Cyberbullying : The New Era Of Bullying And Violence

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.

Michael M. Honda states that “everyone in America likely has a bullying story, whether as a victim, bully, or as a witness.” Cyberbullying has become a major epidemic in the modern day world because everyone has access to the internet in some way. By taking an in depth look at cyberbullying, one can see just how urgent it is to stop it, because not only can it strike anywhere at any time, cyberbullying can also lead to suicide and cause serious mental health issues.

Like there is many ways a person can cyber bullying someone, there is also many ways you can prevent cyber-bullying. Parents have a huge role for keeping cyber-bullying from happening. Most kids don’t tell a trusted adult that they are being cyber-bullied. They are afraid that their parent might block their access to the internet. Other believe that involving an adult can lead to a bad situation. To keep that from happening, the first step a parent should take is educating their children about cyber-bullying. Also parent can encourage their kids to talk to a trustful adult if they are been bullied or if the know someone who is. They can also remind them to never share their person information online. Just like parents can prevent from cyber-bullying from happening teenagers can also prevented it. Before the first step teenagers “must understand exactly what it is(STOP).” The first step is protecting their password. Teens must avoid telling someone their password or leave passwords where other can see. The second step is to “logout of online accounts (STOP).” Teens should never save their passwords. In social networking website such as Twitter or Facebook teens should “set up privacy control (STOP).” Teens can have all this precaution online but sometimes still not enough. There is no reason to be silence if you know that someone is being

Cyber-bullying has become a huge issue recently. It is despairing to turn on the news

Cyber bullying is becoming a big problem in the United States, with a lot of people committing suicide because of it. Cyber Bullying is at an all-time high and it doesn’t seem to be calming down. Bullies started threatening people on the schoolyards if they didn’t give them their lunch money but now they threaten and bully them online, and posting things as if they wouldn’t get caught. Cyber Bullying hurts people in many ways. It gives them distress, fear, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. But the targets of cyber bullying suffer from severe consequences and negative feelings. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including mental health, substance use, and suicide. It is very important to talk to people who are getting

Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that is highly overlooked, unlike traditional bullying. Cyberbullying is a very serious topic, it can lead to victims committing suicide and it can have long term effects on their life. There are many different forms of cyberbullying, it is not just limited to a cyberbully sending a mean text. Parents must keep a close eye on their kids when they are using the internet, their mood after using the internet may be an indicator if the child has been cyberbullied. Schools must provide help for students who are being cyberbullied. Schools should provide a program which shows kids that cyberbullying is serious and that they should not do it, the program should also provide students with the help they need to get

It is important to understand that technology has been the main source for these bullies to go from traditional bullying to cyber-bullying. Today, there is a significant changed because now teenagers own a device and have easy access to the use of technology. According to the Family Community Health (Kiriakidis & Kavoura, Volume 33, 2010) it is stated, “these methods of communication cannot always be monitored by parents who may not be as capable as their children in using information technology.” Technology has improved on many aspects over the last decade because before not many teenagers owned a phone nor did had easy access to the Internet. Teenagers have been known to be the victims of others to any type of harassment; through social media sources such as Facebook, Snap chat, Instagram and Twitter. The easy access of Internet has been the main reason in why this issue has evolved over the last two decades. According to the Universal Journal of Educational Research (Notar, Padgett, Roden Volume 1, 2011) “more than 97% of youths in the United States are connected to the Internet in some way. The number of children and teens who use the Internet at home is rapidly growing, with now over 66% of fourth to ninth graders able to go online from the comfort of their bedrooms.” It is clear that technology amongst teenagers and children has escalated tremendously over the last decade. The types of cyber bullying are harassment, flaming, exclusion, outing and masquerading. The easy

Bullying in schools has become antiquated. It seems that cyberbullying has emerged as the latest phenomenon among children and adults. Cyberbullying, in Layman's terms. is the use of electronic communication to bully and harass a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Cyberbullying has been running rampant over the past few years with no immediate end in sight. The continuing rise of popularity of World Wide Web and social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, has played a key role in the development of cyberbullying.

In most cases, schools intervene too late and the students are too far gone to help. Cyber bullying victim’s have a greater chance of having low self esteem and consider suicide. Does it matter what happens to the nation's students? We hope so right, but even though cyber bullying is a new epidemic in schools, programs to help prevent and protect against it are non existent. Only some schools have been able to create, what they think are appropriate policies. Most schools only develop these programs or policies after an incident of cyber bullying has occurred. It is ashame because the most horrific cases could have been prevented. When I say horrific I talk about the hundreds of teenagers who have decided to take their lives because of bullying.

Everyday millions of preteens and young adults log on to the internet to complete various amounts of tasks. With the new age of technology many young adults have easier access to the web and social media than their past generations. “Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying” (Cyberbullying Research Center, 2010). The World Wide Web and social media have opens up a black hole to psychological and emotional stress for some young adults. Cyber bullying is defined as a form of teen violence, torment and harassing via the use of technology to bully another person. One out of five young adults has experienced cyber bullying to the extreme (Hackett, 2013). Cyber bullying may not seem like it is a problem in the young community but it is a huge problem. Cyber bullying can have a huge effect on a person it can led to a numerous amount of outcomes such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and even suicide.

Society is constantly revolutionizing through technological advances that are creating, changing and shifting the individuals who live in it, especially cyber bullying. With the rise in the use of technology, digital culture and anonymity, cyber bullying has become a prominent issue that can have negative psychological effects on its victims through the power of these technological advances. This new 21st century term is derived from standard physical bullying has become a prominent and revolving issue as cellphone, texting and social media sites take away one’s privacy by causing harmful psychological effects on its victims (Siegel, 2012).

Facebook and other social media platforms have brought communication across the world to a whole new level. The rise of social media has created a place for children to communicate with others in both a positive and negative manner. Although it has made a positive impact on American youth, it has also contributed and exacerbated bullying in our schools. This new form of bullying, often referred to as cyberbullying, has created an around-the-clock atmosphere where bullying can occur even when school is not in session. Many professionals have sought to address the negative aspects of social media and have worked to develop a solution to bring cyberbullying to an end.

Bullying and Cyberbullying is a real everyday issue. Children are bullied both in person and online. Bullies can reach victims with a click of a button without a face or a voice. Where the school yard was the only place that a bully could reach, in today’s world bullies can reach the bedroom at home. Bullying can affect children all the way up into adulthood. Adults also bully other adults.

Years ago bullying was generally thought of as an occurrence that took place in person, on the schoolyard, between people who have a “peer-to-peer” relationship. (Whittaker, Kowalski, 2015) We’re all familiar with what bullying looks like in a traditional sense. Larger kids, picking on the weaker, usually do to something that makes the victim stand out as different. In Kowalski, Limber, and Agatston’s book, “Cyberbullying : Bullying in the Digital Age” they introduced some real life examples:

We use technology in almost every aspect of our daily lives; it is how we stay connected in this fast-paced world. Technology provides many benefits, but it has the potential to destroy many people. With technology use on the rise, bullying has taken a new, more destructive form. Cyberbullying, as defined by the Cyberbullying Research Center, is the willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text (qtd. in Chait). Cyberbullying is a serious problem and has serious consequences.