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The Perception Of Didactic Personnel Upon Bullying And Cyberbullying

Table 4: Teachers think bullying/violence means

Bullying Violence
Repeated physical or psychic aggression Might be just a singular event
Unequal numbers – the victim is often times just one, while the aggressors are several Violence is the way in which bullying is expressed
Bullying has consequences on an emotional and psychic level – it is a repeated event Can be a singular occurrence which never repeats itself
A form of repeated violence It’s a form of aggression which happens only once, or very rarely
A form of physical and emotional abuse In the worst of situations, it is never seen and badly punished
It entails repeated actions A form of bullying
May be done in different ways, not just violently
It affects the victim on a more profound level – powerlessness and inferiority are what bullying operates with – self-esteem is lowered and the hope of finding a way out is completely replaced with the lack of resistance – the victim is afraid and ashamed to voice what it is subjected to Violence entails aggressive misdemeanor – behaviors are imposed forcefully
It’s an ‘extended’ form of violence It occurs when the words or deeds of a person scares, hurt and make another suffer.
It’s an abusive behavior, which occurs often, either directly or indirectly – it leads to physical and psychical prejudice through humiliation, intimidation and aggression
It’s a complex phenomenon – verbal or physical actions meant to discriminate, even if the aggressors claim that they meant no harm or that they were just playing pretend/making jokes
It might also be only emotional intimidation, with the lack of physical one
Associated with intimidation terms, terror, brutalization which can either be manifested through physical force or emotional trauma
Behavior meant to intimidate, humiliate and exclude people from a group/community
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