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This 4 page paper discusses three Internet issues: how it has changed social activities; the dotcom boom and bust; and the Internet’s impact on the political process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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our homes. This paper discusses three Internet issues: how it has changed social interaction; its impact on the political process; and how it relates to the dotcom boom and bust.
Discussion We begin with the impact on social interaction and the creation of new cultural norms. Everyone by now is familiar with the phenomenon of texting: one sees it everywhere
and its the medium of choice for teenagers, whose devotion to it borders on rudeness. Teenagers are "going through a period of intense socialization," and the Internet offers them a
method by which they can "build themselves a world of relational independence within the family as opposed to a basic social approach" (Batat, 2008, p. 375). For teens, the Internet
is essentially a means of interpersonal communication, and as such it plays "the most important role in the daily life of teenagers" (Batat, 2008, p. 375). Rather than having to
go through the painfully awkward means of developing interpersonal relationships in traditional ways (introductions, attempts to make conversation and make dates, etc.) teens can connect through the Internet first, find
common ground and then, if they desire, meet the other person. This has now become the norm for teens; for the rest of society, the spectacle of teens endlessly
texting has also become the norm, though at times their rudeness in using the medium makes one wonder if this generation has been raised by wolves. Still, society has accommodated
itself to this method of communication, and for those who use it, it has changed social interaction completely. Politics: Muir writes that the "sophistication of the Internet is leading to
a major transformation in political elections, particularly in the availability of information and the potential for active engagement in the process" (2008, p. 54). In this context, the most potent
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