Langos Responds to Spyrou: Changing Group Norms May Foster Positive Responses to Victimisation
UniSA Student Law Review, Vol. 1, 2015
6 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2016
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Langos Responds to Spyrou: Changing Group Norms May Foster Positive Responses to Victimisation
Date Written: November 23, 2015
Abstract
I would like to begin my ‘response’ by highlighting how young scholar, Peta Spyrou, the author of the primary article, makes a significant contribution to the existing literature on cyberbullying. The second half of the response includes some ‘food for thought’ in relation to an issue Spyrou introduces in Part III of her paper, namely, the importance of changing student norms about cyberbullying and victimisation generally. As a researcher who focuses predominantly on evaluating the legal responses to cyberbullying, I often find myself focusing on unscrupulous forms of technological misuse rather than considering novel preventative or ‘early intervention’ initiatives. This article provides me with an occasion to comment on a discussion of a sociological nature. Let us embrace the value of cross-disciplinary dialogues on an issue which requires cross-sector co-operation to achieve holistic management.
Keywords: cyberbullying, student norms
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