GENDER AND MEDIA (GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AMONG FRIENDS ARE THROUGH ONLINE MEDIA IN STUDENTS)
Rita Rahmawati; Triana Sofiani; Saif Askari

Faculty Sharia, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Pekalongan, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper explores the background and implications of gender-based violence among school mates through online media (cyberbullying) of Pekongan City. The theoretical argument that has been being developed is identical to physical violence and by offline. This qualitative research was conducted in the junior high school environment of Pekalongan city. Data collection techniques used observation, FGD, interviews and literary studies. The analytical technique uses an interactive model. The results showed that, 1) male students as cyberbullying perpetrators amounted 62%, as perpetrators as well as victims amounted 27%, and as victims of 11%; 2) female students as perpetrators 31%, as perpetrators as well as victims amounted 23% and as victims amounted 46% female students. The model of bullying action, done through the attack of words, pictures, photos and animation by utilizing the internet, in the forms of instagram, BBM, WA, Facebook, Twitter, Chatroom and others. The cause of cyberbullying among students, namely: group conformity, gender viewpoint of one sex, and masculinity. The cyberbullying has psychological, mental and moral implications not only for victims but also for offenders.

Keywords: The views on gender, gender-based violence, media and masculinity

Topic: Gender Studies