Literature Review

Richard Donegan said, "Bullying has been engrained in American society since the country's founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years". Although bullying has always been apart of society, the issue expands with the pace of time and continues to be present in the daily lives of many. With the growing and expanding of technology, bullying has become easier to do. As technology has evolved over time, bullying has proliferated. Cyber bullying is a major issue in today's society, but it wasn't always. It did not become a major issue until the start of common social networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Many studies on the issue have been done, and the majority of results show that people choose to cyber bully instead of having face to face conflict conversations, because it is faster and easier to fight. Also, the intensity level of the bullying is higher, because cyber bullies have the luxury of hiding behind the computer screen. They have more confidence to bully others and make derogatory remarks, because they do not have to face those they are victimizing in in person. Bullying is something that most people deal with at a young age, whether they go through a phase of being a bully or a phase of being a victim of a bully. The reason most people deal with this at a young age is because bullying is associated with immaturity. Surveys show that one of the main reasons cyber bullying is still such a huge issue is because children are afraid to stand up for others and shut down bullying.