Read the passage from "Bullying in Early
Adolescence."
Which combination of text structures is used in this
passage?
O sequence and description
O description and cause-effect
O cause-effect and problem-solution
O problem-solution and sequence
A short-term investigation of over 500 middle school
students (grades 6-8) found an increase in bullying
behavior among sixth-graders over a 4-
month period
(Espelage, Bosworth, & Simon, 2001). The authors
speculated that the sixth-graders were assimilating into
the middle school, where bullying behavior was part of
the school culture. This speculation is supported by the
theory that bullying is a learned behavior, and that as
they enter middle school, sixth-graders have not yet
learned how to interact positively in the social milieu of
the school. Many sixth-graders who wish to "fit in" may
adopt the behaviors—including teasing—of those
students who have been in the school longer and who
have more power to dictate the social norm.
