A Brief Note On Cyberbullying And Other Types Of Traditional Bullying

Cyberbullying is when psychological harm is done through the use of electronics such as computers, cell phones, e-mail, social networking, and instant messaging (Clancy 579-582; Hanel, Trolley 33). However, in addition to the verbal behaviors, cyberbullying can happen when someone posts pictures or videos without the consent of the other person, creates hate websites of the victim, makes web pages posing as the victim, and such (Hinduja, Patchin, “Traditional and Nontraditional” 728; Willard 1). Cyberbullying is done two ways: direct and indirect. Direct cyberbullying is when such material is sent directly from the bully to the victim. Indirect cyberbullying is when the bullying is done through another person, another person’s screen name or cell phone, anonymously, or by hacking

Bullies may abuse their victims verbally, physically, or psychologically. Bullying may involve name-calling, pushing or hitting, or preventing an individual from joining a social group or participating in an activity. It may also involve harassing, embarrassing, or threatening a person using cell phones, text-messaging devices, interactive games, instant messages, or websites. This type of bullying is called cyberbullying (Funk & Wagnalls). Unlike traditional bullying, which is most likely to occur at school, cyberbullying can occur anywhere that children and youth have access to technology, leaving targets accessible to perpetrators at any time of the day or night. Although bullying is often associated with children, bullying of adults by adults is just as pervasive and harmful. Adult bullies are characterized as often being subtle in their attack by starting harmful rumors or by using sarcastic or demeaning language to dominate or embarrass, being self-centered, lacking empathy for others, spontaneous in their attacks, and/or using the threat of attack (as opposed to using physical violence or actions) as a means to frighten and demonstrate power (Kowalski).

Traditional bullying used to be more common back when there was no texting or social media. Bullying consistently takes place in person: the common actions often include teasing, taunting, humiliating, and sometimes showing acts of violence. Cyberbullying takes place online making it more humiliating and intolerable for the victim since the information doesn’t go away. They both equally cause the victim emotional distress and significantly lower their confidence while the bully feels more authoritative and quite satisfied. While the fear of getting bullied grows in the victim, they start to feel unsafe and decide not to go to school. All the students deserve to attend school without the fear of getting humiliated, harassed, or bullied, but what are the bystanders and teachers doing about bullying?

Cyberbullying is a relatively new threat, and it is very similar to traditional bullying. Despite the fact that cyberbullying and traditional bullying both share the common goal of harassment, cyberbullying differs from traditional bullying in that it does not stop at the schoolyard, and can continue when the victim is far away from the aggressor. It is just as devastating as common bullying, and sometimes is even more damaging. Professors Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin note in their journal, “Cyberbullying Creates Dangerous Stress and Anxiety”, that cyberbullying affects anywhere between 10-40% of students (contingent on their age group) (par. 1). J.D. Kelly A. Albin, in her article “Bullies in a Wired World”, defines cyberbullying as “…the ‘willful and repeated harm inflicted through use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices’” (157). It is caused by the fact that children feel their actions are mitigated when they use social media, as it creates the illusion of indirectness, and its effects range anywhere from mild depression to suicide.

Baezelon (2013) says that “Bullying is a particular form of harmful aggression, linked to real psychological damage, both short and long term.” A bully is someone who feels the need to pick on others, sometimes due to his or her own inferiority. There are four different types of bullying. Physical bullying is any type of physical harm to someone, such as hitting, kicking, or pushing. Verbal bullying is putting someone down through words some examples are name calling or insults. Indirect Bullying is gossiping or spreading rumors with the intention to hurt the victim. Cyber Bullying is hurting someone through social media. (Make Beats not Beatdowns,

Physically being bullied frequently involves some sort of physical assault or attack, or can also consist of having one's personal belonging destroyed, tampered or stolen. Verbal bullying comes from the usual form of name calling that may be done due to a person's gender make up, sexual orientation, religious, age, or race. Due to the increase availability of technology indirect bullying is one of the most widespread types of bullying. It is usually the kind of bullying that countless people may do without even knowing so. Indirect bullying is the distribution falsely stories and rumors about an individual without the person knowing so, as well as the deliberate exclusion from social groups and gatherings. A current major issue, cyber bullying can also fall into the grouping of indirect bullying, but also includes bullying that is done with the use of any electronic device such as, email, text messaging, pictures through the use of text or email, message boards, websites, blogs, and even

Physical is the first form of bullying were hitting, pinching, or kicking is used. Primary the bully uses physical violence. Violently kicking a child at school because he didn’t know how to play soccer for example. Verbal is a negative statement told to a child or about the victim such as teasing, taunting or name calling. Naming a child who is obese or anorexic. Relational is hurting a peer or peer group in order for social standing or control. Bullying a person through gossip or rumors. Cyberbullying is the communication through electronic outlets to bully or harm a person. Insulting a child through social media because of their opinion

Bullying can take several different forms from physical, verbal, emotional and cyberbullying. Physical bullying can be kicking, slapping, coking, pushing, hitting, pinching, violence or threats, theft or intentional damage of possessions. Verbal bullying can be an individual name calling, insulting, being sarcastic, spreading rumours and persistently teasing another child or young person. Emotional bullying is making a child or young person feel bad about themselves through exclusion, being overlooked, torment, ridicule and humiliation. Cyberbullying involves the use of technology and communications (mobile phones, SMS, social media) to target and upset someone by posting messages, emails, photos and videos that can be humiliating. Bullying

There are many types of bullying which is highly dependent on the nature of bullying. for example, the physical bullying may incorporate such behavior as hitting, pinching, kicking and any form of physical abuse considers physical bullying. The verbal bullying which incorporate spreading rumors, gossiping, insulting and teasing. Next which is the emotional bullying and this includes isolating and excluding other from the group. Finally, the cyber bullying which is another form of a violence practiced when online communication (Rai,2012). In addition, further elaboration for Physical bullying which happens when the bully practices physical aggression to force, threaten, or damage the sufferer. This is typically the easiest shape of

As social media gets popular and provides an easier access to the Internet, the more difficult it gets to control people’s outburst. Many people wonder, “What is the difference between traditional bullying and cyber bullying?” “What is cyber bullying?” Traditional bullying is when a person is bullying another person face to face. However, with cyber bullying is different. Cyber bullying occurs through out social media and on the Internet. Once in a while I overhear a person questioning about how teens and young kids use social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and etc. Social media has its pros and cons, pro because it gives us an easier to access to sources when we need it right away. Social media also has its cons because social media is very powerful tools, which can be taken advantage of like for example, making shanky comments on pictures or post inappropriate information about another person. Therefore, how fast is cyberbullying expending? How can we use the Internet in a positive way? Two great essays by Jesse Fleck, Leigh Johnson-Migalski, Jemica Carter, and Feleta Wilson explain these reasoning’s.

We have all heard the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” on the playground or school bus ride home. The phrase was normally thrown out to bullies during a fight in the schoolyard, pushes in the hall, food thrown in the cafeteria, or during the endless teasing and taunting on bus rides to/from school.

I found many definitions for bullying throughout several academic sources. However, after looking at a few sources I found some of the most common characteristics of bullying. I found that bullying is: Unprovoked, Intentional, aggressive, repetitive, involves a desire for power, and physical, verbal, or visual harassment. For the sake of this paper I will be defining Bullying as the unprovoked and repetitive act of intentional and aggressive behaviour that typically involves an imbalance of power, social status, or authority. (Kowalski, Limber, Susan, Agatston, 2012) (Reisdorph, 2015) (Patchin, 2016) We will also assume that this traditional form of bullying strictly involved face to face interactions. Now how can we define cyberbullying? With the anonymity that can be offered by social media and instant messaging, there is no longer a clear imbalance of power that goes along with traditional bullying. Anyone can bully and harass another person online, while remaining anonymous. It also has no face-to-face contact, or physical harassment. This means cyberbullying doesn’t fit in with our definition of traditional bullying, so how do we define it? The Cyberbullying Research Centre

Adolescent victimization comes in many forms, such as physical, verbal and relational/social. Physical bullying involves hitting, pushing and kicking, whereas verbal bullying includes behaviors such as name-calling and hurtful teasing (Wang, Iannotti & Nansel, 2009). Both refer to direct forms of bullying, while relational/social bullying (e.g. social exclusion and spreading rumours) is considered an indirect form of bullying (Olweus, 1994). Additionally, cyberbullying (i.e. electronic bullying) has emerged as a new form of bullying with the growing popularity of computers and cell phones. It can be defined as chronic intentional

Bullying is often noticed by many but it isn't always stopped and most people do not know what bullying even means. "Bullying is when a person is being hurt, harmed ,or humiliated with words or behavior,"(Pacer Center). It is considered to be bullying if you walk by someone and call them names or physically harm them. According to the Pacer Center, one in every five students actually report being bullied. Most people say that they are just joking when they bully someone but often do not think of the way it hurts the person. Bullying can be direct or indirect which can also be considered as cyber bullying that is a form of indirect bullying because it tears down someone's reputation through the internet. “Direct bullying is the most obvious form of bullying,(nobullying).” According to Pacer Center, Sixty-four percent of students who are bullied do not report it. According to Longwood University, cyber-bullying doesn't hurt the person being

Have you ever heard of the saying “Enjoy your life to the fullest”? Well, my grandma always tells me that because she knows that our life can come to an end unexpectedly, so while you’re living, enjoy your precious life. For a long time, children and teens have been cyber bullied online on social media, websites, and through via communication like emails and group chats. The victim of the cyber bullying can go through a wide range of emotions from humiliation, angry, depressed, and even suicidal. We should know how to deal with cyber bullying because it can happen to anybody, including you. If you’re being cyber bullied or someone you know, who should take action and take care of the cyber bullying? Well, the victim of the cyberbullying