The Problem of Cyberbullying

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Bullying has been a social problem since the beginning of civilized man. There have

always been people in society who intentionally harass and abuse others, either physically or

emotionally. Traditional bullying was an act of verbal or physical harassment between a bully

and their victim. Usually the bully was an individual who held more power or strength than the

person they were bullying. In the last couple of decades, bullying has transcended into an act that

can be performed virtually through electronic devices. Cyber-bullying is a relatively new term

that describes the act of bullying through the use of an electronic medium such as e-mail, instant

messaging, websites, or texting. This new form of bullying is no longer requires the imbalance of

power or strength between a bully and a victim. Everyone is on the same playing field and hold

equal power when it comes to cyber-bullying. This digital phenomenon is ultimately a product of

the rapid growth of communication technologies such as the Internet and cellular phones.

As described by Robin Kowalski, Susan Limber, and Patricia Agatston in Cyber-

bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age, the phenomenon of cyber-bullying is a direct result of the

inventions of new technologies and the improvement of current ones. The rest of this paper will

feature research from their book, which discusses new trends in social interaction among

children and adolescents from the use of different communication technologies. The book

primarily focuses on the criteria for an act to be classified as cyber-bullying, and how the new

trends in social interactions provide the perfect environment for children and adolescents to bully

one another via electronic mediums....

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...ata toward research. This subject

still needs more attention and research to prevent negative psychological impacts on children and

adolescents. Unlike traditional bullying, cyber-bullying is something that one cannot avoid. A

cyber-bully can be located anywhere and still bully their victim as long as they have access to an

electronic device with internet connection. Cyber-bullying takes traditional bullying to a whole

new level and in time there must to be ways of protecting children and adolescents from cyber-

bullying because new communication technologies are being developed every day.

Works Cited

1. Kowalski, Robin M., PhD; Limber , Susan P., PhD; Agatston, Patricia W. , PhD (2008)

Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age. Kindle Edition, downloaded from

Amazon.com. Blackwell Publishing.

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