Truths And Myths Of Cyberbullying

Day after day cyber bullying has increased rapidly internationally which causes a repugnant effect on young generations; most preferably teenagers. Cyber bullying is said to have a stronger effect than physical pain. In this generation cyber bullying is spread throughout social network, text, chat box, etc. I once had a friend who was acknowledged cyber bullying, one of her dear close friend rapidly became envious of her and in response she hacked her Facebook account and wrote negatives things about her, also posted Photoshop picture of her. People were quick to writing responses to it to the comments, her parents soon found out and with extreme agitation they had grounded her. This whole situation was so very humiliating for her, my friend

Churchill, the authors’ use of supportive examples is presented as much like a persuasive argument using pathos of specific incidents to describe how people are victimized by cyber-bullying. The consequences of cyber bullying could cause “acute anxiety” to “self- harm” or even to “suicides”. Talking about many myths; one of few myth thing that can be controlled, second reification of technologies as a thing or technology, third filters and bans will reduce cyber bullying and the last zero tolerance will control kids and reduce cyber bullying. Children leaving their electronic devices in open spaces of the cyber world and expecting them to respect narrowly defined school rules. This is universal problem spreading itself across cultures and countries worldwide. The media storms cyber bullying becomes a signpost to complexity that is beggared by common responses to its tidy accommodation under a deceptively simple and singular term. P. 1. Truths and myths of cyber bullying invited its readers to look beyond surface appearances and easy generalization and to consider what is often overlooked, glossed, or rendered invisible within everyday discourse about cyber bullying. (P 1). saying mean or hurtful things to another person , stealing passwords and impersonating or pretending to be some other person online, threatening another person , subjecting another person to vulgar or sexual suggestions or to sexually explicit image, hurtful names, impugning another person’s sexual preference , telling lies or spreading rumors about another person. Cyber bullying is complex they cannot be simplified to focus solely on the behaviors that interest and interlock to result in such behavior. This book is interesting and challenging work begin developed internationally by educators, academic researchers, legal practitioners, and child safety networking organizations to address the complexity if issues