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Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying

            Traditional bullying and cyberbullying are very serious issues in the United States, due to the soaring popularity of mobile devices and social networks among teenagers. Traditional bullying can be seen as an "aggressive, intentional act or behavior that is carried out by a group or an individual against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself." (Aphne, 1) This type of bullying is face-to-face and in some cases it can be physical. Cyberbullying is very similar to traditional bullying, but it occurs on the internet. It can happen on any website at any time. It can also happen to people that are alone. Cyberbullying is becoming a bigger situation as time passes as the internet comes into play more and more, and people need to notice and do something about it.
             There are many harmful effects to being cyber-bullied. Some of these effects include thoughts of suicide, depression, and anxiety. Doing poorly in school is another effect of being cyber bullied because there is a huge lack in motivation which causes bad grades, and attendance problems. In many cases if someone is cyber-bullied it also occurs in person, then it is traditional bullying. If bullying is occurring at school or in other public places most people try to avoid going as much as possible which is why many kids drop out and/or don't attend. There are also many long term effects that also come into play when cyberbullying is or was apart of someones life. These effects can include low self esteem and health problems. "More than 80% of teenagers regularly use a cell phone and more then 10-20% are cyber bullied everyday". (stopbullying.gov 1) .
             Cell phones and computers are not the blame for cyberbullying, its the person behind the electronics. The more and more people use their cell phones and internet the more cyberbullying happens only because there are always negative comments being said. There are even some cases in which someone doesn't know they are cyber bullying someone.


Essays Related to Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying

1. The New Era of Cyberbullying

... (i.e., Myspace and Facebook), text messages, e-mails, and many other means. Cyberbullying has become a growing problem in recent years due to the new technological advances in society and children are using these technologies to their fullest extent. In a study by Li (2007), a survey of 177 seventh graders was taken in an urban school and 54 percent of students said that they had been victims of traditional bullying, and one ... in every four admitted to being cyber-bullied. The study showed that 60 percent of the victims of cyberbullying were female, while 52 percent of the actual cybe...

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2. Technology and Cyberbullying

... bad that it drives them to take their own lives to end the pain and suffering and they believe that committing suicide is the only escape. "With respect to bullying, all forms were significantly associated with increases in suicidal ideation among sample respondents. That is, youth who experienced traditional bullying or cyberbullying, as either an offender or a victim, scored higher on our suicidal ideation scale ... than those who had not experienced those two forms of peer aggression. Moreover, it appears that bullying and cyberbullying victimization was a stronger predictor of suici...

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3. The Causes and Effects of Cyberbullying

... purpose of kidnapping, rape, and, sometimes, murder (Siegel & Worrall, 2014). Cyber stalkers are able to keep up with the activities and whereabouts of their victims through social media sites, and, if they get impatient, will sometimes use that information to attempt to carry out their intentions toward their victim. The Impacts of Cyberbullying Psychological Damage. Unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying, in a way, traps the ... victim. They cannot escape the verbal attacks, and their bully can bother them anytime they please (Draa & Sydney, 2009). Since these attacks are not phys...

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4. The Crime of Cyberbullying

... purpose of kidnapping, rape, and, sometimes, murder (Siegel & Worrall, 2014). Cyber stalkers are able to keep up with the activities and whereabouts of their victims through social media sites, and, if they get impatient, will sometimes use that information to attempt to carry out their intentions toward their victim. The Impacts of Cyberbullying Psychological Damage. Unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying, in a way, traps the ... victim. They cannot escape the verbal attacks, and their bully can bother them anytime they please (Draa & Sydney, 2009). Since these attacks are not phys...

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5. Male Students and Bullying

... and causes of bullying are complex, mirroring its broad definition; and its social, psychological, physical and economic consequences while generally suspected and partially studied have been largely unreported and remain unknown. Bullying is a fact of life these days among male adolescents. It is so prevalent everywhere that it may be called a rite of passage. Unofficial estimates made by researchers studying the phenomenon in many different countries and venues (traditional and cyberbullying ... ) all over the world range from 5-43% adolescent involvement as bully or victim depending u...

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6. The Social Crisis of Bullying in Schools

... group for the purpose of humiliation. Cyberbullying Ahlfors (2010) defines cyberbullying as an aggressive, intentional act carried out against a victim by an individual or group of individuals by means of real time methods such as social networks, cell phones, instant messaging or e-mail. This type of bullying goes beyond traditional bullying in that the victim is constantly harassed and can be humiliated for all the world ... the completion of this online program the children had heightened awareness to the different types of bullying. What the researchers were hoping to find out was th...

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7. Bullying in Schools

... how strongly the person feels about what was done to the victim of bullying. Bullying can be a wide range of acts of aggressive behavior to another person, but can be something as simple as two students calling each other names. "A considerable body of research has been conducted on traditional bullying, defined as aggressive behavior or intentional ' 'harm doing'' by one ... person or a group, generally carried out repeatedly and over time, and which involves a power differential." (Hinduja) When a person is bullying somebody else, they want to feel powerful and will pick vic...

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8. Cyberbullying and Youth

"Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online and do not need direct physical access to their victims to do unimaginable harm", said Anna Maria Chavez. The result of combining technology and bullying originates a phenomenon, which is called cyber bullying. Cyber bullying involves sending or posting harmful or cruel text and/ or images using the Internet through any social media. Due to its harassing nature, cyber bullying negatively affects teenagers causing them emotional and psychological issues. Cyber bullying can be even more dangerous than traditional bullying because offender...

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