Agatston, Kowalski, and Limber, Cyber Bullying

== Abstract ==
Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age is a book written by Robin Kowalski, Susan Limber, and Patricia Agatston. In the book, the authors analyzed the different forms of cyber bullying that individuals encounter and how they are affected by it. The difference between cyber bullying and traditional bullying are compared, while analyzing the different individuals who are affected by the issue. The two main technology that are addressed that are used to cyber bully individuals are the computer and the cellular phone.
== Key Concepts ==
Cyber bullying, also known as electronic bullying and online social cruelty is defined as "bullying through e-mail, instant messaging (IM), in a chat room, on a Web site, or through digital messages or images sent to a cellular phone." Not only are the victims of of cyber bullying are affected, but individuals who interact with the victim (parents, teachers, and other peers) face many challenges as well. Caregivers are constantly giving their children access to technological devices to help get them through their daily activities. Many of the parents didn't grow up with cell phones and computers, so they are unaware on how these technology can be used to hurt the people around them. Studies have shown that the prevalence of technology used by adolescents has substantially increased between 2000 and 2005. By 2005. 79% of Americans spent about 13.3 hours a week on the computer. Out of all the individuals who were surveyed, 97% of those were adolescents between the ages of 12 to 18 years. More importantly, there was a huge increase of kids and adolescents spending time on social networking sites. Children between the ages of 13 to 17 who own social media accounts have been greatly targeted and attacked by online users due to an increase of communication with different people through the computer or phone.
== Examples ==
Since cyber bullying is the idea of belittling individuals through technology, many of the characteristics overlap with a traditional bully. Both the cyber bully and a traditional bully's overall goal is to negatively exploit and humiliate the individual. Reasons as to why individuals engage in cyber bullying would be to seek revenge, show their power, and do it for entertainment purposes.
Some examples of cyber bullying would be name calling, tormenting an individual, cyber stalking, and engaging in behaviors that make the victim feel worthless. In extreme cases, a cyber bully can humiliate an individual by creating websites dedicated to shatter the individual's self esteem through items such as images and videos.
An actual example of cyber bullying would be putting up an embarrassing picture of someone on the Internet for the sake of degrading him or her, and then people team up and bash on the person through emails and instant messages.
== Future Readings ==
* From the School Yard to Cyber Space: A Pilot Study of Bullying Behaviors Among Middle School Students
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1032363.pdf
This is a research conducted by three professors that observes the relationship between traditional bullying and cyber bullying, as well as the prevalence rate of technology usage used by students in grades 5-8.
* Cyber Bullying and Physical Bullying in Adolescent Suicide: The Role of Violent Behavior and Substance Use
http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=9178d6fb-5846-4c5a-a001-a1ff6c3305fb%40sessionmgr4002&vid=1&hid=4207
This is a research that analyzes how violent acts, substance abuse, and unsafe sex behaviors are due to being a victim in either traditional and cyber bullying.
* Teens Read Mean Tweets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkKEYsizz6Y
This is a video of teens reading real tweets that were sent by anonymous people. The different tweets that the adolescents receive are examples of a cyber bullying victim would encounter.
* THE CYBER BULLYING VIRUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PZ_Bh-M6o
This video shows how cyber bullying can be spread like a plague, and how individuals are seen as destructive weapons towards the victim.
* #NotAnonymous Social Media Bullying Campaign
This video shows how cyber bullying is a crime. Even though individuals are able to say whatever he or she wants because they're seen as "anonymous," their hurtful actions can turn into criminal acts if it ends up taking away the individual's life.
== Keywords ==
Harassment, Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Campbell, "Cyber Bullying: An Old Problem in a New Guise?", Agaston, "Students' Perspectives on Cyber Bullying"
== Citations ==
Kowalski, Robin M.; Limber, Susan P.; Agatston, Patricia W.. Cyber Bullying : Bullying in the Digital Age. Hoboken: Wiley, 2008. Ebook Library. Web. 09 May. 2015.
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