Cyberbullying and Online Harms: Preventions and Interventions from Community to Campus

Cyberbullying and Online Harms is a comprehensive resource that explores the impact of online harms on young people, including bullying, racism, homophobia, hate crime, and social exclusion. It brings together current knowledge and evidence, facilitates action to protect victims, challenge perpetrators, and develop policies and practices to change discriminatory and divisive cultures. It is essential reading for researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers concerned with bullying, cyberbullying, and online harms in higher education.

Format: Hardback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Cyberbullying and Online Harms is a comprehensive resource that delves into the realm of online harms and their profound impact on young individuals,spanning from communities to campuses. It explores current and future interventions aimed at reducing and preventing online harassment and aggression. This invaluable resource brings together esteemed international researchers who have dedicated their work to shedding light on pressing social issues such as bullying/cyberbullying, racism, homophobia, hate crime, and social exclusion. The text seamlessly collates into a single volume, presenting the most current knowledge and evidence regarding cyberbullying and its detrimental effects on young people. By facilitating action to protect victims, challenge perpetrators, and develop policies and practices that promote inclusivity and unity, this text serves as a catalyst for positive change. Moreover, it provides a platform for those who have experienced online harms, often marginalized in the past, to share their stories and recount the interventions and policies that have helped them create safer spaces within their communities, educational institutions, and social circles.

This book is a must-read for researchers, academics, undergraduates, and postgraduates in sociology, psychology, criminology, media and communication studies, as well as practitioners and policymakers in psychology, education, sociology, criminology, psychiatry, counseling, and psychotherapy. It is also relevant to anyone who is deeply concerned with the issue of bullying, cyberbullying, and online harms among young individuals in higher education. By acknowledging the gravity of these issues and implementing effective strategies, we can create a safer and more inclusive digital environment for all.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032193113