Types of Bullying

Physical Bullying

This is any bullying that hurts someone's body or damages their possessions. Stealing, shoving, hitting,

fighting, and destroying property all are types of physical bullying. Physical bullying is rarely the first form of

bullying that a target will experience. Often bullying will begin in a different form and progress to physical

violence. In physical bullying the main weapon the bully uses is their body.

Verbal Bullying

This is any bullying that is done by speaking. Calling names, spreading rumors, threatening somebody, and

making fun of others are all forms of verbal bullying. Verbal bullying is one of the most common types of

bullying. In verbal bullying the main weapon the bully uses is their voice.

Social Bullying/Relational Aggression

This is any bully that is done with the intent to hurt somebody's reputation or social standing. Social bullying

often happens between friends. It can happen in two ways: either by trying to exclude somebody and make

them feel unwanted, or by gaining somebody's trust and then breaking it. Social bullying could include

spreading a friend's secret all over school to damage their reputation, or encouraging others to ignore,

chastise, or threaten a friend. The movie Mean Girls (2004) shows many examples of this kind of bullying.

This type of bullying is most common among girls, but can certainly happen with guys as well. In social

bullying, the main weapons the bully uses are relationships.

Cyberbullying

This is any bullying that happens over any technological device. This includes email, instant messaging,

social networking sites (such as Facebook), text messages, and cell phones. Cyberbullying is one of the

trickiest forms of bullying because it is so new. Many adults are not familiar with the latest technology,

making it difficult for them to know what to look for or how to intervene. The weapon the bully uses in

cyberbullying istechnology.

Dating Abuse

Dating abuse is a type of bullying that can take the form of any type of bullying mentioned of above within

the context of a dating relationship. Verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse are all signs of an unhealthy

relationship. An abusive relationship can be characterized by any one of those signs or a combination of

many.

There are generally three roles involved in a bullying situation:

Bullies

 A bully is the one who is trying to hurt or control others.

 Bullies have often been bullied himself/herself.

 It is important to know that anybody can be a bully!

Targets

 The target is the person who is being bullied.

 No one deserves to be bullied!

Bystanders

 A bystander may or may not be a friend of the target, but he or she is aware that the bullying is

happening.

 Bystanders can be leaders/heroes/role-models by doing something helpful or getting help!Bystanders

can be silent bullies if they do not try to get help.

 A bystander can provide help by reporting the bullying. Reporting is not tattling! Tattling is trying to get

someone into trouble. Reporting is trying to get someone out of trouble!

Link: http://www.respect2all.org/students/bullying-definitions

The Relationship between Bullying and Suicide

Media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of
suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors.

Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute

to suicide risk, including depression, problems at home, and trauma history. Additionally, specific groups

have an increased risk of suicide, including American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian American, lesbian,

gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. This risk can be increased further when these kids are not supported
by parents, peers, and schools. Bullying can make an unsupportive situation worse.

Link: http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/effects/

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively to impose domination
over others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the
bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power. Behaviors used to assert such domination
can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed
repeatedly towards particular targets. Justifications and rationalizations for such behavior sometimes
include differences of class,race, religion, gender, sexuality, appearance, behavior, or ability.[2][3] If bullying is
done by a group, it is called mobbing.[4] The target of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "victim ".

Bullying can be defined in many different ways. The UK currently has no legal definition of bullying,

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying