Collective Bullying Research Paper

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Children are more intelligent than they seem. They go to school and unlock new secrets every day, and then come back home, overjoyed and happy. But the school isn’t just the place for them to discover this world, but it is also a comfortable environment for the to display their personalities. And from there relations are developed, the children usually turning into the bully and the bullied, a role set for most of their lives. And thus, the action of bullying takes form in our society. Even though the term bullying does not have a standard universal definition, it has been designated as a subcategory of aggressive behaviour, outlined by at least three criteria, among which are considered the hostile intent of the action, a clear imbalance …show more content…

The main effects of bullying are of negative nature, as it might lead to self-harming actions, suicide in the most extreme cases, the development of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, the bipolar syndrome or even the multiple-personality disorder. Even so, there are still positive aspects woven within the negative ones. Such as teaching the child that has gone through an experience like this life lessons and allow him to develop the ability to deal with disputes and interact with others on an equal level. Bullying can be prevented from a young age by teaching children the right way to treat someone as their equal by overlooking boundaries set by social status, pride or nationality. Even now there are countless awareness campaigns raised to help stop bullying and develop the sense of respect from children. But that is still not enough, even now. Coming from person who has had dealings with such actions from a young age, this misconduct of human behaviour needs to be put to an end, and as someone who understands what bullying feels like, I will do my best to help those who can’t understand the consequences of their words and