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Cyberbullying: The Bad and the Ugly Side of Information Age

Cyberbullying: The Bad and the Ugly Side of Information Age
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Author(s): Osman Tolga Arıcak (Fatih University, Turkey), Taşkın Tanrıkulu (Fatih University, Turkey), Sinem Siyahhan (Arizona State University, USA)and Hüseyin Kınay (Fatih University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 17
Source title: Cyber Behavior: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5942-1.ch011

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Abstract

Twenty years ago, who would have thought that children as young as twelve would own a cell phone, or people would check their e-mails and Facebook several times in a given day? Things have changed a lot over the last several years. The information and communication technologies made access to information easier and allowed people to communicate with long-distant family and friends instantly. Despite these positive changes, the advances in information and communication technologies also introduced problems that are unique to information age. In this paper, the authors review one of these problems, namely cyberbullying, which affects school age children. Many studies reported significant number of children late elementary through high school experiencing cyberbullying—the use of electronic means to harass others—through cell phones and the Internet. The authors discuss the nature of cyberbullying and why it became a problem among youth. They conclude this chapter with suggestions for parents and future research.

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