Risk Toplumunda Kuşakların Yeni Şiddet Deneyimi: Dijital Şiddet

Abstract

In this research, starting from the reality of the risk society we live in, the phenomenon of digital violence has been examined in the generational context and descriptive results have been revealed. Based on the assumption that individuals have been exposed to, witnessed or perpetrated digital violence at any time during their intense relationship with digital in their daily lives, the relationship between this phenomenon and socialization is the focus of the research. The research has been shaped with the assumption that individuals' experiences of digital violence differ depending on generational characteristics. In the study, generational classes and some demographic characteristics are the independent variable, and the experience of digital violence is the dependent variable. The research sample consists of 500 people between the ages of 18-95 who were randomly selected by quota sampling method and voluntarily participated in the research, living in various provinces of Turkey. Findings were obtained with a structured interview form, which included questions about obtaining data about demographic characteristics, internet usage habits and digital violence experiences of individuals. The research is a quantitative method research in terms of the method adopted and the technique applied. Since the implementation phase of the research intersects with the pandemic process, most of the interviews were conducted online in order not to cause risky situations in terms of health. Since the data did not have a normal distribution, the Chi-square test was used to make sense of the relationships of the variables. Ethics committee approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Suleyman Demirel University (Decision no: 98/12 Dated: 11.11.2020). As a result of the research, it was determined that the experience of digital violence differed significantly according to the generations. As the age progresses from the Z generation to the Silent generation, the experience of digital violence decreases. In addition, it was determined that while the experience of digital violence did not differ significantly according to variables such as gender, education level, income status, it differed significantly according to marital status.