Terminology and concepts of bullying

Sunday 14th October

Bullying is made up of four main concepts. There is Physical bullying, Verbal bullying, indirect bullying and Cyber bullying. There are three people involved in bullying: the bully, the victim and the bystander.

Through these diagrams we can see that the bystander holds a lot of control. Through standing up the bystander can put a stop to bullying and break the cycle

Bullying is defined as physically or psychologically aggressive or intentional behavior towards a victim by one person or a group, generally carried out repeatedly over time. Bullying can come in four different forms: physical, verbal, indirect and cyber bullying.  

Physical bullying can be any form of physical attack such as scratching, punch, hitting, spitting, scratching and kicking. 

Verbal bullying can consist of insulting, teasing, making remarks, abusive language, making sexist, racist or homophobic jokes. Cyber bullying is bullying that occurs through mobile phones or the internet

Indirect bullying includes spreading nasty stories about someone, exclusion from social groups, being made the subject of malicious rumours, sending abusive mail, and email and text messages.

Cyber bullying is bullying that occurs through mobile phones or the internet

Other terminology for bullying:

Target: “The victim who is on the receiving end of bullying”(do something)

Bystander: “person who sees someone being bullied and either does or does not do anything to stop it” (do something)

Upstander: “a person who goes against the tide and will protect a victim from injustice” (ednews parent)