engleski

Net generation and a perception of the electronic violence

Social networks today are an unavoidable part of human everyday life due to the use of a very large number of users, and whose number is still increasing day by day. With the growth of the number of users and the positive opportunities that social networks provide, also increases the number of potential actions with negative consequences such as cyberbullying, bullying and harassment and other activities that can be classified as electronic violence. This article explores how young people in Croatia, who use social networks as a communication channel, are familiar with the terms and types of actions related to electronic violence. They belong to a generation classified as a net generation that has been exposed to new ways of communication more than any generation so far and has been exposed to a greater amount of violent and harmful media content than previous generations. For the purpose of this paper, we conducted a quantitative survey by a questionnaire on the student population of the Algebra University College, and examined whether they are experiencing the virtual world as fun and harmless, even when there is a risk of attack on their own or other person security, as well as electronic violence in many other forms. The results we have obtained show that students have already encountered electronic violence and have recognized themselves as victims of electronic violence and have participated in some form of electronic violence over another person.

social network, electronic violence, cyberbullying, net generation

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