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Lisandra Gonzalez
SOC 316
Rachel Kulick
Research Proposal Assignment
ANGLE
Cyberbullying/Hating and Females
RESEARCH QUESTION
Do females experience more cyberbullying/hate on social network sites (SNS)? If so
why? What effect does this have on our society?
HOW DOES YOUR ANGLE RELATE TO YOUR LARGER GROUP RESEARCH PROJECT?
My angle relates to our larger research project because we wanted to find out what
factors contribute to UMD students who experience cyberbullying, and gender was a
factor.
WHY DOES YOUR ANGLE INTEREST YOU PERSONALLY?
My angle interests me personally because not only am I female but I’ve had friends and
family subjected to cyberbullying/hate.
HOW DOES YOUR ANGLE INTERSECT WITH FINDINGS THAT HAVE SURFACED IN
YOUR RESEARCH TEAM?
In our research, fieldwork, interviews, and surveys we asked questions regarding gender
and sexism.
WHAT IS YOUR PRELIMINARY POSITION IN RELATION TO YOUR ANGLE?
I believe that females do experience more cyberbullying/hate on social network sites
because of the already disadvantaged position women hold in our society, and this results
in more suicide attempts, violence in schools, the right to continue to police women’s
bodies, and silencing women voices online.
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WHAT ARE SOME THEMES/POTENTIAL SUBHEADINGS THAT YOU MIGHT
CONSIDER FOR YOUR ANGLE?
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Introduction
What is Cyberbullying/Hate?
Gender In Relation to Cyberbullying/Hate
- Field work
- Interviews
- Survey Results
Society and Gender Inequality
Effects on Society
INCLUDE YOUR PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR YOUR PAPER
Gini, Gianluca, & Espelage, Dorothy. (2014.) Peer Victimization, Cyberbullying, and
Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Network. Volume 312, No. 5.
Mantilla, K. (2013). Gendertrolling: Misogyny Adapts to New Media. Feminist Studies, 39(2),
563-570.
Reeves Sanday . (1980) Female power and male dominance: on the origins of sexual inequality
Ringrose, J. (2011). Gendered Risks and Opportunities? Exploring Teen Girls' Digitized Sexual
Identities in Postfeminist Media Contexts. International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics,
7(2), 121-138. doi:10.1386/macp.7.2.121_1
Sampasa-Kanyinga, Hugues & Roumeliotis, Paul. (2014). Associations Between Cyber
Bullying and School Bullying Vicitimization and Suicidal Ideation, Plans and
Attempts Among Canadian Schoolchildren. PLOS One.