Strategic Social Work Management in Digital Violence Against Women

Year 2021, Volume: 32 Issue: 2, 661 - 687, 30.04.2021

Fahri Özsungur

https://doi.org/10.33417/tsh.836215

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This study focuses on determining the strategic social work management principles in digital violence against women. The aim of this study is to determine the strategic factors for the implementation of measures in the determination and management of the causes and effects of violence against women by social work through digital elements. The results of the study showed that the behavioral patterns of digital violence against women were disruptive behavior, bullying, harassment, stalking, intimidating, controlling. It was determined that strategic social work management consisted of analysis and planning, implementation, control, competitive power, feedback, and strategic renewal stages/steps. According to other findings, it was determined that women were exposed to digital violence through computer games, cyberbullying (cyber harassment), cyberwarfare, internet fraud (cybercrime fraud), social media, smartphone applications, e-articles. Recommended applications for the implementation phase of social work are e-gender discrimination measures, women's e-refuge / e-shelter, esports (electronic sports) women.

Keywords

Social work management, digital violence, cyberbullying, women's e-refuge

Kadına Yönelik Dijital Şiddette Stratejik Sosyal Hizmet Yönetimi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, kadına yönelik dijital şiddette stratejik sosyal hizmet yönetimi ilkelerinin belirlenmesine odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dijital unsurlar vasıtasıyla kadına karşı şiddetin ortaya koyduğu sebep ve sonuçların social work tarafından tespit edilmesi, yönetilmesi, tedbirlerin uygulanmasında stratejik unsurların belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın sonuçları, kadına yönelik dijital şiddetin davranış kalıplarının yıkıcı davranış, zorbalık, taciz, takip etme, göz korkutma, kontrol etme olduğunu gösterdi. Stratejik sosyal hizmet yönetiminin; analiz ve planlama, uygulama, kontrol, rekabet gücü, geri bildirim ve stratejik yenileme aşamalarından / adımlarından oluştuğu belirlenmiştir. Diğer bulgulara göre kadınların bilgisayar oyunları, siber zorbalık (siber taciz), siber savaş, internet dolandırıcılığı (siber suç dolandırıcılığı), sosyal medya, akıllı telefon uygulamaları, e-makaleler aracılığıyla dijital şiddete maruz kaldığı belirlendi. Sosyal hizmetin uygulama aşaması için önerilen uygulamalar ise e-cinsiyet ayrımcılığı önlemleri, kadın e-sığınağı / e-sığınma evi, espor (elektronik spor) kadınlardır.

Keywords

Sosyal hizmet yönetimi, dijital şiddet, siber zorbalık, kadın e-sığınma evi

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