Cyber Bullying: The New Moral Frontier

Cyber bullying has become more prevalent through the use of e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems. It brings with it unique challenges. Cyber Bullying provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of this epidemic, providing educators, parents, psychologists and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying.

• Provides an empirically-based resource with up-to-date information about the nature and prevalence of cyber bullying through the use of email, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems
• Examines the role of anonymity in electronic bullying
• Includes feedback from focus groups and individual interviews with students and parents
• Offers a handy reference with practical strategies for educators, parents, psychologists and policy makers about prevention and intervention of cyber bullying

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–15):
Chapter 2 Children's Experiences with Traditional Forms of Bullying (pages 17–40):
Chapter 3 What is Cyber Bullying? (pages 41–66):
Chapter 4 Current Research on Cyber Bullying (pages 67–88):
Chapter 5 What Parents Can Do (pages 89–121):
Chapter 6 What Educators Can Do (pages 123–152):
Chapter 7 Laws and Policies (pages 153–180):
Chapter 8 Conclusion (pages 181–190):