Sociology Cyberbullying

The concept of bullying in the school system has been linked to many homicides and

The world today is on a platform of heightened technological stimulus, that unfortunately have incredibly negative affects on people’s lives especially throughout the bullying culture that has sprouted from this stimulus. Bullying has rapidly increased since the introduction of multimedia cell phones in the 90’s. Cyberbullying is the current problem and an issue that will continue to be current until we as a society stop it. There is a distinction between traditional bullying and cyberbullying and its effects are different as well. Cyberbullying has its own societal norms and its own exclusive factions. Exclusive groups that support and encourage bullying behavior, because it’s seen as a norm. Digital harassment has evolved alongside technology, to the point that the issue is uncontrollable and extremely accessible; the web has created anonymous identities to those who harass now have become untraceable. Bullying is influenced by internal emotions, social factors, and the accessibility of other’s information. Although, cyberbullying is extremely prevalent there is no federal law for cyberbullying. There should be change to societal standards and harassing should be seen as a severe issue, not simply general school behavior.

In recent years, bullying has gained attention due to school shootings and the increased awareness of mental illnesses. It has led people wanting to know why people become bullies and why others become victims of bullying. To answer those questions, it is important to look at bullying from a sociological perspective.It shows what behavioral patterns and norms occur between individuals and their society that leads to bullying.

Has Cyberbullying become a new form of bullying? Cyberbullying has become a trend among adolescents today. According to Charlene C. Gianna and Margaret Sagarese from the article “The Newest Breed of Bully, The Cyberbully.” from Our Children, one in 17 children have been threatened online. Since cyberbullying is a new thing to officials, they are still sorting out legal technicalities.

As cyberbullying has become a major social concern for school administrators, students, parents, it becomes increasingly important for them to understand the different perspectives people have on cyberbullying in order to be able to offer and work out solutions. Two sociological perspectives, the conflict and functionalist perspectives, can provide crucial insight on the victim and the bully, two important sides of the problem of cyberbullying.

Creating Connections by Cultural, Social Roles, Social Inequalities and Impact of Social Change on bullying. The relationship between the cultural beliefs and biases identified the social map is the fact that some American’s tend to believe that bullying is an only school age child’s problem; Another cultural belief and bias identified on the map helped me better understand the social issues as far as some people believe that base on another person size, but in different cases the victim is chosen because of social or racial difference. According to an article, I read on msue.anr.msu.edu studies suggests, ” It is important to step back and examine the issues through a broader lens that allows us to understand what’s contributing to bullying and other hurtful behaviors.”

In this wonderful and at times, overwhelming age of technology, in which any person can send and receive information instantaneously and anonymously, cyber-bullying is rapidly emerging as one of the top problems facing today's youth. Cyber bullying is described by the National Conference of State Legislators as being "the willful and repeated use of cell phones, computers, and other electronic computer devices to harass and threaten others." Recent, highly publicized cases of cyber-bullying such as the stories of Tyler Clemente and Audrie Pott are only the tip of the iceberg in what is rapidly becoming an epidemic of cyber-bullying in America. At this moment, forty nine of fifty states have some type of anti-bullying laws in place, with eighteen

Every year there are more than six-thousand people in America that are being cyberbullied. Cyberbullying is when one person, electronically communicates with another person, but in a harsh way.

The topic is in regards of the conundrum of bullying and how it affects individuals and its causes. Bullying and media is applicable to all fields of social sciences because it involves the heredity traits of aggressive genes that could lead to bullying in which relates to Anthropology, the mental state of the bully and victim in which relates to Psychology, and how bullies and victims are confronted in society in which is Sociology.

On a study of top ten reasons why teenagers in America commit suicide, cyber bullying ranks number two. Millions of lives, which are so full of youth, are stolen away every hour due to the callous harassment and humiliation towards them on social media. Cyber bullying should be deleted because cyber bullying installs low self esteem, anxiety, and the desperate need for an escape from these attacks in teenagers.

Cyberbullying is worse than physical bullying because the bully can remain anonymous and those being bullied have no safe haven. Bullying through the internet means the the bully can remain unknown. Because students are too nonchalant about their usernames and passwords, the bully could easily hack into another student’s account and take on their identity (Scott Meech, computer teacher) . Therefore, the bully would be untouchable and could remain a complete mystery. Due to the accessibility of the internet, a student could be bullied by anyone, anywhere and at any time of the day. This means that student is no longer safe from bullying by just going home. In fact, a 2006 survey revealed that

Everyone has the power of photography and social media. They are like drugs and we need to stop the harmful side effects. According to Dictionary.com, “cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.” This is cyberbullying and millions of kids around the world are dealing with this daily. Cyberbullying can be caused by many ways and we all need to come together to eliminate the harmful side effects once and for all. Cyberbullying is a nationwide epidemic and it can affect people of all ages, so people have to stand and put an end to it today.

Did you know that over 43% of kids have admitted that they’ve been bullied online? Even more admitted that they have witnessed it. Cyber bullying is a big issue in America, and it needs to be stopped. There are many problems related to cyber bullying that can last a lifetime, if not taken care of. These affect schoolwork, friendships, relationships, and attitude. America needs to stop this, so we can provide a better future for our teens.

The most important step in research that I felt I needed to use for this paper is working with existing information. I felt it was necessary for this decision simply because the information was presented by a lady by the name of Barbara Coloroso. She has actually researched the topic of bullying in school yards and bullying in the general sense. Being a parent herself, she actually discussed some key points that can very easily become agents of

Thesis: Bullying in its many forms affects all people no matter age, gender, and class, but the effects can be very dangerous and very hurtful.