Another stereotype the study jabbed at was that males and females bully differently. Boys spread gossip only marginally less often than girls did. And girls were negligibly less physically violent to each other than boys were.Gender-on-gender bullying was more prevalent among girls than boys, but boys were more likely to be hostile toward girls than the other way around. Gender wasn't entirely a neutral factor, however.If a girl knew a lot of boys, or a boy knew a lot of girls at a school where there wasn't much intermingling of the sexes, those kids' status would go up.presumably because they provided a bridge to contact with potential dates. And, yep, the "gender-bridge" kids, as the study called them, seemed to be more aggressive than others. [10] If bullying is actually more of a result of hierarchy than of psychology, Faris believes there might be a more effective solution than trying to change the behavior of the bullies. (Break out the Edmund Burke.) The majority of kids who witness this, either give it taciting approval or outright encouragement," says Faris. "Those are the ones who give these kids their status.We need to change their minds."(a) According to the article what might be one way to combat bullying? A By letting kids know that they will be more popular if B more popular. By lotting kids know that bullying won't make them C By getting kids to stop condoning bullying. D By getting kids to listen to adults.