Discrimination Cyber Mobbing 19 1 Discrimination Unfair treatment

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Discrimination „Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice“ (wordnetweb. princeton. edu/perl/webwn) Characteristics: • difficult conditions of living • economic problems • differentiation between in-group and out-group • loss of power • political conflicts 2

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Cyber Mobbing (Bullying)? Discrimination through the medium of electronic media: Cyber Bullying is verbal harassment that occurs during online activities. (internet, chat rooms, mobiles) (www. isafe. org) • 75% of teenagers are using instant messenger • 57% are using online communities • 25% contact with cyber mobbing ( Quelle: Jim Studie 2008/09, Germany) 4

Different ways of Cyber Mobbing • • Flaming (Beleidigung, Beschimpfung) Harassment (Belästigung) Denigration (Anschwärzen, Gerüchte verbreiten) Impersonation (Auftreten unter falscher Identität) Outing and Trickery (Bloßstellen und Betrügerei) Exclusion (Ausschluss) Cyberstalking (fortwährende Belästigung und Verfolgung) • Cyberthreats (offene Androhung von Gewalt) (Gewalt im Web 2. 0; Grimm, P. /Rhein, S. /Clausen-Muradian, E. ; Hrsg: NLM, 2008) 5

Why do people bully others? • relief: for aggressions • acceptance: it is used to show cool you are • to increase the sense of community: in group-outgroup • to demonstrate power • fear they are afraid of becoming a victim themselves 6

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Harmful Effects • • lower self-esteem increased suicidal ideation cyberbullying back being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed • victim begins to avoid friends and activities • suicide 8

How can we prevent Cyber Mobbing at school? • selfconfidence training • good relation between teachers and students • anonymous reports • peer mediation • school rules • safe use of new media • sensibilisation in work shops (info: www. saferinternet. at ) 9

This spot is part of an EU campain for children and teenagers to be aware of cyber mobbing 10