The Impact of Social Media in Bullying

By: Samantha Kaufman

CCII Spring 2015Potential Issues

Presentation

What is the issue and why is it relevant/worth exploring?

My issue discusses how social media is an aide to bullying and cyber bullying.

Cyberbullying is a topic that has just recently become very popular and it shows how social media can be deviant

It shows how easily children can be swept into becoming bullies and how teen depression is on the rise

Defending My TopicMy topic is a personal, social, and unmoral

It shows how easy it is for someone to hide behind a computer screen

Youth safety

Differences between gender in bullying

Teen depression is rising

Potential QuestionsHow can I prevent my child from becoming a victim of cyberbullying?

How can I prevent my child from becoming the perpetrator?

Am I supposed to monitor my children on social media or respect their privacy?

What is the best way to help someone who is being bullied?

Is there a way cyber bullying can be stopped?

Three SourcesHinduja, Sameer, and Justin Patchin. "Social Influences On Cyberbullying Behaviors Among Middle And High School Students." Journal Of Youth & Adolescence 42.5 (2013): 711-722. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.

Arntfield, Michael. "Toward A Cybervictimology: Cyberbullying, Routine Activities Theory, And The Anti-Sociality Of Social Media." Canadian Journal Of Communication 40.3 (2015): 371-388. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Feb. 2016

Gámez-Guadix, Manuel, Gianluca Gini, and Esther Calvete. "Stability Of Cyberbullying Victimization Among Adolescents: Prevalence And Association With Bully–Victim Status And Psychosocial Adjustment." Computers In Human Behavior 53.(2015): 140-148. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.

Research AvailableEBSCOhost Research Database (On rowan.edu/library under research guides and composition II)

Scientific and Academic Journals (On rowan.edu/library under research guides and composition II)

ProQuest Central (On rowan.edu/library under research guides and composition II)

Scholarly Research (on google.com)

Current laws and acts created

Current Challenges Children do not understand the effects of social media and how what you say stays online forever

Social media is becoming more advanced

People are able to post anything anonymously or create fake profiles

Students and teachers do not know how to properly handle a situation about bullying and cyber bullying