Bullying In Today's Society

Bullying has been quite a growing problem in today's society. Bullying is defined as any repeated negative activity or aggression intended to harm or bother someone who is perceived by peers as being less physically or psychologically powerful than the aggressor. The particular concern with the frequent bullying of children is that it will have an adverse impact on victims scholastic achievement, desire to attend school, and self-esteem (Olweus D., Rigby K). Bullies are people. Bullies want power and that's what they get when they are picking on someone. In today's society bullying is and will continue to be a problem if it is not addressed. Bullying represents a significant problem in U.S. schools, affecting approximately one in three children
With this kids become easy targets because they are easy to get to, whether that's through taking face to face or text it is easy to pick on someone. Many kids have a lot of relationships with classmates or have many friends, there could be aggression towards them and with the way today's kids run technology is at their fingertips, most teens don't think when they send a text or e-mail that's how people become targets. With everything we do, with schools switching to technology or younger and younger kids getting phones and computers it is a growing technology based world cyber bullying is another major problem in today's world. Bullying can lead to depression and suicidal thoughts, poor academic achievement, and aggression. It should be taken less lightly than it is taken for, bullies should be punished based on the bully and the
Most kids who are bullied can say they have thought that they are alone or not important and have thought about suicide, most are badaling depression with this it only add to the situation. Youth experiencing both cyber and school bullying had the greatest odds of engaging in aggressive and suicidal behavior ( Duong j, Bradshaw C.) . when a person is all ready have problems outside of school it makes it harder to keep a straight face when they go back to school and they have someone messing with them, it makes it harder for them to get through that day, week , year and with every second that goes by there until it is too much for them to take. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by one or more Major Depressive Episodes, which are periods of depressed mood or loss of interest that endure for at least two weeks at a time (18). Other symptoms of MDD include loss energy, feelings of worthlessness, diminished concentration, suicidal ideation, and changes in sleep, weight, or psychomotor activity (Swearer). Depression is a serious thing that most people don't share with the others around them which can be a problem when that said person is having a bully messing with them. Bullying is intentional aggressive behavior carried out repeatedly over time, and occurs in interpersonal relationships marked by imbalance of power (Duong J, Bradshaw C). Bullies will do whatever they want