SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNET ADDICTION

Abstract

The paper examined the Internet that turned to be the main communication gear and information transfer tool round the world. Every year a growing number of Internet users appear, many people thereof are prone to Internet addiction. The Internet addiction involves multiple social challenges namely the family issues, workplace constraints, proneness to conflict, negligence in daily pursuits and many other issues. The number of Internet users over the past 10 years grew from 10 million users to 40 million, and every year the quantity of people connected to the Internet increases. In consideration of that, threat of Internet addiction increases along with the raising number of Internet users. Exploring the Internet addiction gets more pressing, and its after-effects and origins as well. The scientists round the world have noted that the challenge grows at a fast pace, and virtually one in five Internet users being unlikely to escape exposure to risk. The major issues are as follows: deterioration of interpersonal relations, failure of young people to adapt to social requirements, personal challenges and other issues on whatsoever relations referred to social adaptation of an individual to the community. Therefore, the studies in Internet addiction phenomenon being one of the main tasks in sociology/ social studies, because the effects of the Internet addiction exert a direct impact on the contemporary society.