Abstract:
Cyber Bullying has become a social problem, which not only attracts the interest
of the community and the media, but for many countries is now recognized as
a crime; a criminal offense punishable by law. One of the most concerned issues is
the online aggression experienced by students which is one of the features of cyber
bullying. Exponential growth of Internet usage has further expanded the concept
of an information age with dramatic change in every aspect our daily lives. Cyber
bullying is defined as using electronic communication to torment others through
devices such as Internet, e-mail, text messages or even social networking sites. The
cyber stalker can, trace, track and find out personal details of the target, including
address, phone number, and details of the target’s family. Most people do not
recognize the symptoms of stalking and the techniques a stalker employs to target
them. The purpose of this paper was to give a brief overview of current knowledge
in the literature about cyber bullying as one of the typologies of bullying. After a brief
introduction and description of the phenomenon, different classifications of cyber
bullying were analyzed, in particular in accordance with the goals of their behavior
and the kind of relationship with the victim. Alternative tactics for preventing this
phenomenon in the field of education were discussed in this study.
