Final Draft: Introduction

The Psychological Effects and Physical Effects of Hazing

A Research Paper Presented to

Mr. Dustin Celestino of the English Resource Center

Asia Pacific College

Magallanes, Makati City

Peter John L. Silava

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Course

RESWRIT-Research Writing

October 2012

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

The case of Hazing problem here in the Philippines are still continuing because of those fraternity who hurt people without mercy. Here in the Philippines, I think there are almost hundred victims of hazing because of joining a fraternity. By the way Hazing is an action or situation, with or without the consent of the participants, which recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental, physical, or academic heath or safety of a student for your information so that you will not ask anyone what is hazing is. Hazing is one of the biggest problem of our country as you can see there are so many victims here in our country who unable to obtain their justice. Most of the hazing victims comes from a fraternity that has no heart and all they wanted is just to hurt someone. Hazing is referred to as describing the mental and physical strength of a person. Hazing is very common for us but others do not know that we have a law that hazing is against the law because it kills people, an innocent people. Even if there are so many cases of hazing here in the Philippines there are some people still willing to join a fraternity though they know that it maybe the cause of their death. 

The reasons why people want to join fraternity, they just wanted to have a lots of friend who can lean on you when you have a problem another is some of the members of the fraternity are the one who have a family problem like broken family and others but others wanted to feel what to know what is this fraternity all about and some want to join because they said that when you are a member of a frat you were famous and untouchable but for me as a member of a frat I did not use that as my reason because my reason is that because of what is this for and what is this all about and also to have friends and more but still as a member of a frat I am not arrogant because of being a member but still I am who I am.

The Law that states that Hazing is against the law it is the RA No. 8049 The Anti Hazing Law of the Republic of the Philippines. Even if we have this law hazing still continuing here in the Philippines and the victims still increasing and still the victims unable to get justice because some of the hazing initiator are the son of a government employee and some of the member of employees of the government are also a member of that fraternity so that he or she do not wanted to embarrass his own organization or where he or she belongs.

The purpose of this paper is to tell all the people the effects in psychological and physical of hazing and just to show what are the disadvantages and advantages of being a member of an organization and to tell the people who involved with the hazing initiation that it is not good because it is against the law and they kill an innocent people who just wanted to be a member and to be a good friend.

B. Statement of the Problem:

This study aims to answer this question:

1. What are Psychological and Physical Effects of Hazing to person

C. Significance of the Study 

Readers - Readers would know more about hazing because this study  would be able to better understand on what is the Hazing all about and what are the Psychological and Physical Effects of Hazing and others.

Future Researchers - This paper can be a their source to know more about what is hazing here in the Philippines all about. The data from this paper also comes from different resources and this also can be use as references about the Psychological and Physical Effects of Hazing. 

D. Scope and Delimitation

This research focuses on the Psychological and Physical Effects of Hazing to a person and also the disadvantages and advantages of being a member of a fraternity and also the Anti Hazing Law and last is what are these things all about.

E. Materials and Methods

This method define as a process of investigating a topic, evaluating evidence and establishing a position on the topic. These is came from a credible resources that and to a writer that know more about my topic and also me as a member of a fraternity will have an own views with this matters.

F. Definition of Terms

Hazing -  is any action or situation, with or without the consent of the participants, which recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental, physical, or academic heath or safety of a student.

Law - is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.

Fraternity - a brotherhood, although the term sometimes connotes a distinct or formal organization and sometimes a secret society. A fraternity (or fraternal organization) is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members.