Race, cyberbullying and intimate partner violence
Television shows such as âAmerican Crimeâ depict a group of teens preying on a vulnerable individual by using social media and text messaging. […] the face associated with cyberbullying is often a white one. In these scenarios, cyberbullying is a form of intimate partner violence, which the CDC describes as physical, sexual or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. The Pew survey asked questions about unpleasant experiences online such as seeing people post events they werenât invited to or feeling pressure to post things online that make you look good to others. Given the relatively small sample size (361 teens), it would be unwise to jump to any major conclusions. […] we donât have sufficient data on Asian-American students, so African-American youth can only be compared to white and Hispanic youth. The CDC does not list race as a risk factor in bullying in general, and academic research has been inconclusive as to whether African-Americans are more likely to bully (or be bullied) than their white peers. […] African-Americans are more likely to use social networking sites to make new professional contacts than other racial groups.
