According to me there is not much difference between bullying and ragging, except ragging is the worst form of bullying...and for some reason it's "accepted" because of tradition.
Picking on people, making them feel bad about themselves, etc...is bad.
I know there are different forms of ragging, however I am talking about the bad cases which have often led to people committing suicide etc.
In terms of bullying...a bully does not need to have "courage" to hurt their victim...rather they like the control and power it gives them, and that's the food their mind gets which reinforces the behaviour of wanting to hurt the person weaker to them.
For the person who is getting bullied, there are a lot of emotions that are often felt, and mostly all start with helplessness and a "why me" question in their mind. Then they start to accept that there must be something in them for them to be getting picked on, rather than realising that the fault does not lie in them, but in the bullies.
The psychological state of a person getting bullied is pretty fragile, and often can lead to...well...pretty bad cases.
I think it's important for kids to understand that picking on others is not right.
Teachers need to be more sensitive about these matters and understand the signs of when a kid is getting bullied...
Unfortunately, there is no fool-proof method of dealing with bullying, because if that was the case then bullying won't exist.
It depends on circumstances, the children involved, and many other factors.
~K
Edited by Krani - 10 years ago