THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION NETWORK ON THE VALUES SYSTEM IN EGYPTIAN SOCIETY

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Post grad.Student, Institute of Environmental Studies & Research, Ain Shams University

2 Institute of Environmental Studies&Research, Ain Shams University

3 The Arab League

4 Faculty of Social Work, Helwan University

Abstract

For the fact of what the modern communities are witnessing of advancement in the use of electronic communication, a new generation has appeared that is no more dealing with traditional media as it deals with current electronic media. This generation is called the network or the internet generation. The social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook and search engine such as Google and Yahoo and others have been daily and frequently used to search for any information anywhere and anytime. Hence, the research problem and objective are crystallized in identifying the limits and nature of the impact of the internet on the value system in Egyptian society in attempt to evaluate this impact and define the future exposition of the new role of communication tools and search engines in the coming period.
The researcher uses the descriptive method on a sample consists of (100) items, divided equally between residents of Shubra El-Khaima district as a slum community and Misr El-Gadida inhabitants (Heliopolis) as an urban community. A questionnaire form is used as research tool. the study comes to several results including that the social and cultural value system are affected positively by the internet as a means for occurring marriage in Egypt and Arabian communities. They are also affected negatively through the spread out of multiple wives phenomenon in addition to the internet crimes and failure of marriage through the network sites, and the increase of isolation for the elders. The study comes to several recommendations including the necessity to unify the civil society's efforts, the educational formal and informal institutions to meet risks targeting the value system in Egypt.
 
 

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Journal of Environmental Science
Volume 50, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
P.5: HUMANITIES SCIENCE
July 2021
Pages 141-152

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