Cyber Bullying & School Bullying » online social cruelty http://www.bullyingtalk.com Bullying Facts and Prevention Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:50:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cyberbullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying http://www.bullyingtalk.com/cyberbullying-which-is-sometimes-referred-to-as-online-social-cruelty-or-electronic-bullying/ http://www.bullyingtalk.com/cyberbullying-which-is-sometimes-referred-to-as-online-social-cruelty-or-electronic-bullying/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:26:40 +0000 admin http://www.bullyingtalk.com/?p=94 Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Usually, it is repeated over time. Traditionally, bullying has involved actions such as: hitting or punching (physical bullying), teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying), or intimidation through gestures or social exclusion. In recent years, technology has given children and youth a new means of bullying each other.

Cyberbullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, can involve:

  • Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images
  • Posting sensitive, private information about another person
  • Pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad
  • Intentionally excluding someone from an online group (Willard, 2005)

Children and youth can cyberbully each other through:

  • Emails
  • Instant messaging
  • Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones
  • Web pages
  • Blogs
  • Chat rooms or discussion groups
  • Other information communication technologies

Source: Department of Health & Human Services

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