Bullying and Child Development

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This paper discusses the effects of childhood bullying from both the victim's perspective, as well as the victimizer. The writer notes that Dan Olweus is considered to be the leading expert in childhood bullying. The writer then points out that Olweus conducted the first study of schoolhouse bullying in the 1970's in Norway. Further the writer concludes that his findings are quite remarkable in terms of the reasons why children become bullies and the type of person they target to victimize.

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"According to some researchers, bullying has long been apart of social behavior and is common practice throughout the world. It has long been perceived that childhood bullying is a right of passage and a part of growing up regardless if you are male or female, bullying is experienced by both genders. These days childhood bullying has become a form of schoolhouse violence where kids are being tormented, abused physically and mentally, and alienated from society. According to some experts, childhood bullying is on the rise and has detrimental effects on children's social and emotional development."

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