¶ … bullying in their lives. It can lead to instances of suicide or just a difficult time all around. Bullying can be complex topic to understand because people who bully are often bullied themselves or get abused and mistreated at home. Bullying is not just as simple as some kid picking on another kid. In fact bullying can occur at work, at home, and even in the street. It's not just a school only occurrence.
Bullying maybe difficult to understand because of the nature of human emotion (Rosenthal 11). Bullying after all is perceived as a reaction to something. What that something is, is unique for every, single person. Some bullies have confessed they bully to gain power and respect from their peers. They see weaker people and by picking on them, they gain the respect and attention from people they want as allies.
Others bully because they want power. They feel powerless in their own personal lives so they want to take back some of that power they lost by belittling and picking on someone else. Many...
The kids are often neglected and abused by their parents, leaving them empty and searching for release.
Another cause of bullying could simply be because it's allowed. Although some schools have cracked down on bullying, it's still not seen as a big enough problem to stop or in the very least monitor student or even employee social interactions. If kids, adults see that their actions bare no ill consequences they will continue to do what they feel like. Bosses for instance, at times bully their employees because they feel their employees or their subordinates will not do anything about it (Einarsen 23). Although the bullying may appear to be just verbal bashing or constant put downs, it still makes the person receiving it feel bad, defenseless, powerless, and often depressed.
Bullying is and always will be a horrible example of poor human behavior. It creates ill will within a group and prompts others to follow suit in the ill-conceived…
