Abstract
This article aims to study the phenomenon of the tendency of adolescents and young adults to the mobile Internet as a social issue in the information era. The phenomenon of the Internet and the mobile Internet has risen in the developed counties as a consequence of increase in the development of electronic communication networks and it has many functions for individuals, family and society. This paper is derived from a survey research in 2013 on the status of this phenomenon in Iran. The statistical population of this research is the adolescents and young adults from 13 to 22 years old in Isfahan who have access to the mobile Internet. The sample population is 193 and the results indicate that there is an intense tendency to the mobile Internet in Iran. This seems normal in comparison with the developed countries. Also, according to the results of the study, 90.3% of adolescents and young people have mobile phones and mobile Internet and have access to the Internet mostly via the Irancell SIM cards and mobile Wi-Fi (they do not use Rightel due to the prohibition of senior clergies). Due to the easy access, the mobile Internet is their favorite. More than browsers, they use online games and social networks (especially Facebook). According to this study no social impairment (eg. Internet addiction, lack of accountability, educational impairment, social isolation, etc) because of the adolescents’ tendency to the mobile Internet was observed in them.
Highlights
It could be claimed that the Internet is the largest system which has been designed and implemented so far
The purpose of the report was to assess the level of parental appeasement from having the Internet, the mobile Internet and mobile phones available for adolescents and to compare having the Internet with having TV
The study population consisted of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13-22 years in Isfahan who had access to the mobile Internet
Summary
It could be claimed that the Internet is the largest system which has been designed and implemented so far This large global system was formed in late 1960s, focusing on cooperation and multilateral access to resources and computational skills and the feasibility of an interdisciplinary interaction between sciences and engineering. The development of ICT in the modern world has become one of the most important technological tools for many other industries, such as electronics, mechanics, aerospace, etc This technology has crossed the boundaries of science and industry and has entered in the field of humanities. This penetration in the paradigms of this field has created a new perspective of combining the technology with these sciences These changes define specific characteristics of new cultures, and the production, distribution and feedback variables of the messages of this culture have their own tools. This tool, beyond geographic boundaries, has provided the basis to move from the "industrial" society toward the "information" society
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