Day by day technology has been in constant evolution bringing advancements to our society. Tasks transformed from complex actions into simple actions with the aid of technology. The way civilization engaged with the world evolved and brought new wonders to the reach of our hands. Sadly, as everything in existence there are always some flaws or negatives to it. Technology has not mind of its own and its governed by the decisions we make on their use. Considering that technology performs depending in our desires has created negative aspects to it due to our possible wrong behavior. We live in a society of communication. Throughout the years the world has found the need to communicate with one another even if separated by extensive mass of lands and water. This necessity has created the booming of an era of new technologies with the only purpose of boosting out communication powers. We have access to technologies like smartphones, social networks, videoconferences and more. As any other creation, these technologies eventually started to be used with negative purposes. The erroneous use of these technologies created a new issue in our society known as Cyberbullying. Society needs to understand what cyberbullying is, the reasons behind, the process it undergoes and how to prevent it.
Cyberbullying is a huge issue that has been present in the latter years. It is important to understand what it is and how does it affect people. Cyberbullying as the name implies is bullying that is being done in the cyber world. It occurs through the use of technology like smartphones, computers, tablets, or any device that allows access to the Internet and social networks. The harm is done through texts messages, videos, pictures and more. When someon...
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... the good use of it can cause the end of this issue and many others related to it. It’s on our hands to create a society free of negative technological issues.
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The amount of technology present in this world is changing right before our eyes. Life is becoming easier for most but for others, life is getting more difficult to cope with. With the increase of technology and social media use, cyberbullying is rapidly growing. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey found that 16% of high school students were cyberbullied in 2011 (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services). The unique thing of bullying is when it is physical, it eventually stops and the physical scars fade away. However, with cyberbullying, it can happen 24/7 and unfortunately, the emotional scars never heal. The objective of this paper is to find out the effect of cyberbullying and ways to prevent it from happening.
The act of bullying has been present in children’s life throughout time. It has been seen in movies, books, and even real life situations. In recent years there has been in increase in the use of technology and the Internet. As a result a new type of bullying has been introduced to today’s generation of teenagers. This new type of bullying is known as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has a negative impact on the lives of the teenagers that experience it.
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Cyberbullying and cyberthreats are two of the most violent acts a person can commit. These acts have lasting effects on a person’s life. Cyberbullying and cyberthreats can occur through personal websites, blogs, emails, text messages and cell phones just to name a few. These acts can continue indefinitely and the victim may not be able to identify their aggressor. Cyberbullying and cyberthreats have become challenging issues facing our schools and communities. As counselors we are advocates, collaborative consultants, and resources for our students and school personnel. Nancy Willard’s Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats provides educators with valuable information on these issues and guidelines to prevent and respond.
This type of behavior has become the catalyst for a growing epidemic called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when someone harasses or threatens another individual by communicating through their electronic device, rather than face to face. These type of communications before advent of social media, used to be more visible face to face interactions making intervention from another person possible. With the ability to keep secret our actions and the actions of others through this personal interaction online, a problem of internalizing these interactions have occurred. In an article regarding Cyberbullying Dayton Hamele was quoted saying,
This sort of phenomenon makes major headlines regularly in recent times and effects a clear majority of today’s youth. State and local lawmakers have taken steps to prevent this type of bullying by making illegal under several criminal law codes. Michele Hamm, a researcher in pediatrics explained, “There were consistent associations between exposure to cyberbullying and increased likelihood of depression.” Cyberbullying became widespread among students with the rapid growth in use of cellular devices and the Internet. With this kind of technology bullies have the ability to send harmful messages to their recipients at any given time. This type of bullying is the hardest to control because it involves students but often happens off school grounds. However, because the evidence is material, students and parents could bring this evidence to the school and local police departments if a situation were to happen. Parents should be mindful of their child’s use of the internet and electronic messaging, cyberbullying usually takes place in a medium in which adults are seldom present (Mason, 2008). Also, instead of sending direct messages to other students, bullies use platforms such as social media and anonymous blogs to post harmful things for others to see. Educators must understand the significance of social media use to their students, especially
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Because cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon, there is some degree of variance in its definition. In its early inception, cyberbullying was thought to be limited to the internet. However, the rapid creation of new technology tolls has expanded the boundaries to include cell phones, instant messaging, chat rooms, and email (Campfield, 2006). Campfield (2006) conducted a study of middle school students to determine the incidence rates of cyberbullying. She found that nearly 70% of students were involved in cyberbullying in some capacity, as a bully or victim. In a similar study, Li (2007) found that 39% of students have been involved in cyberbullying, while 52% were aware of a peer being harassed through electronic m...
As we are living in the age of technology, we are seeing our youth being victimized by a new phenomenon of bullying, called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as the use of information and communication technologies such as email, cell phones and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites, to support deliberate repeated and hostile behavior by an individual or group, which is intended to harm others. Cyberbullying can also employ media such as PDAs, blogs, and social networks (Beckstrom, 2008). This form of bullying is progressive because it can happen instantly due to the technology involved, whereas traditional bullying tends to take longer to evolve and happens
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Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that takes place with the use of any electronic technology. Cyberbullying is a major problem affecting young people today. There are different types of cyberbullying. This topic comes as an interest to many people these days because bullying is very common and it can ruin a person’s life. These days, cyberbullying is considered a new form of bullying. It can happen over the internet by computer, mobile phone or any other electronic devices. Cyberbullying could involve any form of unpleasant words or pictures being displayed on the internet for others to see. It could also involve the spreading of lies about the victim on the internet. Many people are stepping up efforts to prevent bullying in the first place. Approximately half of U.S. students are impacted by traditional bullying each school day (Ross). Bullying peaks in middle school, then reduces in high school. Other types of bullying may involve the passing of notes behind someone’s back, rumors being whispered about someone, or being threatened in the internet. The most common types of cyberbullying include passing of humiliating photos, cell phone pranks, cyber stalking, impersonation, online slam books, and text wars. Bullies appear scary but truthfully they are the unhappy ones. Majority of bullies have been bullied by parents, siblings, or other young people. This may trigger them to bully and pick on other kids.
Cyberbullying is when people go online to address others in a threatening manner. Social media attracts crowds to participate. Social media is a virtual home for people who believe they cannot be themselves around other human beings. It allows people to be someone else and not have anyone judge or isolate them. However, social media is also used as a cover for a bully to portray himself as someone else with intent to hurt other individuals. According to the article, “Effects of Cyberbullying,” “Bullying can affect everyone.” Cyberbullying exists because people refuse to be kind and accept the differences within