Cyber Social World Ppt

8/3/2019 Cyber Social World Ppt

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The Cyber Social World

of Todays Youth

Purple People Eaters

(Becky Groth & Melissa Nol)


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In the Beginning

The internet first came into existence in 1969.

The internet was developed as part of a project

by the United States Department of Defense as

a means to communicate that would survive anuclear war (Cooper & Mathy, 2003).


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Today

Chat rooms Instant messaging

Email

Information acquisition Real time gaming

Social networking sites like

FaceBook or MySpace

Dating

Pornography


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Social networking, instant messenger,chat rooms, and internet predators

Teens are being intercepted by pedophiles

The number of men who engage children andadolescents on the internet is statistically on therise

Individuals are able to explore a darker side totheir sexuality in anonymity that might includechild pornography or violent images of sex thatthey would have never initially pursued in real life

The cyber world is an enabler and it creates anideal breeding ground for sexual predators

(Young, 2005).


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Social networking, instant messenger, chat

rooms, and internet predators cont...

Alicia Kozakiewicz, fromPittsburgh, 13 years old

Thought she was talking to avery pretty, red headed girl

about her age. Except that thefriend was really a pedophileand he later kidnapped, rapedand tortured the thirteen yearold girl for four days (Jaffe,

2007). Justin Berry, 13 years old

He was lured into a pedophilessex ring where he was abusedand molested (Eichenwald,

2005)


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Social networking, instant messenger,

chat rooms, and closeness of friendships Reduction hypothesis is based on four assumptions:

a) The internet motivates adolescents to form moresuperficial relationships online with strangers

b) Online friendships with strangers are less beneficial for

adolescents than existing offline friendships C) The time spent online with strangers occurs at the

expense of time with offline friends

d) As a result of the three proceeding assumptions, the

closeness of existing friendships are reduced (Locke, 1998).


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Social networking, instant messenger,

chat rooms, and closeness of friendships

The Stimulation Theory

a) The internets reduced cues encouragesadolescents to disclose their inner feelings moreeasily than in real-life interactions

b) Intimate self disclosure is an importantpredictor in reciprocal liking, caring, and trust(Collins & Miller, 1994)

c) As a result of these assumptions, internet

enhanced intimate self disclosure stimulates thecloseness of adolescents offline existingrelationships (McKenna & Bargh, 2000).


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Social networking, instant messenger,chat rooms, and closeness of friendships Little support for the reduction hypothesis

Early internet effects studies reported reductive effects

There were not as many participants involved in theinternet

Little crossover between offline friends and online friends Use of internet in United States Households have increased

exponentially

Therefore, when adolescents spend time online they cansimultaneously foster online relationships as well as their

real-life relationships with online contact (Valkenburg &Jochen, 2007)

The results of a recent study of internet and computergame use by adolescents suggested that online interactionsmay now be an important context for interactions with

friends (Willoughby, 2008).


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Online Gaming Online gaming is a way for teenagers and adolescents to

portray roles and participate in fantasy. Unfortunately,these games can be highly addictive and can discourageprosocial interaction.

Wizards of War CraftRunescape- XBOX 360-Playstation-Nintendo Wii

Runescape Promotes: Rudeness, Cheating, Gambling,Player killing, Luring others to the wilderness by trickery tokill them and take their items, Killing unicorns to raise yourlevel by obtaining their game valuable unicorn horn.(www.truthscape.com)


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Online Gaming Cont

The Story of a Real RuneScape Addict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTZsUQZt3kkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTZsUQZt3kk


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Cyber Bullying Megan Meier. Megan was

thirteen years old. She had beguntalking to who she thought was aboy her age on the internetnamed Josh. Megan disclosedmany private things to Josh

Megan received an unsettling

message that started a tragicchain of events

I don't know if I want to befriends with you any longerbecause I hear you're not nice to

your friends.

"Megan Meier is a slut. MeganMeier is fat,"

The world would be a betterplace without you

Megan had hanged herself and

died a day later (Good MorningAmerica, 2009).

http://www.jeffreyjohnston.org/megan-pledge.htm


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Sadly, Megan isnt the only victim

The Readings Wanda's Song- The true victims ofCyber Bullying
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How Do I Know My Child Has a

Problem? Internet Addiction Criteria:

Preoccupation with theInternet

Need for longer amounts of

time online to achievesatisfaction

Repeated unsuccessful effortsto control, cut back, or stopinternet use

Restlessness, moodiness,depression, or irritabilitywhen attempting to cut downor stop internet use


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How Do I Know My Child Has a

Problem? Internet Addiction Criteria

(Continued): Staying online longer than

originally intended

Jeopardizing or risking the loss ofa significant relationship, job, oreducational or career opportunitybecause of the Internet

Lying to family members,

therapists, or others to conceal theextent of involvement with theInternet

Using the Internet as a way ofescaping from problems or ofrelieving a dysphoric mood


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Internet Addiction Test (IAT)http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm

IAT Scale comprises 20 items which assess theseverity of negative consequences due to excessiveInternet use. Factor 1: Withdrawal and Social Problem

Factor 2: Time Management and Performance

Factor 3: Reality Substitute


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What Can I Do as a Parent?

Talk to Your Adolescent

Monitor Your Computer


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Talk to Your Adolescent!(Dombroski et al., 2006)

Recognizing and Discussing Internet Dangers: Dangers of givingout personal information, and meeting people they have met online.

Supervising Internet Friends: Discuss each online friend in a mannerthat respects the privacy of the youth while safeguarding him or her frominappropriate communication.

Understanding and Approving Childrens Screen Names:Caregivers should ensure that their adolescent is using screen names devoid ofsexual innuendo.


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Talk to Your Adolescent!(Dombroski et al., 2006)

Establishing a Parent-Child Contract: Contract tohelp structure interest use and guidelines.

Placing the Computer in a Public Location

Contacting the Cyber Tip Line: If suspicion of onlinesexual solicitation of youth, call the National Center for

Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 1 (800) 843-

5678.


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How to Monitor Your Computer(Dombroski et al., 2006)

Installation of a firewall:Asoftware or hardware firewall

provides a barrier between acomputer and the Internet that

prevents third parties fromcontrolling the computer.

Installation of antivirus oranti-Trojan software

Installation of a key logger:Efficient means of reviewing thetype of communication patternschildren are having on a

computer.


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Monitoring the Browser History Encryption:The use of encryption techniques will hide text

from predators who are using an Ethernet sniffer to spy on achilds Internet-based communication.

Privacy Filtration: Personal information may be blocked fromtransmission over the Internet (Netscape Nanny 5.0)


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Application Tracking and Usage: Can monitor theamount of time spent using particular computer programs

or applications.

Chat Logging: Chat logger records and saves on thehard drive the plain text online conversations.

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Cyber Social World Ppt