Ringrose & Renold, 2010, p. 580  

Bullying if often characterized and separated it with the “bully” on one and end and the “victim” on the other. However, the performativity of how different types of bullying is classified goes by the division of gender where boys tend to be more physical on their abuse and aggressive and girls tend to be meaner in their behavior. As a result, even before bullying is acknowledged, boys are expected to be more reactive and aggressive when they are being attacked and girls tend to be more passive. This is problematic because boys then replicate these behaviors as is expected from them based on their gender. Schools also participate in this type of socialization affecting the psychological and mental growth of students.