Cyber-exploitation in Family Life
Keywords:
cyberbullying, violence, communication, new media, familyAbstract
Violence is a human activity and has always been present in mutual human relations. Or in other words, it is present in communication between humans. And as communication has always facilitated human civilization development, at the same time it gave people an opportunity to be aggressive and violent to one another and thus impeded the above mentioned human development. Violence, identified by many with aggression, is an imperfect form of communication, because it is not realized on the level of subjects that are equal to one another. The means (mediums) used by the sender and the recipient in the communication process are important. It also applies to violence in human relations. In the span human history the means have changed, staring with verbal, non verbal through physical to the latest information and communication technologies. Due to the mass character of these technologies, it can be referred to as virtual mass violence (online), described as cyberbullying. This presentation concentrates upon the subject of violence brought about the new media, that is the Internet and mobile telephones.
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