scholarly journals Perceptions and Challenges Regarding Cyberbullying during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Educatia 21 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 158-167
Author(s):  
Cristina Ispas ◽  
◽  
Ana-Maria Eugenia Ispas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Effective Action ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Way

The increased use of the Internet and digital communication platforms has facilitated the emergence and development of the phenomenon known in the literature as cyberbullying. This research aims to examine the perception of the interviewees about the phenomenon of cyberbullying in the period marked by the Covid 19 pandemic. In this research the method of sociological survey based on questionnaire was used. The research was attended by 541 people, mostly young people (83.5% of the interviewees are under 30 years old). The findings showed that the interviewees know to a large extent the phenomenon of cyberbullying; respondents believe that this phenomenon spread during the Covid 19 pandemic; half of those surveyed witnessed the phenomenon of cyberbullying, while 44.7% say they know people who have been victims of cyberbullying. The present study analyzes the way in which the interviewees position themselves in relation to different acts specific to cyberbullying. The study also highlights the opinions of the interviewees on effective action strategies to combat cyberbullying.

Is Technology Changing the Way We Communicate?

2011 ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adams B. Bodomo
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Way

In this and the next chapter, I will discuss to what extent technology is changing the way we speak, read, and write. The present chapter takes the form of a debate or discussion where we look at different positions on the issue. This issue is taken up early on in the book because its consequences come up again and again throughout the book, as it is one of the main themes of the book. In chapter three I do a particular study of reader preferences vis-à-vis electronic and e-books and their traditional hard copy counterparts. The chapter is structured as follows. In the first part, I outline and define more clearly the aims, objectives and theoretical positions that constitute the discussion in the chapter. Following this I then take up the question whether there is a causal relation between new forms of language and new technologies, and discusses whether the internet in particular and other ICT tools are changing forms and uses of language. After that I then provide a list of the most frequent shortenings as an example of the new forms of linguistic expressions that emerge through the use of the internet, championed mostly by young people. The chapter concludes with a summary of the issues discussed in it.

Wykorzystywanie Internetu przez dzieci i młodzież – pozytywne i praktyczne aspekty oraz zagrożenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 193-203
Author(s):  
Ewa Kłak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Constant Attention ◽  
Mobile Access ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
A Current

The Internet is a tool that enables knowledge and information to spread rapidly, which has a huge impact on the development of person and society. It has a particularly significant impact on the young generation that eagerly use its benefits for the entertainment, communication and information purposes. A mobile phone plays an increasing role here, as it enables continuous, mobile access to the network. However, the effects of using the Internet in everyday life can be positive (e.g. learning) but also negative (e.g. addictions). Research shows that the time spent by young people online is constantly increasing. This causes concern among parents and carers. The use of the Internet by children and adolescents is a current and important topic, that requires constant attention and continuation of research, as well as education of users, parents and teachers on the proper use of the Internet.

The EU's Use of the Internet

2011 ◽  
pp. 774-783
Author(s):  
J. Shahin
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Internet ◽  
European Level ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Eu ◽  
The Way

The European Union (EU) has been one of the leading lights concerning Internet use in dealing with other public administrations and citizens. This article will argue that e-government has meant that the European Commission has been able to promote a virtual arena for pan-European activity, which has promoted action at the national and local levels in the EU. In the first instance, this article will deal with how the European Commission uses the Internet to attempt to improve its own relationship with both national public administrations and citizens in terms of the European policy-making process. Although the Internet is perceived as aiding public administrations in information and service provision, which helps to deliver better governance from an institutional governance perspective, a focus on this would only tell one half of the story. Increasing democratic participation and regaining trust in the political system at large is also an important issue for public bodies such as the European Commission to address, and this is not merely a technical process. These technical (efficiency, etc.) and democratic stages are two key parts in the process of developing an information and communication technology (ICT)-based governance agenda in the EU. In order to outline the process, this article deals with four different aspects of the European Commission’s e-policies. It makes reference to the following: 1. The Commission’s information provision, through the EU’s Europa (II) Web server; 2. The way in which the Commission has tried to interact with citizens, using interactive policy making (IPM); 3. The e Commission initiative; and 4. The way in which the Commission links member-state public administrations together, through the IDA(BC) programme. This article reveals the increasing coherence of the European Commission’s approach to using the Internet in institutional affairs. Although the Commission’s approach to using the Internet for governance was initially unstable and ad hoc, by the turn of the century, all efforts had converged around the political issues of institutional reform and better governance. This has been further enhanced by the application of the open method of coordination as one of the tools of EU governance, which has enabled the Commission to take a more informal role in implementing e-government strategies at the pan-European level. This article does not attempt to define e-government at the European level nor does it go into policy areas concerning e-government (such as research, socioeconomic inclusion, improving competitiveness, or specific e-government policy developed by the European Commission), but will contribute to a greater understanding of how the EU itself has used the Internet to promote an e-government agenda that is affecting all public administrations.

scholarly journals Introduction: phonetics in phonology

Phonology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Gussenhoven ◽  
René Kager
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Lexical Representations ◽  
The People ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Surface Representations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Way

If there is such a person as the average phonologist, he might have a conception of the relation between phonetics and phonology that comes close to the relation between social perceptions of crimes and a Code of Criminal Law. The Code's definition of various types of crimes and the penalty each type carries ultimately reflect, to put it crudely, the feelings of the people. Also, the Code's development will reflect social change. Criminal codes will typically incorporate the changing perceptions of the general public, and will now begin to include articles devoted to the use of the Internet, for instance. But at the end of the day, what counts in a law suit is what is in the Criminal Code, not the feelings of the people. So it is with phonology. It is easy to show that lexical forms are frequently related to functional (ergonomic) considerations, and that the way the grammar processes them into surface representations will amount to a reasonable articulatory task for the speaker, while equally the acoustic result will enable the listener to recognise these forms with reasonable ease. However, ultimately we say things the way we do because our lexical representations are the way they are, and our phonological grammar is the way it is.

THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND FAMILY IN ONLINE PARTICIPATION OF TEENAGERS AT SOCIAL RISK

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Eglė Gerulaitienė ◽  
Jolita Šidagytė
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Young People ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Online Participation ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Satisfaction Of Needs ◽  
Mass Information

Internet is a mean of mass information and fulfills the traditional functions of a public space without doubts. Participation in the virtual space is defined as a problematic use of the Internet process which damages the disadvantaged young person's personality, which is already characterized by a lack of social skills, communication, feelings of expression issues. The majority of young people are attracted by internet space, by its anonymity and availability. The aim of the research is to analyze the influence of gender and family aspects in online participation of teenagers at social risk. The research showed that the internet provides the great and additional opportunities to teenagers at social risk, something they don’t get in their families. Children living with grandparents or with only one parent are more active users of Internet social networks in comparison with other children. They seldom recognize the Internet dangers and more quickly become emotionally dependent on the Internet. The adults’ control or its absence determines the expression and frequency of online participation of teenagers at social risk. The girls more frequently recognize the dangers of virtual space than the boys do; but the girls use to publish more information about themselves. The research results show that the participation of teenagers at social risk in social networks is unconscious. Young people are not able to “filter” and select proper information, usually equate the virtual world with reality. Online participation of teenagers is reasoned by satisfaction of needs, parents’ inattention and search for new acquaintances.

scholarly journals Self-Destructive Online Content: Features of Attitude and Response of Adolescents and Youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-91
Author(s):  
G.U. Soldatova ◽  
S.N. Ilyukhina
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Content ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Psychological Assistance

The paper examines the most common types of self-destructive online behavior of adolescents and young people (self-harm, suicide, and eating disorders), which are reflected on the Internet in the form of self-destructive content. We present the results of the empirical study on the perception of and reactions to self-destructive content and content about psychological assistance by 15—17-year-old adolescents and 18—25-year-old youths. The yielded data confirms that adolescents and young people are active consumers of self-destructive online content. Based on the analysis of the role of gender, age differences, and differences in the use of the Internet in responding to the aforementioned types of self-destructive content, we marked out a risk group, represented by adolescents and young people who show increased attention to self-destructive online content, as well as those who use the Internet more intensively and are more often subjected to various types of violence in real life. We emphasize the importance of developing effective online prevention measures for self-destructive behavior in adolescents and young people, nurturing a digital culture of online behavior, and raising digital competence, allowing for the creation of a safe and comfortable online space.

scholarly journals Analysis of Opportunities & Challenges for Growth of E-commerce in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Author(s):  
Monojit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
The Core ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Way

E-commerce is a trading or facilitation of trading in products or services using computer networks, such as Internet. E-Commerce is one of the biggest forms of doing E-business, that has happened to the Indian cashless economy in recent years. This has created a new flavor of doing business, which has a huge potential and is fundamentally changing the way businesses are done. This provides advantage for both buyers as well as sellers at the core of its phenomenal rise. The economic reforms of India that were amended in 1991, has resulted in opening of the economy with a view to integrate itself with the worldwide economy. As a result, in last few years we have witnessed a technological revolution accompanied by the widespread use of the Internet, web technologies and their applications. As a symbol of globalization, E-commerce represents the cutting edge of success in this digital age and it has changed and is still changing the way business is conducted around the world

scholarly journals THREATS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXCESSIVE USE OF THE INTERNET BY YOUNG PEOPLE. AN ATTEMPT TO DEFINE THE PHENOMENON AND A RESEARCH REPORT

Probacja ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 74-94
Author(s):  
Łukasz Kwadrans ◽  
Ivan Rác
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Early Response ◽  
Research Report ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The Law ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The text is an analysis of the phenomenon of netoholism based on foreign literature, especially Czech and Slovak literature, as well as own research. The authors point out problems aff ecting young people and challenges in the field of prevention, probation, and early response to Internet addiction. It becomes a challenge both for changes in the law, prevention, diagnosis, or reaction of assistance services, to the implementation of the educational function of the school. The authors propose inclusion in preventive programs regarding other addictions, most often from alcohol and drugs, also activities related to the prevention of netoholism. Own research confi rms disturbing conclusions from the analysed works, reports and publications of other authors. This is only a description and diagnosis of the problem, which may lead to further research, studies, analyses, as well as seeking its solutions or formulating recommendations. The text certainly allowed to defi ne basic concepts, and through the presentation of research results it will inspire to take intervention measures in the context of the practice of applying the law, as well as its possible changes in the areas allowing prevention, diagnosis and treatment as well as proper public response to this type of addiction.

scholarly journals INTERNET, CIBERSEXO Y CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL: ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR EN ADOLESCENTES

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 507
Author(s):  
Jesús Castro Calvo ◽  
Rafael Ballester Arnal ◽  
Maria Dolores Gil Llario ◽  
Vicente Morell Mengual ◽  
Pedro Salmerón Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Internet Abuse ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Deep Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract:The widespread use of the Internet has facilitated that young people become sexually active on the Internet. Some studies suggest that alcohol consumption or abuse of Internet are factors that influence the practice of cybersex. For this reason, we propose this work in order to explore the relationship between these variables and cybersex. Taking a sample of 127 students 14 years old, we have found that there is a deep relationship between Internet abuse, cybersex, and different aspects of alcohol consumption. From these results, we discuss important implications for the nosological status and general knowledge of Internet sex.Keywords: Cybersex, Internet addiction, Alcohol, teenagersResumen:El uso generalizado de Internet ha facilitado que cada vez sean más los jóvenes que inician su actividad sexual en Internet. Algunos estudios apuntan que el consumo de alcohol o el abuso de Internet son factores que influyen en la práctica del cibersexo, por lo que planteamos este trabajo con el objetivo de explorar la relación entre cibersexo y las variables mencionadas. Tomando una muestra de 127 estudiantes de 14 años, se constata que efectivamente existe una profunda relación entre consumo abusivo de Internet y cibersexo, y que éstas a su vez se relacionan con distintos  aspectos del consumo de alcohol. De estos resultados se derivan importantes implicaciones para el estatus nosológico y el conocimiento general del sexo en Internet.Palabras clave: Cibersexo, adicción a Internet, alcohol, Adolescentes

Accessing Global Information

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Benina Gould ◽  
Yayah Khisbiyah ◽  
Jeffrey B. Gould
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Global Information ◽  
Pluralistic Society ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Internet use, an important portal for globalization, has grown dramatically in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. Little is known about students’ use of the Internet to obtain information about current Islamic and non-Islamic issues. Sixty-one students ‒ ages fifteen to nineteen from three pesantrens, three madrasahs, and one secular high school in Solo, Indonesia ‒ were surveyed and classified as expressing conservative (twenty-seven), modernist (twenty-four), and moderate (ten) views. They were asked to recommend three Internet sites and the reasons for their choice. We found that regardless of student outlook the Internet was not a major source of Islamic or non-Islamic news. Fifty-five sites were recommended, indicating there were no universally popular sites. Students tended to favor sites that were in keeping with their views. However, all three types of schools had studentswith modernist, conservative, and moderate views.These findings support Indonesia’s uniqueness as a pluralistic society in the Muslim world. Although we found limited use of the Internet and a lack of uniformly popular sites in 2009, the Internet has the potential to influence young people in the future. It will be important to follow the patterns of use by Indonesian youth in pesantrens and other schools to assess if this pluralism persists or extremists’ sites grow in popularity.

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