Human Relations

Running head: Ethical Norms Between China and the United States

Ethical Norms Between China and the United States

Anne Aguirre

Minnesota School of Business

International Business

March 10, 2014

Imagine waking up each morning and being terrified to go to school because of the verbal and or physical abuse you undergo every single day. This is the case for 160,000 students in the United States (Children Without a Voice USA, 2013). Sadly, 160,000 seats in classrooms across the U.S are empty every day because the pain of attending school proved to be too much (Children Without a Voice USA, 2013). This is a staggering number of children that are missing out on the education they deserve because they are bullied. Even those that do make it to school while being bullied are doing so in such a state of anxiety and fear that they’re not getting what they should out of their education. It’s reported that 6 out of 10 American youth witnesses bullying at least once a day (American SPCC, 2013). We as a community can help to alleviate this social problem by recognizing, educating, and intervening with bullying. With these simple procedures we can begin to make a difference for the thousands of children that are haunted by bullying every day.

School bullying is a widespread issue that affects youths seriously in three essential parts of their lives educationally, psychologically and professionally. Bullying is comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, and stealing that are initiated by one or more students against a victim (Banks, 2013). In addition to direct attacks, bullying may also be more indirect by causing a student to be socially isolated through intentional exclusion. Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, the key component of bullying is that the physical or psychological intimidation that occurs repeatedly over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse (Banks, 2013). Children who bully others do...