Analyze bullying in social media and communication technologies

Analyze bullying in social media and communication technologies

Week 7: Social Development of Adolescents
Children who are raised in families in which the parents have provided opportunities to learn self-reliance, responsibility, and self-respect tend to make a smoother transition from dependency to adulthood interdependence. Children who are raised in families where the parents are overly permissive or take little interest in their children’s behavior tend to have greater difficulty making the transition to adulthood.
—Zaslow, Kirst-Ashman and Hessenauer (2019, p. 363)
Many adolescents are deeply conflicted during the social development phase of their life span. One reason for this may be because they are trying to assert their independence while still living within the confines of their parents or guardians. It is clear that they still need their parents’ or guardians’ financial and emotional support, but they are eager to feel like they are in charge of their own decision making. This is an important developmental time period that can be fraught with rebellion and tension. When emotional and behavioral problems surface; negotiating one’s way through the maze of social development becomes even more of a challenge. It is during this phase of the life span that adolescents strive to create a personal set of moral values. Many times adolescents are unclear about what is right or wrong, and it is through making mistakes that their moral code becomes more refined. This week’s focus is on moral developmental theories and how they relate to the social development of adolescents.
References
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L.  (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
•       Analyze moral development theories
•       Analyze bullying in social media and communication technologies
•       Analyze cycle of events regarding bullying
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Learning Resources
Required Readings
Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L.  (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
•       Chapter 8, “Social Development in Adolescence”  (pp. 361-409)

Benavides, L. E. (2014). Spiritual journey from childhood to adolescence: Pathways to strength and healing. Journal Of Religion & Spirituality In Social Work, 33(3/4), 201–217. doi:10.1080/15426432.2014.930628

Brown, C. F., Demaray, M. K., Tennant, J. E., & Jenkins, L. N. (2017). Cyber victimization in high school: Measurement, overlap with face-to-face victimization, and associations with social-emotional outcomes. School Psychology Review, 46(3), 288–303. doi:10.17105/SPR-2016-0004.V46-3.

Jenkins, L. N., Demaray, M. K., & Tennant, J. (2017). Social, emotional, and cognitive factors associated with bullying. School Psychology Review, 46(1), 42–64.

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Discussion 1: Moral Development Theory and Bullying
Bullying is not a new phenomenon, but social media and communication technologies have introduced a breadth and depth to which public shaming, targeted taunting, and bullying have manifested. For this Discussion, consider how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology.

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