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EFFECT OF INTERNET USE ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A FIELD STUDY ON STUDENTS (DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION) AT IMAM KADHIM COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY)

Dr. Wissam Ghali Al-Saadi

Volume: 9 Issue: 1 2019

Abstract:

The invention of the Internet has been one of the most important transformations in contemporary life. It has become the main feature of this era. It has transcended all geographic and temporal boundaries and has become part of every home in many countries. It has provided the world's population with a culture without barriers. Every person who navigates on the Internet knows how much freedom this network provides, how much information is available, how many options are available to communicate with the outside world, and the size and variety of news sources. It also made it possible to participate in various subjects and to express opinion, especially university students. But this new reality, which many people call the virtual world, is different in our lives. Is it possible to say that this generation is an Internet generation? According to the theory of "technological determinism" of the Canadian view (Marshall McLuhan), which confirmed the influence of the means of communication in the formation of human societies psychologically, socially and culturally, each of the means of communication and according to the historical development of the emergence of means have a different social impact, the most recent of which was the appearance of the Internet and its social repercussions that led to the emergence of special features in its users not found in others, especially in this generation (university students), which grew up and used to use this medium. The availability of the means and the intensity of exposure also helped crystallize the characteristics of this generation.

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