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CHAPTER
THREE
HOW DOES TEEN
CYBERBULLYING
AFFECT
SOCIETY?
embers of particular societal groups are often targets
M of cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Some of
these targeted societal groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) individuals, women,
those with special needs, people experiencing homelessness,
and children of military service members.
WOMEN AS
CYBERBULLYING TARGETS
Research shows that girls are more likely to be targets of
cyberbullying than boys. Some of the cyberbullying girls and
women face takes the form of slut-shaming. Slut-shaming is the
way that society negatively portrays a woman’s sexual behavior.
Women are marked with the reputation of “slut” or “whore”
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