Discuss the nature, causes and consequences of bullying in schools.

Aggression is an intentional behaviour that causes or threatens to harm another or others and its key element is intent.  There are numerous different theories of aggression, which include developmental continuity (Loeber & Loeber, 1998), the theory applied by Lorenz (1969) which states that aggression is instinctive, the discharge model by Paul Kenyon and one of the most widely known, the Social Learning Theory of Albert Bandura (1973).  All of the above theories can be applied to aggression and they contribute different concepts and intervention philosophies….(short extract)