1. The Impact of Social
Media in Bullying
By: Samantha Kaufman
CCII Spring 2015Potential Issues
Presentation
2. What is the issue and why
is it relevant/worth
exploring?
My issue discusses how social media is an aide to bullying and
cyber bullying.
Cyberbullying is a topic that has just recently become very
popular and it shows how social media can be deviant
It shows how easily children can be swept into becoming bullies
and how teen depression is on the rise
3. Defending My Topic
My topic is a personal, social, and unmoral
It shows how easy it is for someone to hide behind a computer
screen
Youth safety
Differences between gender in bullying
Teen depression is rising
4. Potential Questions
How can I prevent my child from becoming a victim of
cyberbullying?
How can I prevent my child from becoming the perpetrator?
Am I supposed to monitor my children on social media or respect
their privacy?
What is the best way to help someone who is being bullied?
Is there a way cyber bullying can be stopped?
5. Three Sources
Hinduja, Sameer, and Justin Patchin. "Social Influences On Cyberbullying Behaviors Among Middle
And High School Students." Journal Of Youth & Adolescence 42.5 (2013): 711-722. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
Arntfield, Michael. "Toward A Cybervictimology: Cyberbullying, Routine Activities Theory, And The
Anti-Sociality Of Social Media." Canadian Journal Of Communication 40.3 (2015): 371-388. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 16 Feb. 2016
Gámez-Guadix, Manuel, Gianluca Gini, and Esther Calvete. "Stability Of Cyberbullying Victimization
Among Adolescents: Prevalence And Association With Bully–Victim Status And Psychosocial
Adjustment." Computers In Human Behavior 53.(2015): 140-148. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17
Feb. 2016.
6. Research Available
EBSCOhost Research Database (On rowan.edu/library
under research guides and composition II)
Scientific and Academic Journals (On rowan.edu/library
under research guides and composition II)
ProQuest Central (On rowan.edu/library under research
guides and composition II)
Scholarly Research (on google.com)
Current laws and acts created
7. Current Challenges
Children do not understand the effects of social media and how
what you say stays online forever
Social media is becoming more advanced
People are able to post anything anonymously or create fake
profiles
Students and teachers do not know how to properly handle a
situation about bullying and cyber bullying
