), 99-106. doi:10.1002/cbm.799
  • Ferguson, C. J. (2013). Anti-Bullying Programs Could Be a Waste of Time. Time.Com, 1.
  • Goryl, O., Neilsen-Hewett, C., &Sweller, N. (2013). Teacher education, teaching experience and bullying policies: Links with early childhood teachers' perceptions and attitudes to bullying.Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 38(2), 32-40.
  • Hon. Berlin, R. States Attorney, & Hon. Darlene, J.R. Ed.D., Superintendent. (2011). Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention. Retrieved from http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/main/anti-bullying/pdf/BestPracticesManual.pdf
  •  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4