Shynique’ L. Warren

BULLYING

WHAT IS BULLYING ?

Bullying is described as a form of abuse. It involves repeated acts over time attempting

to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group), thus an "imbalance of power"

TYPES OF BULLYING…

• PHYSICAL BULLYING

• Relational Bullying

• Cyber Bullying• Verbal Bullying

PHYSICAL BULLYING

Physical bullying is described as behaviors and actions that are verbal,

physical and/or anti-social, such as exclusion, gossip and non-verbal body language. It can occur at school or in

transit between school and home

PHYSICAL ABUSE…

VERBAL BULLYING

Verbal is the entrance to the other two types. It consists of whispering and

dehumanizing. It the intention of the bully to isolate the target from others, such as choosing them last and eliminating them

first in any game

VERBAL ABUSE…

RELATIONAL BULLYING

Relational bullying is the most difficult to detect and often dismissed as harmless or

“normal.” It is the systematic diminishment of a bullied child’s sense of self through ignoring, isolating, excluding,

or shunning (Gardner XVII). This may include subtle gestures such as

aggressive stares, rolling of the eyes, sighs, frowns, sneers, snickers, and

hostile body language

RELATIONAL ABUSE…

INTERNET ?

Many people can create private accounts, blogs, and identities due to such things as

MySpace, Facebook, and twitter. People are constantly harassed and singled-out

when it comes to the Internet….

MEGAN MEIERMegan Meier was a thirteen year old girl who committed

suicide in October 2006 due to cyber bullying. The mother of

her former friend allegedly created a fake Facebook profile under the name “Josh Evans.”

Because of this devious mother’s actions and the help of many others, caused Megan

Meier to hang herself and commit suicide in her very own

bedroom closet (http://www.abcnews.go.com).

CYBERBULLYING

Cyber bullying is bullying which uses e-technology as a means of victimizing

others. It is the use of an Internet service or mobile technologies - such as e-mail,

chat room discussion groups, instant messaging, webpages or SMS (text messaging) - with the intention of

harming another person (www.schools.sa.gov).

CYBER ABUSE…

SEXTING

Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexting).

SEXTING…

VIDEO GAMESSome people imitate what they witnessed or experienced as a child. For example, a child may watch a television show or play a video game, such as “Penny Proud” or

“Grand Theft Auto”, which includes violent acts towards others and respond to these

sources of entertainment in a negative way.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF BULLIES…

Most bullies may come from a tough background and use bullying as a scapegoat

for their own problems and insecurities.

Some bullies are either being mistreated at home, going through a parental divorce, and

many other devastating factors.

Bullying gives them a sense of hope, power, and acceptance that they felt would help

their personal situations, but in reality, it only made it worse for them and their targets.

OUTCOME

Bullying is more harmful than most people think. It causes..

Depression, Anxiety Low self-esteem Stress Death

PREVENTION AND AWARENESS

After hearing stories of bullying, many schools took action and began posting

posters against bullying on the walls and established counseling sessions in school.

So far, there have been many bullying awareness and prevention

programs/campaigns established. These organizations will help inform people

about the consequences of bullying and how to address certain situations of

bullying. Let’s continue to expose the consequences of bullying to provoke

change in society….!

WORKS CITEDhttp://www.bing.com/images/search?q=pictures+of+physical+bullying&qpvt=pictures+of+physical+bullying&FORM=IGRE#x0y798

Breguet, Teri. Cyberbullying. NY: Rosen, 2007. Print.

"Parents: Cyber Bullying Led to Teen's Suicide." ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.abcnews.go.com>.

Oklahoma Parents Center - Home. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.oklahomaparentscenter.org>.