Carter Hendrick
CYSE 201S
2/14/2024
Article #1 Review
The Effect of Cyberbullying on Women in Iraq
Cyberbullying has been a large issue for many years now, but it is usually only seen from our perspectives. This review will be of an article by Saleh Hussain Ali and many other authors, “Discrimination and Cyberbullying against Women in Iraq: Exploring Social Media and Perceived Norms”. This will be an exploration of how cyberbullying and social media affect a different group of people that is not very well represented in the modern day due to their cultural differences, Iraqi women.
Applying the Principles:
This issue relates heavily to the principles of social sciences. This topic relates to pretty much everything depending on how you look at it, the issue is directly referencing relations over social media and how a group of people are treated online. This brings technology and sociology together, this displays relativism at work. Objectivity is found throughout the article making references to their own and others’ proven research and not assuming anything. Parsimony was easy to find as nothing in this article is too complicated to understand. Empiricism is present for similar reasons to objectivity, the facts referenced are empirical evidence. This study is not only ethically neutral, but it is a morally good thing that this study is doing by bringing up this issue into public view. Determinism is used to understand how things came to the situation as it starts with the cultural traditions of the Iraqi people to how the modern patriarchy views Iraqi women. All principles are easily found within this article reading through normally, it is not hidden or a stretch to find any of them.
The Question and Data Gathering:
This study’s question is, what is the effect of cyberbullying on women in Iraq and how does social media impact their lives? By using a chosen group of Iraqi women and doing an interview with these women the researchers found answers to the different questions in the study such as if cyberbullying online was common for them and how they overcame these challenges. Then the qualitative data was entered into the NVivo software to be thematically analyzed. This article brings to light how many women in Iraq are cyberbullied, during the interviews it was found that eight out of nine women interviewed have experienced discrimination in their professional lives such as not receiving the same resources and opportunities as their male coworkers within their workplace. Five of the nine women also stated that they had faced cyberbullying that affected their self-esteem. One of these women also talked about how they went through such terrible cyberbullying that it dramatically affected their mental health. This was only part of the interview but by reading it, the discrimination that these women face daily is obvious. It is good that this and other articles like it are being spread into the world, so people are aware of this behavior. Iraqi culture is not wrong and not for me to judge, however, it is important that those who wish for a different life are allowed to do so.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, this article is a great message showing qualitative data and research methods. It also has examples of all of the social science principles which shows the researcher’s and authors’ dedication to keeping the article as unbiased as possible. It will always be important for people to stay safe on and offline, but it is unfortunately more difficult for some people to do that. Articles like this are the first step to helping stop discrimination against groups of innocent people. It is not just good for Iraqi women but everyone who reads this, staying informed about other cultures and their challenges are as important as keeping up to date on your own cultures issues.
Works Cited:
View of discrimination and cyberbullying against women in Iraq: Exploring social media and perceived norms. (n.d.). https://cybercrimejournal.com/menuscript/index.php/cybercrimejournal/article/view/190/72