Abstract :
Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) has grown in an unprecedented way, particularly the
use of mobile has become rampant in the Indian society.
About 73 percent of the population according to the Indian
Telecom News now has access to cellular phones. This
new and emerging „mobile culture? among the people in
general and among the youth in particular has both positive
and adverse effects on their life style and behaviour. They
are addicted to this culture. This new culture gives a way to
new forms of harassment. This shift of physical venue to
the „mobile? venue of harassment throws newer challenges
to the present society in India. This study would reveal how,
significantly and particularly the young girls are more
likely to be more harassed through mobile use. This study
also explores various aspects of mobile harassment meted
out on the young girls and the ways, the harassed girls deal
with it and finally suggests ways and means to counter the
emerging culture of youth. The structured questionnaire,
particularly designed for the purpose of the present
research in view of getting insights into the quantity,
experience and intensity of mobile harassment was used to
collect data from a sample of 200 young women in
Chennai below the age of 30. Further this study discusses
view points on victimisation and its link with the socioeconomic status of the respondents and their reporting
behaviour
Keyword :
Mobile, Harassment, victimization, young girls