Bullying has been an ancient problem in our schools for quite some time. It is said to be often caused by social factors. Bullying is the act of purposely harming or threatening to harm another person through physical or emotion abuse.Bullying can occur at any location and at any age. Unlike the past, where the perceived notion of bullying was restricted to the playground, people realize that bullying can occur almost anywhere. It can take place at work, home, school or online. When writing a bullying essay, you can define the types of abuse that occur when the act of bullying is carried out. For instance, some common acts that qualify as bullying include: false gossip, name calling, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and threats if the victim does not do what is being askedWe learn from the NHS ‘website teens for health’ (2008) that ‘anyone can be singled out bybullies.’ The NSPCC found that 31 per cent of children had been bullied at some point (Teensfor health, 2008). This being the case, can anyone be bullied? Black and Jackson (2007) have put forward that there lies ‘an imbalance of power’ between the parties involved in bullying.‘The bully is stronger through social status, physical power, age, cognitive abilities or skill.’ Isthis imbalance of power the same across the genders? There is an extensive body of literaturethat suggests that boys are more likely than girls to be bullies as well as victims (Nansel et al.2001; Boulton