YOUTHS COMMUNITIES AND CYBER BULLYING

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Subject Area:Sociology

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Literature Review 3 4. Methodology 5 5. Results 6 6. Conclusion 7 7. References 9 1. Among the studied population, it was established that cyber bullying did not exclude any age limit. Both youths and the older population were targets of online harassments, only that the aging population was shielded from the embarrassment because they rarely access the online sites. On the other hand, the researcher stated that youths were the most affected group of cyber bulling because they could interact daily with their attackers, and they are also active members of the online groups which do turn against them (Tokunaga 2010: p. As a measure to curb cyber bullying, the researcher proposed that victims should make early reports of suspected bullying so that online sanctions can be imposed against the abusive contents.

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Another research was conducted by (Kiriakidis and Kavoura 2010: p. Similar to the results of previous researchers, Wesley found that youths remained vulnerable to cyber bullying because they were directly engaged in active use of social sites. Furthermore, youths could regularly interact in school, sports and entertainments joints thus making them more prone to cyber bullying than the aging population. Methodology In this study, the researcher utilized the technique of qualitative research design. More specifically, the strategy of interviewing was preferred because it provided an opportunity for the researcher to directly interact with the participants. Relevant questions were technically structured in the order of their difficulty. Therefore, it would be easier to implement the suggestions obtained from this study because already, the researcher is informed about the precautionary measures that can be formulated against the perpetrators.

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Results From the interviews it can be observed that two of the participants were aged above 40 years, that is, 43 and 46 while the other two were ages 23 and 22. This is a good indication that the results obtained from this study would be inclusive because it is a representation of diverse age groups of the target population. It was also observed that the participants from the old population had children, thus bringing the aspect of parenthood in this study. It is also apparent that, these two people belonged to a different community as the other young respondents who did not have children. The respondent argued that most of the perpetrators are hurt individuals who are looking for solace by inflicting their anger on other people’s lives.

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It was also discussed that cyber bullying has far reaching consequences such as suicide because some victims cannot withstand the harassments. The aspect of cyber bullying was also viewed as an endless chain because the bully might have also been bullied before. The respondent did not give a cause of action to remedy the increasing instances of cyber bullying. The other respondent aged 22 also stated that cyber bullying occurs majorly on the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. P. and Kavoura, A. Cyberbullying: A review of the literature on harassment through the internet and other electronic means. Family & community health, 33(2), pp. Lewis, S. Ongoing and online: Children and youth's perceptions of cyber bullying. Children and Youth Services Review, 31(12), pp.

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Slonje, R. and Smith, P. K. Tokunaga, R. S. Following you home from school: A critical review and synthesis of research on cyber bullying victimization. Computers in human behavior, 26(3), pp.

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