As to the acts of bullying themselves, numerous researchers have reported that verbal abuse is twice as prevalent as physical abuse (Mauder, et al., 2010); and may be more insidious and destructive in the long term. ... Another general characteristic of the bullying phenomenon is the unprovoked one-sided, repetitive nature of the attacks. ... Swearer, Turner, Givens, and Pollack (2008) parsed bullying into two broad categories: "verbal bullying" and "physical bullying". ... Fouri and Buchanan (2002) described another type of bullying called generic bullying that describ...

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Domestic violence consists of acts that fall into one or more categories such as: emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. ... However, this often transgresses to physical abuse. ... Physical abuse begins with excused "trivial contacts", which can involve rough play, pinching, pushing, jealous behavior, possessiveness, a bad temper and unpredictability. ... Barbara stated, "For me, it started with verbal abuse and with time it escalated to physical abuse. ... The abuser destroys the women's self-esteem by constantly abusing her verbally and gains control by becomi...

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When a student is bullied the assault typically is directed at some personal characteristic (such as, weight, hair, glasses, etc.), racial name-calling is an assault on every level: the victim's physical person to their personality, family, social world, religion, history, and culture (Eslea and Mukhtar, 2000). ... Girls do not resort to physical acts; position is attained through appearance, sociability, and school achievement. ... Studies have shown that male bullies are three or four times more likely to cause physical attacks than girls are. ... Males are valued for their athletic,...

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For some people, the answer to this question is simple v/s an intentional physical act such as a kick, punch, push, choke, or bite, that results in a physical injury. ... Unfortunately, this focus on physical assaults does not reflect the brutal reality of many women's lives. ...

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For some people, the answer to this question is simple - an intentional physical act such as a kick, punch, push, choke, or bite, that results in a physical injury. ... Unfortunately, this focus on physical assaults does not reflect the brutal reality of many women's lives. ...

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Defining the problem Bavolek (1994: 12) defines child abuse in sports as any adult behaviour "which results in the direct or indirect physical and/or emotional harm to children-. ... Physical abuse - This includes any physical harm, eg. hitting, kicking or being given drugs or alcohol. ... In the case of sport, the denial of abuse and, increasingly sexual abuse, comes from a set of characteristics that are based around sport :- That sport is a morally pure category of behaviour That fair play is a concept applicable to children/players rather than coaches That sport is a site of jus...

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Tribunals The EOC has looked at 54 employment tribunal decisions, in sexual harassment cases that were heard between 1998 and 2001, to see what those cases revealed. Successful cases The employee Thirty-four cases were successful. In three of those cases the person making the complaint was male...

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