Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Introduction Bullying is one of the most well-known types of exclusion among children, as well as adults. Throughout history there has been bullying. We bully when we ‘hector’, like the infamous Trojan prince of the Iliad. Even the mighty Thor of Norse methodology, was bullied by Útgarða Loki, when he is embarrassed in competitions, where Útgarða Loki was cheating. All primates bully (Volk et al, 2012), even rats and mice bully each other (Anthes, 2010 and Nixon, 2011). We as primates have the desire to survive, to be at the top of hierarchy, we are competitive and even if the victims are not the ones we want to overrule, the effects of bullying a weak victim, may give some sort of status, for instance to be feared …show more content…
Still it is a concept we all know – or at least think we know – when we see it. In its most basic sense bullying involves two people, a bully and a victim – the bullied, but the picture becomes more mudded when we see it as an act instead of viewing it in theory. Most of us have experiences bullying either first hand or witnessed it at some point. In school we were taught, that bullying is not the same as teasing, but if the teased did not like it, it was bullying; and if it occurred often it was bullying; and if it was many against one, it was bullying, and still bullying could also be one-on-one. But if we all know it is bad, why do we then bully one …show more content…
This has made our everyday lives easier and with the developments of different new social medias our social life has changed significantly. This development has brought new social implications. Bullies can now hide behind a computer or mobile phone screen and false identities, something traditional bullying in the school ground could never give them, it creates a form of safety for the bully to say and do whatever they want, without getting caught in the act. Now victims of bullying might not even know the bully, as social media as well as different online gaming platforms are available for everyone with a computer or smartphone and internet access. Victims can even experience bullying from attackers all around the world, as happened to ‘the Star Wars