Bullying: Society's Biggest Problem In Our Society

In the story “Fan Club” by Rona Maynard, and the article “When Bullying Goes High-tech” by Elizabeth Landau, there are many connections with the topic bullying. Ashley and Rachel were both bullied by their classmates, but in different ways. We know this because on page five of “Fan Club” Rona states, “That was when Laura saw that they were all wearing little white cards with a fat frizzy, hairy figure drawn on the front, what did it mean? She looked closely, “Hortensky Fan Club” said the bright red letters.” While in “When Bullying Goes High-Tech” in paragraph 30, Elizabeth says that “When she was 11, a classmate of hers took photos of Ashley and created an entire Facebook page about her but denied doing it.

A sobering thought, considering how the public today is thoroughly inundated with advance technology that is suppose to bring us closer together, but has instead produced a more detached society with short attention

Society is a changing at unimaginable rates. Rates that can be scary for any individual because they do not want to be left behind. One slip could be the beginning of a compounding problem. A problem that could stick with them for the rest of their life. This problem makes life unpredictable and chaotic.

Locker 212 was an interesting short film that attended to the effects of bullying in young adolescents, particularly high school students. I continue to read countless articles that recount awful episodes of bullying and feel somewhat numb to the repetitive atrocities. However, when put on screen I appreciate the reality that bullying presents to today’s adolescent. Bullying is a real problem, with real consequences.

In most cases, when we think about bullying it is approached from a psychological perspective but there is a sociological perspective that is not talked about as much. Sociologists study actions and relationships in terms of the social contexts in which people live their lives. In other words, sociology is the study of society and social interactions. Psychologists study behaviour in terms of the attributes and processes inside each individual. They focus on the people involved in the situation rather than the situation as a whole.

So after Hannah Baker commits suicide she leaves 13 tapes behind for 13 people. The tapes contain the 13 reasons why she committed suicide.. Before she died, she experienced a lot of “cat calling” and sexual comments that

Many people may believe that the level of development in society is fast approaching a golden era, where a majority of conflicts will be resolved as a result of the growing awareness of societal problems and the assertiveness of people around the world. Unfortunately, due to the growing gaps between societal ideals and reality, society continues to be swamped with numerous social, political, and economic issues that negatively impact a significant number of people and their communities today. These issues arise due to a variety of factors, sometimes beyond society’s control, which results in great confusion about what is right and wrong, and if there is anything possible at all to resolve these conflicts. Specifically in the United States,

America is falling to pieces: were voting for a president that's simply funny instead of one that could change our country for the better; People are being harmed, not because they have done something wrong, simply because they are being themselves; teenagers are killing themselves because of the cruelty of society and their peers; children are obese and rather play on their parent's smartphone than play with outside with their toys or friends. The people who notice these problems and are trying to fix them are making little progress. Some people are noticing the problems and they will be the ones to change America for the better, although not enough people are noticing and wanting to change for the better so there is little progress. The people who are helping often sympathize or relate to the people being hurt for who they are.

Everyone watches her video including her cyberbullying friend. Her friend makes it over to her house on time before the scene. This experience illustrates the cyberbullying does cause more suicidal attempts than face to face bullying, the fact that nothing continues at

This world needs less media and more community service. This world needs less stereotypes and more open-

Annotated Bibliography Sarahi Ali Gutierrez Nevada State College Annotated Bibliography Annotation 1 Piskin, M. (2002). School bullying: definition, types, related factors, and strategies to prevent bullying problems. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2(2), 555.

Clearly this left Hannah devastated, However it was only the beginning of her reasons

Ladies and gentleman, technology and the media have been found to have a negative impact on a child’s behaviour. The popular Netflix television show “13 Reasons Why”, based on the novel by Jay Asher, explores cyberbullying and its impact. As the main protagonist Hannah Baker goes through a difficult time during high school, it unfortunately leads to her suicide. Although the storyline is untrue, the situations that occur are all based on of real-life situations that happened to Asher and people around him. Despite Hannah being a fictional character, she represents people dealing with issues like the ones faced on the show.

What is suicide? It’s an act to end your own life. According to the American foundation for suicide, over 44,000 people try to commit suicide each year in the United states. Did you know that in 2015, suicide was the second leading causes of death in people 15 to 34 years of age. People can commit suicide by cutting their wrists, gun shot, jumping from heights or hang themselves.

Bullying is a widespread problem in our schools and communities and has a negative impact on students’ right to learn in a safe and secure environment without fear. It is a process in which one person repeatedly uses his/her superior strength or influence to mistreat, attack or force another person to do something (Van der Werf, 2014). Bullying or peer victimization is now recognized as a complex and pervasive problem (Beran, 2009). It is an ongoing problem that is not restricted by age, race, gender or class. This behavior generally takes one of four forms, physical such as assault, verbal which involves threats or insults, social which entails exclusion or rumor spreading, and cyber which includes aggressive texts or social network posts