admin The image of usability has been changing in recent years. Researchers are no longer treating bullying as an individual problem, but as a social, cultural and relational phenomenon.
Years ago, both teachers and parents tended to see bullying as a problem of individual characteristics, explaining it with statements such as: “He smells awful”, “He’s very sensitive” and “If you saw his father, you’d understand why”. Nowadays, however, such explanations should set off alarm bells. There must be no excuses for bullying.
Short animation “Why does bullying occur?” (illustrates the researchers’ conclusion that bullying is a group phenomenon, not a problem related to the victim’s personal characteristics or appearance. Any child can be a victim of bullying as well as the bully.
We talked about Bullying types
Verbal: bullying, mocking, threatening, intimidating, etc.
Physical, i.e. resulting from physical contact between people: pushing, shoving, blocking, obstructing, hiding, etc.
Covert social, i.e. related to communication: exclusion from social gatherings and social events, exclusion from the group, ostracism, grimacing, ignoring, spreading rumours, body language, etc.
Cyberbullying, i.e. bullying using technologies and devices: unwelcome posts online, unauthorised uploading of photos, creep accounts, threats and bullying via SMS and social networks.
