Impact Of Bullying On Girls In Secondary Schools eBook

Academic Paper from the year 2020 in the subject Sociology - Children and Youth, grade: A, Kenyatta University, language: English, abstract: The primary aim of this study is to explain the effect of bullying on girls in secondary schools. To achieve this aim, it is important to acknowledge that bullying is understood differently among different groups of people especially among students. For instance, what one person may consider to be bullying could be considered as normal behaviour by another person. Due to this, it is important to gather data from a wide range of sources and large samples to understand the extent of impact of bullying on girl students. Meanwhile, the study shall also examine the social interaction patterns which are affected by bullying in secondary schools. Hence, the researcher intends to explore the perception of bullying among girls in secondary schools and to assess how bullying affects girls in secondary schools physically, mentally, and socially. In general, the researcher s primary goal was to answer the question which impact bullying has on girls in secondary schools?Bullying and harassment are common issues in many secondary schools in the United Kingdom. In fact, for many years, bullying was viewed as a common feature in schools and was overlooked as a threat to students. In some societies, it was believed that bullying is one of the developmental stages that young people must get over. However, a considerable number of people often fails to get over the personal trauma that results from bullying.