In middle school and high school, the issue of bullying has accumulated enough attention to become a national concern. In the textbook Sociology Now: The Essentials by Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson, a study found that 77 percent of students in Midwestern cities reported being bullied during their school years (p. 433). Bullying develops when a person is continually teased or physically hurt, sometimes both, over a period of time. There are different types of bullying, such as physical bullying, verbal bullying, indirect bullying, social alienation, bullying and cyberbullying (“Types of Bullying”). It is important to recognize this problem because children are now living with bullying and this could lead to other problems. This can make schools unbearable for victims of bullying and prevent them from getting a good education. Additionally, bullying can be dangerous by leading to impulsive consequences such as suicide, murder, school shootings, and injuries caused by depression. The plight of bullying is important to me because I knew a classmate who committed suicide after experiencing bullying. Rumors about him spread like fire and gave rise to tormenting comments. He was bullied online, received prank calls and was yelled at by others as he walked the halls. This situation should have received all the attention necessary to be resolved; however, because of the constant teasing, he committed suicide to relieve the feeling of being bullied. Bullying can cost lives. A psychologist would look for the source of the bullying and provide treatment to resolve the behavior. An important starting point for analyzing this question would be whether the family had a history of abuse. Abuse in the middle of the article......from an ogist's point of view, they analyze how harassment shapes society and how society shapes harassment. The sociological approach has the advantage of examining other issues (e.g., distraction from educational goals) and how bullying can affect the norms and values ​​of a society. Additionally, a sociological approach could consider the benefits of harassment as well as its harms to communities. A disadvantage of a sociological approach is that it resembles a bag of candy (society) rather than each piece of candy (individuals). However, depending on the type of information sought, a sociological approach should be used to discover how bullying can affect everyone. Works Cited Kimmel, Michael S. and Amy Aronson. Sociology now: the essentials. 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2011. Print. Types of bullying. Internet. .