WGS355H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cyberbullying, Technophobia, Technophilia

• School: UTM
• Department: Women and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS355H5
• Professor: Victoria Tahmasebi- Birgani

Document Summary

Cyberbullying or cyber stalking: how people manage, did they take help, gender element, and gender nature of cyberbullying. Different kinds of cyberbullying in terms of legal discourse around the phenomena. Most prominent violence against women, younger (girls), lgbtq community online, most marginal and vulnerable social groups out there. Cyberbullying survey: eye opening, 1 in 5 canadian students reported having being bullied in the previous three months in the research, another study by university of alberta in that study of students were victims of cyberbullying. Harassment through the use of information and communication technology which takes different forms, posting false information causing harm to that person, targeting, singling someone out, inviting others to attack and make fun of her. Identity theft: pretending to be someone else to make it look like that other person said things, aren"t true about that person.