Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying

by McQuade, Samuel C., III, Ph.D.; Gentry, Sarah E.; Fisk, Nathan W.; Rogers, Marcus K., Ph.d.

• ISBN13: 9781604136951
• ISBN10: 1604136952
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

A cyberbully uses the internet or mobile computing devices to embarrass, intimidate, or harm another person. Cyberstalkers use technology to harass someone, violate their privacy, and sometimes make violent or sexual threats. Today, technology enables bullies and stalkers, once confined to the physical world, to reach their victims almost anywhere at almost anytime. Teenagers are often the targets of bullying and stalking, and in many cases the perpetrators are teens as well. Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying helps teens understand these issues and gives them the information they need to stay safe online.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction: Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying Defined	p. 11
Why Are People Mean to Each Other Online?	p. 24
Who Bullies and Stalks People Online?	p. 36
How People Bully or Stalk Online	p. 47
Technologies of Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying	p. 57
What Is It Like to Be Bullied or Stalked Online?	p. 73
What Authorities Are Doing to Stop Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying	p. 85
Avoiding and Preventing Online Abuse	p. 101
Chronology	p. 115
Endnotes	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 123
Further Resources	p. 126
Index	p. 131
About the Authors	p. 136
About the Consulting Editor	p. 138
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Excerpts

In the past, teens bullied each other in neighborhoods or on school grounds. Now, they can use the Internet to intimidate others, which is not as easily detected or investigated by parents or other adults. Cyberstalking, another form of harassment, occurs when people use the Internet and mobile devices to send or post messages of a threatening or sexual nature. Taken together, these forms of online abuse and crime comprise extremely challenging problems for society.
Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying helps teens understand these issues, giving them information to protect themselves and ensuring they avoid bullying or stalking others online. Examinations of real-life cases will introduce teens to 13-year-old Megan Meier, who was driven to suicide as a result of cyberbullying from a classmate's mother posing online as a teenage boy, and the arrest of a man charged with stalking movie star Uma Thurman both online and in person. These true examples, coupled with smart text, will give teens the knowledge they need to avoid being a victim or a perpetrator.
Chapters and topics include:
Who bullies and stalks people online
How bullies and stalkers operate
The consequences of bullying and stalking
Efforts to fight online bullying and stalking
Precautions and warning signs.