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==Origin==
probably from Middle Dutch ''boele'' lover; akin to Middle Low German ''bōle'' lover, Middle High German ''buole''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1538]
The word "bully" was first used in the 1530s [[meaning]] "sweetheart," applied to either sex, from the Dutch ''boel'' "lover, brother," probably diminutive of Middle High German buole "brother," of uncertain origin (compare with the German buhle "lover"). The meaning deteriorated through the 17th century through "fine fellow," "blusterer," to "harasser of the weak". This may have been as a connecting sense between "lover" and "ruffian" as in "protector of a [[prostitute]]," which was one sense of "bully" (though not specifically attested until 1706). The verb "to bully" is first attested in 1710.
==Definitions==
*1archaic a : sweetheart
:b : a fine chap
*2a : a blustering browbeating [[person]]; especially : one habitually [[cruel]] to others who are weaker
:b : pimp
*3: a hired ruffian
==Description==
'''Bullying''' is a form of [[aggressive]] behavior [[manifested]] by the use of force or [[coercion]] to affect others, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of [[power]]. It can include verbal harassment or threat, physical [[assault]] or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular [[victims]], perhaps on grounds of [[race]], [[religion]], [[gender]], [[sexuality]], or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be [[social]] power and/or [[physical]] power. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target".
Bullying consists of three basic [[types]] of [[abuse]] – [[emotional]], [[Speech|verbal]], and [[physical]]. It typically involves subtle [[methods]] of coercion such as [[intimidation]]. Bullying can be defined in many [[different]] ways. The UK currently has no [[legal]] [[definition]] of bullying, while some U.S. states have laws against it.
Bullying ranges from [[simple]] one-on-one bullying to more [[complex]] bullying in which the bully may have one or more 'lieutenants' who may seem to be willing to [[assist]] the primary bully in his or her bullying activities. Bullying in [[school]] and the workplace is also referred to as [[peer]] [[abuse]]. Robert W. Fuller has analyzed bullying in the [[context]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankism rankism].
Bullying can occur in any [[context]] in which [[human being]]s [[interact]] with each other. This includes [[school]], [[church]], [[family]], the workplace, [[home]], and [[neighborhoods]]. It is even a common push factor in migration. Bullying can exist between social [[groups]], social [[classes]], and even between countries (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism jingoism]). In [[fact]], on an international scale, [[perceived]] or real imbalances of [[power]] between [[nations]], in both economic systems and in [[treaty]] systems, are often cited as some of the primary causes of both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying]
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Law]]
==Origin==
probably from Middle Dutch ''boele'' lover; akin to Middle Low German ''bōle'' lover, Middle High German ''buole''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1538]
The word "bully" was first used in the 1530s [[meaning]] "sweetheart," applied to either sex, from the Dutch ''boel'' "lover, brother," probably diminutive of Middle High German buole "brother," of uncertain origin (compare with the German buhle "lover"). The meaning deteriorated through the 17th century through "fine fellow," "blusterer," to "harasser of the weak". This may have been as a connecting sense between "lover" and "ruffian" as in "protector of a [[prostitute]]," which was one sense of "bully" (though not specifically attested until 1706). The verb "to bully" is first attested in 1710.
==Definitions==
*1archaic a : sweetheart
:b : a fine chap
*2a : a blustering browbeating [[person]]; especially : one habitually [[cruel]] to others who are weaker
:b : pimp
*3: a hired ruffian
==Description==
'''Bullying''' is a form of [[aggressive]] behavior [[manifested]] by the use of force or [[coercion]] to affect others, particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of [[power]]. It can include verbal harassment or threat, physical [[assault]] or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular [[victims]], perhaps on grounds of [[race]], [[religion]], [[gender]], [[sexuality]], or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be [[social]] power and/or [[physical]] power. The victim of bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target".
Bullying consists of three basic [[types]] of [[abuse]] – [[emotional]], [[Speech|verbal]], and [[physical]]. It typically involves subtle [[methods]] of coercion such as [[intimidation]]. Bullying can be defined in many [[different]] ways. The UK currently has no [[legal]] [[definition]] of bullying, while some U.S. states have laws against it.
Bullying ranges from [[simple]] one-on-one bullying to more [[complex]] bullying in which the bully may have one or more 'lieutenants' who may seem to be willing to [[assist]] the primary bully in his or her bullying activities. Bullying in [[school]] and the workplace is also referred to as [[peer]] [[abuse]]. Robert W. Fuller has analyzed bullying in the [[context]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankism rankism].
Bullying can occur in any [[context]] in which [[human being]]s [[interact]] with each other. This includes [[school]], [[church]], [[family]], the workplace, [[home]], and [[neighborhoods]]. It is even a common push factor in migration. Bullying can exist between social [[groups]], social [[classes]], and even between countries (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism jingoism]). In [[fact]], on an international scale, [[perceived]] or real imbalances of [[power]] between [[nations]], in both economic systems and in [[treaty]] systems, are often cited as some of the primary causes of both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying]
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Law]]