Social Standards For Female Bullying

Is cyberbullying an old problem with a new disguise? Bullying in the real world has been around for a seemingly endless amount of time. Due to the rise of technology in society today, bullying in the cyber world, also known as cyberbullying, has erupted. Cyberbullying can be defined as using technology, such as the Internet, social media, and text messages, to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person (Hirsch). According to 11 Facts About Cyberbullying, nearly eighty-three percent of teens believe bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person. This shows that cyberbullies use online networks to camouflage themselves from reality. Cyberbullying is emotionally abusive to the victim’s mental health because the scars imprinted from the cruel remarks sent through text messages and posted throughout social media are bound to forever impact one's life.

The internet has created an entirely new world of social communications particularly for youths. There are no more barriers. Family, friends, young and old may now stay in touch with just about everyone, anywhere in the world through the use of email, text messaging, web chat, and instant messaging. Although, most interactions are friendly and in good nature, there are some that are not. The use of technology as a tool to antagonize, torment and intimidate others is now a widespread problem. Sadly, this form of bullying like all others is most common among children and young adults. Research done by Cox Communications on children between 13 thru 18 year-olds, 25 percent said they were cyber-bullied whether online or by cell phone (Cox Com. 2009). Also in 2007, the National Crime Prevention Council reported cyber-bullying as a problem that affected approximately half of all American teens. Since it is popular among this group of American teens, then it is safe look at some of possible reason cyber bullies of this age group are encouraged to take part in such activity.

Many believe that the way to decline the, number of kids cyberbullied, is to limit their speech and rights. The Cyberbullying Research Center recorded that in 30 days that 36 girls have been cyberbullied. That is 1 in 4 girls every day. (Document A) Students are not the only targets for cyber bullying, teachers are as well. According to a Teacher Support Network in the UK. It has found that Pupil’s (Students) are the largest amount of perpetrator’s. (Document B) Cyber Bullying can affect people in several different ways. In Document C, K.K a girl who made a

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.

The chapter covers methods for working with both victims and witnesses of digital harassment, and it also discusses how to work with the bully in a way that will bring about an effective change in their behavior. The purpose of this paper is to give a review of the material that is covered in this chapter and to discuss some of the key ways that the reader may positively respond to cyberbullying. Before beginning the discussion of how to respond to cyberbullying, the chapter takes a moment to look at a few of the reasons that people may have for not responding to it. According to the authors, some people do not take action against cyberbullying because they do not recognize it as an actual problem; they assume that if a teen is being bullied online, the victim may stop the bullying from happening by simply turning off the electronic device.

This research shows that cyberbullying is at an all-time high over the past few years. The purpose of this report was to gain knowledge for personally and professionally for the future as well as to use for reporting. With the rise of children and teenagers getting cell phones, tablets, and even computers at such a young age the rise will only continue to go up if we cannot stop it now. Young girls are at a higher risk than young men to be bullied but young men are higher for being bullies. Every one in three teens have been the victims of cyber bullying and only one in five are reported to parents or law enforcement. If there was something that could be done to stop cyberbullying

Rebecca Li Professor Nelson English 49 22 October 2013 Cyberbullying Bullying has become a subject that is commonly talked about now. Cyberbullying is a way most people bully others now. Many suffer from depression and anxiety because of cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying, once thought of as a tormentor among teens, is rapidly increasing among adults in a wide range of internet outlets that allow information to be shared on a global scale for the destruction of a victim’s life on a social, an educational, and an employment wide strike. The rise in adult cyber-bullying affects female individuals at a much more alarming rate than their male counterparts. This misogynistic cyber-bullying tendency is brought to light in the book, “The Offensive Internet,” by Martha Craven Nussbaum, and Saul X. Levmore, with the following statistics; “The nonprofit organization Working to Halt Online Abuse explains that, from 2000 to 2007, 72.5 percent of the individuals reporting cyber harassment identified themselves

All the people of this nation need to consider the national controversy of cyber bullying. If you gazed at someone being teased on the internet, what would you do frankly? Did you know that 14% of high schoolers premeditated suicide and half of them that considered actually did? Because 55% of all teens convey that they have spotted online teasing and 95% of them overpass the locality watched, hectoring online is becoming a contention. Out of all teens in this nation, 52% declared that they have been online bulldozed. Internet intimidating is the leading determinant of the youth of this generation to execute suicide. People should be more perceptive of cyber bullying for the reason that technology is an uprising, the suicide cases for online antagonizing are unforgettable, and the population of teens is decreasinhjjg twenty-four seven.

It becomes apparent very quickly that there are consequences for not behaving according to ones perceived gender. Due to societal expectations of femininity and masculinity a person can be at risk for bullying as one of those consequences for not adhering to these expectations. Where I have witnessed this more is on the Internet, but on a much more violent scale in elementary, middle, and high schools settings. I have seen young male children beaten up for “acting like a faggot” because they will display what is perceived as exclusively feminine behaviors and young female children being ostracized (or sometimes beaten up too) for portraying typically masculine behaviors. Ostracizing is one of the ways young females use to bully as discussed

My first source is a scholarly journal article from the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships that defines what cyber bullying and online harassment is, as well as the types of roles young people fulfill in different types of cyber bullying. The article details the various platforms on which harassment can take place, and the forms in which harassment can present itself. The main point of the scholarly article is to examine statistics regarding bullying in the age of the Internet, using key word such as bully/victims, media, and retaliation. I will use this source in my essay to define what cyber bullying is, and familiarize the reader with various terms, before I discuss the causes and effects of such behaviour.

Bullying has a negative physical impact but also a mental impact. Bolivar states the effects that bullying has on adolescent’s victim. “The results of this study found that there is a connection between bullying, socioeconomic status, gender, and adolescent mental health” This digs deeper into the social status and about the role of gender in situation of bullying. “The study indicates that adolescents that fear being attacked by their peers and/or peers threatening to hurt them, increases the chances of them feeling nervous, hopeless, restless, depressed, everything is an effort, and/or worthless.”. This makes us think of the correlation between your status and your gender. The article also goes into depth about how adolescents who have

There are many ways that a person can cyber bully, from threatening texts or emails, to malicious and scandalous rumors posted on media pages or a person pretending to be the victim in order to damage their reputation. As the current generation is exposed to the increase in technology and adult content through the media sexual pictures they have sent can also be used as a cyber bullying tactics, persuading the victim with kindness and interest, then sending it to the public. The victims of these crimes experiences detrimental

Internet usage in children and adolescents has been increasing in a steadily fashion in the past number of years and with the increase in internet usage, a new form of bullying has developed – Cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person,” (Merriam-Webster, 2012). This form of bullying can come through various mediums including but not limited to text messages, emails, videos, and social networking sites. There is an overwhelming amount of information that defines cyber bullying, identifies the demographics of bullies and victims of cyber bullying, and identifies the outcomes of cyber bullying on victims. More focus needs to be placed on who the perpetrators

For such a long time, physical bullying has been the largest problem schools and parents had to face with their children, but now another form of bullying has arisen; cyber bullying. In society today, teens are drawn cell phones, laptops, and other technological advancements. Social media is a way for many teens and adolescents to interact with one another and share countless happenings of their personal lives. Cyber bullying occurs when individuals use the internet to send or comment cruel and unnecessary messages to another. In its various forms cyber bullying includes, indirect and direct harassment, posting inappropriate pictures, impersonating another being, or just being plain cruel. Although anyone can become a victim of cyber bullying, improper use of the internet can further induce harassment, due to the adolescents desire to use modern day technologies. The harassers could be classmates, online “friends’’, or anonymous users. One barrier that is difficult to overcome is determining who is responsible for the attacks online, because many bullies hide behind fake usernames or profiles to protect their real identity, which is commonly known as “hiding behind a screen”. (Bonanno 2013). The motives for a cyber-bully are never clear, some might say