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Sediri, S., Y. Zgueb, A. Aissa, U. Ouali, and F. Nacef. "Problematic facebook use during COVID-19 pandemic among Tunisian women." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S835—S836. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2207.
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IntroductionDue to COVID-19 pandemic, the Tunisian government officially announced a lockdown on March 2020. This decision caused a significant change in the everyday life of Tunisians such as movement restriction revealing the psychosocial aspect of this crisis.ObjectivesThis study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Tunisian women and its association with social media addiction.Methods This study was conducted using an online survey, between April 25 and May 6, 2020. Women were asked about sociodemographic information, lockdown conditions. The Facebook Bergen Addiction Scale (FBAS) was used to evaluate addiction to Facebook and social media. The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) was used to evaluate depression, anxiety and stress.Results We included 751 participants. Scores of the FBAS ranged from 6 to 30 and the mean score was 16.49 (± 5.4). Forty percent (n = 300) of respondents might have facebook addiction, as per the scale. A significant positive correlation was found between Facebook addiction score and DASS scores of depression (p = 0.001, r = 0.43), anxiety (p = 0.001, r = 0.39) and stress (p = 0.001, r = 0.41).ConclusionsWomen who have higher rates of distress are more likely to have a problematic Facebook use during the COVID-19 pandemic which suggests that smartphone and internet use may be part of coping strategies implemented for the emotional distress secondary to this pandemic.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
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Nasri, Wadie, Charfeddine Lanouar, and Anis Allagui. "Expanding the Technology Acceptance Model to Examine Internet Banking Adoption in Tunisia Country." International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy 4, no. 4 (October 2013): 61–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijide.2013100104.
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This paper aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the adoption of Internet banking in Tunisia. In order to explain the factors, this paper extends the “Technology Acceptance Model” by adding additional external factors such as security and privacy, self efficacy, social influence, and awareness of services and its benefits. The findings of the study suggests that the security and privacy, self efficacy, social influence, and awareness of services and its benefits have significant effects on the perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU) and attitude toward Internet banking acceptance. Age and education have also significant impact on the attitude towards the likelihood of adopting online banking. These findings may provide for banks useful guidelines for developing Internet banking services and for marketing Internet banking.
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Nasri, Wadie. "E-Government Adoption in Tunisia Extending Technology Acceptance Model." International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age 6, no. 4 (October 2019): 30–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2019100103.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the factors which affect e-government services adoption of Tunisian's citizens by using a technology acceptance model (TAM). The proposed conceptual model was extended by adding social influence, awareness, and quality of internet connection. The proposed model was empirically tested using survey data provided by 150 respondents and was analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The findings indicate that the proposed model is a stable model and a good explanatory. Perceived usefulness is predicted mutually by social influence and awareness. Moreover, perceived ease of use is predicted by quality of internet connection. This study contributes to the literature by providing a new research model for understanding e-government services adoption in Tunisia and its findings provide useful guidelines to develop policies and strategies to increase the adoption of e-government services.
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Mey, Jacob L. "How social is the internet?" Internet Pragmatics 1, no. 1 (May 28, 2018): 13–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ip.00002.mey.
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Abstract To many, the collocation of the terms ‘internet’ and ‘social’ may seem a bit strange, even contradictory. Either the internet is by definition social, or it is, by observation and intuition, a rather anti-social affair. The article tries to dispel this ambiguity of attribution, by focusing on both positive and negative aspects of internet practices, as we see them developing among its (often younger) users. A new vision of sociality is attributed mainly to the rise of the internet, and the consequences of a ‘fake’ social life are examined. Adaptation, both to the user and the soft/and hardware is seen as a key term in this respect, and some ethical and moral problems related to internet use are discussed with the aid of some actual cases. Finally, a general evaluation of the internet in both its positive and negative aspects is provided.
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Sowa, Grzegorz, and Alina Marchlewska. "The Internet of Things: Technological and Social Aspects." Journal of Applied Computer Science Methods 8, no. 1 (June 1, 2016): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jacsm-2016-0002.
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Abstract The basic idea of is the Internet of Things is presence around us of a variety of things – such as RFID tags, sensors, actuators, mobile phones, etc. – which are able to interact with each other and cooperate with their neighbors to reach common goals. Semantic oriented IoT visions have also been proposed. The number of items involved in the future Internet is destined to become extremely high. Therefore, issues pertaining how to represent, store, interconnect, search, and organize information generated by the IoT will become very challenging. In this context, semantic technologies will play a key role. And creative approaches to visualizing data – humans are far better than computers at seeing patterns –frequently prove integral to the process of creating knowledge. From a privacy perspective, IoT is challenging because it operates in private settings, like homes, and presents an attack target that is harder to secure.
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KOTTI, Ahmed Bilel, Aicha CHERIF, and Ali ELLOUMI. "The Social Roots of Health Inequity in Tunisia: A Preliminary Study on the Social Determinants of Health Inequity." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8, no. 4 (May 6, 2021): 576–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.84.10082.
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Addressing the Social Determinants of Health is critical if we truly want to achieve health equity. The World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) recognized the need to broaden the understanding of these determinants among the general public to facilitate change in communities and improve the overall health status. Using the data from the Tunisian Health Examination Survey (2016), this quantitative preliminary study explored the state of social inequity in health among the Tunisian population using a quantitative statistical analysis that shed light on the relations between the SDHs (Age – gender – SES – Geographical location – Area of residence – and Educational attainment) and the self-rated health status. This preliminary study explored the current state of health equity in Tunisia through exploring the hidden patterns of social identity formation and power relation inside society. This preliminary study also pointed out certain aspects of health inequity in Tunisia as well as the social factors and determinants contributing to the status-quo. The findings of this preliminary study could be the basis of an ambitious academic work that will explore the intersection between SDHs and their impact on health outcomes in Tunisia that will be an asset in the process of implementing health equity policies in the future.
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Gul, Yasmeen. "Effect of Information Technology on Social Movements: A case study of Arab countries." Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature 1, no. 2 (December 31, 2014): 84–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v1i2.286.
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Social networking websites are: face book, twitter, beebo, orkut etc. The fact is that this technological advancement is changing the urban sociology drastically. Its effects range from personal friendships to political movements.
The demonstrations in Iran were mainly organised through face book and twitter. They had a major role in the overthrow of Tunisian president. There are wide spread protests in Egypt also. People of Egypt were demanding the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime and Egyptian government has banned both face book and twitter because people were demanding that president Hosni Mubarak should resign.
These websites don't start any movement but people who start movements use them to contact public. Previously it was difficult to arrange demonstrations and political parties had to announce in advance, which gave the government the chance to put a ban or just block the area where demonstration was to be held but now what they do is they just announce it one hour before the actual time and the government has no time to control it, that is why these websites have made political demonstrations more effective.
On the personal level they have made it easier to maintain contact with your friends but the level of close friendships is reduced. Previously we used to have few friends and one or two were very close friends but now we have hundreds of friends but no one is close. Besides dedicating more time to online activities means we have less time to actually go out and meet friends. This phenomenon is very common in the developed world. It is a major change and we still don't know where this change is leading.
The other aspect of technological advancement is that now knowledge is not restricted. Everybody and anybody can learn whatever they want all they need is an internet connection. The fact is nobody can close the internet. So internet in effect is the new super power in the world. America is not the super power internet is because America cannot close the internet but internet can close America.
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Yates, Simeon, and Eleanor Lockley. "Social Media and Social Class." American Behavioral Scientist 62, no. 9 (May 4, 2018): 1291–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764218773821.
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Background:This article explores the relationship between social class and social media use and draws on the work of Pierre Bourdieu in examining class in terms of social, economic, and cultural capital. The article starts from a prior finding that those who predominantly only use social media formed a higher proportion of Internet users from lower socioeconomic groups. Data: The article draws on data from two nationally representative U.K. surveys, the OfCom (Office of Communications) Media Literacy Survey ( n ≈ 1,800 per annum) and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Taking Part Survey ( n ≈ 10,000 per annum). Methods: Following Yates, Kirby, and Lockley, five types of Internet behavior and eight types of Internet user are identified utilizing principal components analysis and k-means clustering. These Internet user types are then examined against measures of social, economic, and cultural capital. Data on forms of cultural consumption and digital media use are examined using multiple correspondence analysis. Findings: The article concludes that forms of digital media use are in correspondence with other social, cultural, and economic aspects of social class status and contemporary social systems of distinction.
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Permata, Verania Hedi. "Online Prostitution Amidst the Rapid Technological Advances: Legal and Social Aspects." Semarang State University Undergraduate Law and Society Review 1, no. 1 (January 31, 2021): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/lsr.v1i1.49837.
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Today almost everyone is using the internet, because from the internet we can get all the information easily and quickly. but not everyone knows the dangers of using the internet. because it is not uncommon also someone to commit crimes through the internet (cyber crime). cyber crime is the negative side of technological advances for all areas of modern life that exist today. one of the crimes that can occur through internet access is online prostitution. The online prostitution activity is a negative impact of social media abuse. One effort that can be used to cope with online prostitution activity that occurs is with the approach of criminal law policy through criminal sanctions as a concrete form of criminal responsibility to perpetrators of online prostitution. The disclosure of online prostitution cases proves that social media is a powerful tool for the promotion of prostitution. Such prostitution activity is the effect of unlimited use of online social media. In the absence of a national regulation that regulates this matter, online prostitution users will feel secure and liberal in purchasing services for their own satisfaction, while in fact it is contrary to legal norms in society.
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Vorobyeva, I. V., and O. V. Kruzhkova. "SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF YOUTH SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE INTERNET IMPACT." Education and science journal 19, no. 9 (January 1, 2017): 86–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2017-9-86-102.
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Voskolovich, Nina Alexandrovna, and Igor Nikolaevich Molchanov. "Social and Economic Aspects of Forming Film Audience." Journal of Flm Arts and Film Studies 4, no. 4 (December 15, 2012): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/vgik44109-118.
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The article reveals the interplay of the economic, physical and social factors determining Russian movie audience. Social changes and the corresponding process of forming consumptive preferences regarding films, television and internet as three competing spheres, require the commercial stimulation of the audience’s activity which includes artistic promotion.
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Lamanauskas, Vincentas. "SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: NEW EDUCATIONAL SPACE." GAMTAMOKSLINIS UGDYMAS / NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 9, no. 1 (April 5, 2012): 4–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.48127/gu-nse/12.9.04.
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Over the latter decade the spread of information communication technologies was going on in various directions. Technological possibilities grew up very significantly (Lamanauskas, 2011). Especially rapid was the development of the internet and technologies related with it. A lot of internet service providers occurred in the market, their number still continues to grow. The internet link methods change - from the ordinary usage of phone line modems (dial - up) to broadband internet technology (DSL) and cable TV internet nets. It can be asserted, that over the mentioned period Web 1.0 internet (static, used for getting information) was changed by Web 2.0 internet (social). The internet diaries, social portals, technologies allowing live communication on the internet (Internet Relay Chat, IRC), talk programme Windows Live Messenger (MSN), ICQ forums and other have occurred and are spreading. With the occurrence of “Skype”, internet telephony acquired a qualitatively new characteristic and practically became a daily routine. Thus, today a consumer can create his profile on the internet, can make friends, communicate in the interest groups and so on. It can be stated, that every human being in his own way contributes to the internet and at the same time to ICT development, in general. It is obvious, that together with technological problems arise social internet problems as well. Social networking websites (SNW) are closely related with economical, psychological, educational, valeological and other aspects. There is a lack of researches based on socio-educational social networking website aspects. It is important to know not only how much time the consumers spend surfing the net, but how much time is allotted for communicating in social networking websites, which of them are the most popular and why, how the respondents evaluate social networking website functions, what in general they know about them, what advantages, disadvantages and threats they discern. Finally, it is important to find out whether usage of social networking websites makes information – communication abilities better in any way. Key words: ICT, educational technologies, social networking websites
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Lamanauskas, Vincentas. "SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: NEW EDUCATIONAL SPACE." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 39, no. 1 (March 5, 2012): 5–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/12.39.05.
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Over the latter decade the spread of information communication technologies was going on in various directions. Technological possibilities grew up very significantly (Lamanauskas, 2011). Especially rapid was the development of the internet and technologies related with it. A lot of internet service providers occurred in the market, their number still continues to grow. The internet link methods change - from the ordinary usage of phone line modems (dial - up) to broadband internet technology (DSL) and cable TV internet nets. It can be asserted, that over the mentioned period Web 1.0 internet (static, used for getting information) was changed by Web 2.0 internet (social). The internet diaries, social portals, technologies allowing live communication on the internet (Internet Relay Chat, IRC), talk programme Windows Live Messenger (MSN), ICQ forums and other have occurred and are spreading. With the occurrence of “Skype”, internet telephony acquired a qualitatively new characteristic and practically became a daily routine. Thus, today a consumer can create his profile on the internet, can make friends, communicate in the interest groups and so on. It can be stated, that every human being in his own way contributes to the internet and at the same time to ICT development, in general. It is obvious, that together with technological problems arise social internet problems as well. Social networking websites (SNW) are closely related with economical, psychological, educational, valeological and other aspects. There is a lack of researches based on socio-educational social networking website aspects. It is important to know not only how much time the consumers spend surfing the net, but how much time is allotted for communicating in social networking websites, which of them are the most popular and why, how the respondents evaluate social networking website functions, what in general they know about them, what advantages, disadvantages and threats they discern. Finally, it is important to find out whether usage of social networking websites makes information – communication abilities better in any way.
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Reddy, Anumandla Mounika. "Unique Privacy Aspects of Internet of Things." International Journal of Information technology and Computer Engineering, no. 11 (September 30, 2021): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/ijitc.11.1.6.
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Coming from a working standpoint, it offers to deal with how IoT devices attach and also likewise are consistent in terms of their technical communication designs. In March 2015, the Internet Format Door (IAB) discharged an aiding house report for the social network of brilliant things (RFC 7452), which lays out a system of 4 beloved interaction styles utilized through IoT units. The discussion listed here presents this design as well as makes clear critical premium of each design in the structure. This paper discusses the unique privacy aspects of internet of things.
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Reddy, Anumandla Mounika. "Unique Privacy Aspects Of Internet Of Things." Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Network, no. 11 (September 2, 2020): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/11.28.33.
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Coming from a working standpoint, it offers to deal with how IoT devices attach and also likewise are consistent in terms of their technical communication designs. In March 2015, the Internet Format Door (IAB) discharged an aiding house report for the social network of brilliant things (RFC 7452), which lays out a system of 4 beloved interaction styles utilized through IoT units. The discussion listed here presents this design as well as makes clear critical premium of each design in the structure. This paper discusses the unique privacy aspects of internet of things.
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Reddy, Anumandla Mounika. "Unique Privacy Aspects Of Internet Of Things." Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Network, no. 11 (September 2, 2021): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jaimlnn.11.28.33.
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Coming from a working standpoint, it offers to deal with how IoT devices attach and also likewise are consistent in terms of their technical communication designs. In March 2015, the Internet Format Door (IAB) discharged an aiding house report for the social network of brilliant things (RFC 7452), which lays out a system of 4 beloved interaction styles utilized through IoT units. The discussion listed here presents this design as well as makes clear critical premium of each design in the structure. This paper discusses the unique privacy aspects of internet of things.
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Nasri, Wadie. "Acceptance of Internet Banking in Tunisian Banks." International Journal of E-Business Research 17, no. 3 (July 2021): 22–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijebr.2021070102.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the factors which affect internet banking adoption acceptance in Tunisian banks by using the modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model by adding attitude, trust, perceived risk, and perceived internet banking services quality. The proposed model was empirically tested using survey data provided by 203 respondents and was analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The analysis results indicated that performance expectancy, attitude, facilitating conditions, social influence, and perceived internet banking services quality show a significant positive impact on the users' behavioural intention to use internet banking services. This study contributes to the literature by providing a new research model for understanding internet banking adoption in Tunisia, and its findings provide useful guidelines to develop strategies and to improve their services in order to increase the adoption of mobile banking by their customers.
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Buchberger, Sonja. "Can Social Unequals be Friends?" Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 39, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 37–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.30676/jfas.124707.
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Digital communication and travel have considerably widened the range of people who we can potentially connect with and befriend. These emerging relationships often cut across national, cultural and economic boundaries. This article explores the trajectories and moral reasoning of such ties between unequal partners in the Maghreb. Based on my ethnographic fieldwork in Tunis (2009) and Marrakech (2010), I analyse the specific case of Couchsurfing.org, that is, the locally most widespread Internet-based hospitality network. I examine the moral negotiations of the friendships enacted in the creative space of ‘touristic borderzones’ (Bruner 1996), which are characterised by inequality and economic disparity. This will be explored in a comparative framework, with most Tunisian members being far more privileged than their Moroccan counterparts in terms of purchasing power and access to international mobility. The bigger theoretical question behind much of this discussion concerns the possibility of amity regardless of usual categories such as social class, nationality, age or gender.
Keywords: hospitality networks, friendship, inequality, exchange, Morocco,Tunisia
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Khokhlov, A. L., and D. Yu Belousov. "Ethical aspects of the Internet of Bodies." Kachestvennaya Klinicheskaya Praktika = Good Clinical Practice, no. 2 (August 13, 2021): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.37489/2588-0519-2021-2-89-98.
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This article outlines bioethical issues related to the application of the Internet of Body (IoB) technology in health care so-called medical IoB devices. Manufacturers of medical IoB devices promise to provide significant health benefits, improved treatment outcomes and other benefits, but such IoB also carry serious risks to health and life, including the risks of hacking (cyberhacking), malfunctioning, receiving false positive measurements, breaching privacy, deliberate invasion of privacy. In addition, medical IoB products can directly cause physical harm to the human body. As human flesh is intertwined with hardware, software, and algorithms, the IoB will test our social values and ethics. In particular, IoB will challenge notions of human autonomy and self-government as they threaten to undermine the fundamental precondition of human autonomy. Thus, the protection of human autonomy should become the main ethical principle of the use of medical IoB devices.
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Popîrlan, Claudiu-Ionuţ, Irina-Valentina Tudor, Constantin-Cristian Dinu, Gabriel Stoian, Cristina Popîrlan, and Daniela Dănciulescu. "Influence of Certain Social Aspects on Most Likely Internet Usage Scenarios." Sustainability 14, no. 12 (June 10, 2022): 7129. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14127129.
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This paper aims to analyze the influence that certain social factors (education and area of residence) have on the most likely scenarios people encounter in their online activities. Among the possible scenarios of using the internet, based on everyday individuals’ activities, we selected seeking information about health, goods, and services, taking online courses, internet banking, and participating in social networks. Using data acquired from international databases over the 2002–2020 period, we proposed five hypotheses and applied a multilinear regression model to the data collected for four European countries, namely, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia. We have analyzed the degree of confirmation for all five hypotheses. The results provided a better understanding of the influence of the above-mentioned factors on the considered scenarios, allowing stakeholders to define and propose specific development policies.
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Madden, Gary, and Scott J. Savage. "Some Economic and Social Aspects of Residential Internet Use in Australia." Journal of Media Economics 13, no. 3 (July 2000): 171–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327736me1303_2.
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Nandhakumar, Joe, and Ramiro Montealegre. "Guest editorial Social and organizational aspects of internet-based information systems." Information Systems Journal 13, no. 2 (April 2003): 109–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2575.2003.00150.x.
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Kurmashova, A. S., and L. O. Baymoldina. "PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DEPENDENCE ON SOCIAL NETWORKS OF MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE." BULLETIN Series Psychology 66, no. 1 (May 28, 2021): 93–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.51889/2021-1.1728-7847.17.
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The article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at studying the relationship between dependence on social networks and people's communication abilities. The study involved middle-aged people from 30 to 40 years old. The relevance of the topic is that today social networks are growing, which attract more and more people every day. In the modern world, many contacts are created via the Internet. Thanks to social networks, people from all over the world can communicate with each other. Social networks are becoming a space for the formation and approval of various cultural stereotypes. Social networks have become significant and valuable for people, and it has become possible to establish connections that meet their interests. The Internet forms its own specific environment, which affects many psychological aspects. Social networks practically do not allow themselves to be controlled externally, they do not have a single center, so everyone has the right to act in them at their own discretion. The Internet as a modern means of mass communication is turning from a passive listener into an active participant.
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Macura, Rajko, Slavoljub Vujovic, and Djuro Mikic. "Psycho-social impacts of virtual communication." Temida 14, no. 3 (2011): 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tem1103023m.
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The emergence and spread of Internet communication has led to changes in social relationships, abuse of the Internet and maladaptive behavior. Among the authors who have studied the impact of these changes there is no consensus, and the results of their research are often contradictory. Some authors conclude that Internet communication strengthens networks of its users, while others believe that such communication leads to reduced participation in real social life. In a number of people, excessive use of the Internet adversely affects the mental health and social life and can lead to obsession at the expense of other aspects of life and creating addiction. The greatest risk of negative impacts of online communication is among children and young people. This paper is meant to indicate, the good sides as well as the negative consequences of excessive and non-functional Internet use
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Krukowska, Monika. "Tunezja i Maroko. Oblicza Arabskiej Wiosny." Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego. Studia i Prace, no. 2 (November 28, 2014): 25–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.33119/kkessip.2014.2.2.
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Political changes in Northern Africa, known as the Arab Spring, allowed reli‑ gious parties to take over the power. In the paper I analyzed political developments in Tunisia and Morocco in the past two years. Both countries have accepted reform agendas though their implementation brought about different results. In Tunisia the changes were very volatile, deeply interfering with all aspects of public and private spheres. In Morocco, on the opposite, the process was much more gentle, overseen in all aspects by king Mohamed VI. The fact that ruling political par‑ ties have religious roots has influenced the process of reforms and caused serious anxiety. The complexity of the economic, social, and political challenges in both countries hinders the reform process. The tensions between two ways of devel‑ opment (religious and secular) cause controversy and uncertainty which are the subject of this paper.
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Birke, Dorothee. "Social Reading? On the Rise of a “Bookish” Reading Culture Online." Poetics Today 42, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 149–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/03335372-8883178.
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Abstract While the internet is often seen as having destroyed book culture, this article is interested in those areas in our contemporary media environment where book and internet culture actually converge. Focusing on the example of BookTube, the author examines how book culture is “done” on the internet and analyzes the values attached to the media practices involved. In particular, in millennial book culture, social aspects of reading are often emphasized. This trend is usually associated with the new affordances of social media and either assessed positively (e.g., by proponents of the internet as a democratizing force) or negatively (e.g., by detractors of the internet as fostering superficiality). The author argues that such a simplistic binary view can be transcended if one takes a historical perspective, reflecting on how sociality and self-fashioning have been integral aspects of book culture for centuries. At the same time, she shows the extent to which BookTube provides new opportunities to socialize around reading.
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Denisova, Ekaterina, Anna Kruchkova, Natalia Klimova, and Eugene Borokhovski. "Students Internet usage: psychological and pedagogical aspects." SHS Web of Conferences 70 (2019): 06002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20197006002.
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The article presents the results of studying the psychological characteristics of students in connection with their digital behavior. Authors assume that digital behavior of students can be associated with the features of their self-awareness, self-appraisal and value-semantic sphere. In addition, the importance of individual components in the hierarchy of educational values is studied in connection with personality characteristics. The study involved 102 people - students specializing in the social sciences and humanities. As a result, the authors found that students’ digital behavior in terms of the online presence is associated with their self-awareness, self-appraisal and value-semantic sphere. Students who spend online less than three hours a day will be more active, extroverted and confident in their real life (offline) than those who spend more time online. The importance of individual components in the hierarchy of educational values is associated with the features of self-awareness, self-attitude. Self-appraisal, self-confidence, sense of independence and high appreciation of one’s individuality are associated with a greater intellectual need, a more active and conscious desire to improve their own competence.
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Lamanauskas, Vincentas, Violeta Šlekienė, and Loreta Ragulienė. "USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ POSITION." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 45, no. 1 (July 20, 2012): 27–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/12.45.27.
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Over the latter decade a rapid development of information communication technologies has been going on in various directions. Technological possibilities have increased very significantly (Lamanauskas, 2011). The development of internet and technologies related with it has been extremely fast. A lot of internet service providers have appeared in the market, their number still continues to grow. The internet connection methods are changing - from the ordinary usage of phone line modems (dial - up) to broadband internet technology (DSL) and cable TV internet nets. It can be asserted, that over the mentioned period Web 1.0 internet (static, used for getting information) has been changed to Web 2.0 internet (social). The internet diaries, social portals, technologies allowing live communication on the internet (Internet Relay Chat, IRC), talk programme Windows Live Messenger (MSN), ICQ forums and other have occurred and are spreading. With the appearance of “Skype”, the internet telephony has acquired a qualitatively new characteristic and practically has become a daily routine. Thus, today a consumer can create his profile on the internet, can make friends, communicate in the interest groups and so on. It can be stated, that every human being contributes in his own way to the internet and at the same time to ICT development, in general. It is obvious, that together with technological problems also arise social internet problems. Social networking websites are closely related with economical, psychological, educational, paleological and other aspects. There is a shortage of researches grounding socio-educational social network aspects. It is important to know not only how much time the consumers spend surfing the net, but how much of this time is allotted for communicating in social networking websites, which of them are the most popular and why, how the respondents evaluate social networking website functions, what in general they know about them, what advantages, disadvantages and threats they discern. Finally, it is important to find out whether the usage of social networking websites improves information – communication abilities in some way. Key words: social networking websites, survey, university students.
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Ghedini, Francesca, and Silvia Bullo. "LATE ANTIQUE DOMUS OF AFRICA PROCONSULARIS: STRUCTURAL AND DECORATIVE ASPECTS." Late Antique Archaeology 3, no. 2 (2006): 337–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22134522-90000069.
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This article serves as an appendix to a compilation of research which has been published on the residential dwellings in the Roman towns of modern Tunisia (1st6th c. A.D.). It focuses on the houses that can be dated with certainty to the late antique period. From an architectural/structural point of view, these houses are little different from what is known of the aristocratic residences of preceding chronological phases, showing a preference for multiple large reception rooms. However, their figured mosaics cover new thematic areas (and related sub-areas and subjects) connected to the self-representational needs of the ruling social class.
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Kelblová, Hana. "Legal aspects of some internet marketing instruments." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 60, no. 2 (2012): 117–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201260020117.
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The development of the Internet and sophisticated search engines such as e.g. Google together with the spread of social networks have introduced new marketing possibilities of addressing potential clients with offer of goods and services. Unlike most traditional marketing procedures, these instruments allow for targeting the business information directly at concrete individuals, taking into consideration their age, sex, education, hobbies. All this is based on their choice of words keyed into the search engines. This is the targeted advertising where consumer response can be accurately measured, e.i. the so called context advertising.The purpose of this paper is to analyse the legal aspects of some of the above mentioned internet marketing instruments, as even in this sphere legal regulation clearly lags behind the dynamically developing possibilities of the Internet as a means of communication. These marketing methods being viewed from the perspective of valid laws, several problem areas may be detected, which concern the right of privacy protection of natural person, intellectual property, or legal regulation of implied or unsolicited advertising.This paper concentrates on the summary of rules of law which regulate internet users privacy protection with respect to the Czech and Community laws, assessment of their efficiency and de lege ferenda discretion.
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Bazić, Jovan. "The Social Aspects of Sport." Physical Education and Sport Through the Centuries 5, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 49–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/spes-2018-0005.
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SummaryIn this paper we evaluated the basic viewpoints on the mutual relations between contemporary sport and society. Sport is a global social phenomenon which is determined by a variety of different processes, including: the fast development of the industrial society and capital, an increase in leisure time, the development of a liberal democracy and the media. A special feature in these relations is the overall globalization process in today’s world. The basic structure of this paper is made up of two functional parts. In the first part we indicate the dominant theoretical-methodological paradigms in studying sport in social sciences, especially sociology: functionalism, conflict theory in society, interpretive and postmodern theory. In the second part of the paper we analyze the dialectics of contemporary relations between sport and society, where special attention is dedicated to the distribution of social power between sport, capital and the media at the local and global level. At the local level especially, there is a pronounced influence of politics on sport, which is realized through various mechanisms of government power, as well as other political subjects. The most solid bonds between sport and society on both levels are maintained by capital and the media, which know no boundaries. Through ownership and mechanisms of financing sports clubs and associations, athletes and athletic events, an entire network of capitalist relations in sport was created. Sport has become one of the most important factors of television programs, the internet and social networks, which has led to an enormous growth in profit and popularity of sport, but also to great changes in the social relations between people.
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Nasri, Wadie. "An Empirical Study of User Acceptance Behaviours of Internet Banking in Tunisia Using UTAUT2 Model." International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy 12, no. 4 (October 2021): 16–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijide.2021100102.
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The conceptual model proposed was based on the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2). The proposed model was empirically tested using survey data provided by 203 respondents and was analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The analysis results indicated that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions show a significant positive impact on the users' behavioural intention to use internet banking services. However, price value, hedonic motivation, and habit do not positively influence the behavioural intention. This study offers Tunisian banks some guidelines to develop strategies and to improve their services in order to increase the adoption of mobile banking by their customers.
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ARTAMONOVA, Marina, Olga BREDIKHINA, Valery GUSEV, Olga VOSKANYAN, Zhanna GUCHOK, and Yulia BUHTEEVA. "Financial Aspects of Digitalization in the Tourism Industry." Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 10, no. 4 (October 2, 2019): 746. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v10.4(36).05.
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Each large segment of the market is developing in digital technologies, using them in order to increase sales, brand awareness and create certain trends related to the activities of the company or organization. Tourism, as well as all other players on the world stage, considers digital technologies as the shortest and most effective way to its customers. In the field of tourism, digital promotion is especially important as the end user can be thousands of kilometers from the route of his journey.
Today, 3.5 billion people have access to the Internet. This number includes people of all age groups, with different wages and social status. This indicator is growing every year. If earlier it was believed that the Internet is mainly used by young people, at the moment more and more adults and elderly people, especially abroad, use social networks every day and use the Internet to search for information.
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Picard, Avi. "Immigration, health and social control: Medical aspects of the policy governingAliyahfrom Morocco and Tunisia, 1951–54." Journal of Israeli History 22, no. 2 (October 2003): 32–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13531040312331287634.
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Singh, Supriya. "The Social Dimensions of the Security of Internet Banking." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 1, no. 2 (August 1, 2006): 72–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jtaer1020014.
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This paper examines the users’ perspective on the security of Internet banking in Australia within the social context. This user-centered design approach supplements the technological and industrial approaches to security. The user-centered research on banking was conducted at the Royal Melbourne University of Technology University and Griffith University, both of which are part of the Smart Internet Technology Cooperative Research Centre. We conclude that the most effective way to increase the perception of Internet banking security is to increase ease of use, convenience, personalisation and trust. Without the perception of security, there will be little trust in banking and transactions on the Internet. This will impede the use of Internet banking and e-commerce which are increasingly important aspects of the nation’s critical infrastructure.
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Gerasimov, Anton V. "Social-philosophical aspects of educational online platform at the russian internet segment." Aspirantskiy Vestnik Povolzhiya 20, no. 3-4 (December 26, 2020): 16–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/2072-2354.2020.20.2.16-22.
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The article is devoted to the analysis of online platforms focused on a modern teacher in the space of the Russian-language Internet. The aim of the article is to identify the most effective online platforms, the integrated use of which will significantly increase the degree of informatization and digitalization of the educational process adequate to the current state of information culture. Such resources make it possible to broadcast various kinds of structured information, demonstrate both the content of the educational activities of teachers and its creative component, transmit and receive information remotely, which meets the requirements of a developing information society. Empirical, structural-functional and structural-typological methods were used in the study. The technological component of distance learning determines a wide range of technical capabilities, a sufficient number of existing Internet resources, and at the same time, equipment of educational institutions, licensed software, and content uniqueness remain problematic. From the standpoint of social philosophy, it is concluded that in the developing information society, the Russian education sector is faced with a situation where domestic educational online resources are ahead of the average level of information culture of teachers with their capabilities.
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Kononenko, Anatoliy, and Oksana Kononenko. "PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CIBERCOMMUNICATING INDIVIDUAL DEPENDENCE." International Journal of New Economics and Social Sciences 7, no. 1 (June 29, 2018): 233–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.2698.
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The article deals with the main approaches to the study of the problem of cybercommunicative personality dependence in domestic and foreign psychology. It is shown that the problem of psychological predisposition has not been studied in the foreign psychology, mainly the various aspects of the study of dependence, which are conducted in the main directions as an individual variable - cognitive, motivational, emotional and behavioral characteristics of the dependent personality and as a set of behavioral features. The problem of dependent personality is represented by several areas: dependence on the Internet, network gambling and other numerous varieties of dependence. Mostly dependence is seen as a consequence of interpersonal transactions within social groups that create the effect of "social dependence"; dependence as a set of behavioral features. In Ukrainian psychological science, in broad sense, addiction is seen as a specific way of thinking, perception and interpretation, of feeling and of the outside world. The main features of online dependencies are: obsessional passion for work at a computer (games, programming or other activities); pathological commitment to online gambling, online auctions or virtual purchases; Dependence on the social use of the Internet (chatting in chat, group games and teleconferencing), etc.
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Moraru, Victor, and Ionel Pintilii. "The internet, as an ”engine of change”, in the view of scientific research." Akademos, no. 3(62) (December 2022): 121–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.52673/18570461.22.3-66.14.
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The astonishing rise of information technology over the past decades and the spectacular rise of the Internet have generated a veritable avalanche of academic studies. The purpose of the article is to present an overview of the investigations dedicated to the Internet phenomenon. Developing the acceptance of the Internet as an ”engine of change”, the researchers show many aspects of the massive changes produced by the evolution of the Internet (sociology of the Internet, the influence of the Internet on the development of society, the new economy, the cybersphere opportunities, cultural, social and political aspects of the Internet). The article refers to several relevant studies in the field, examines the main directions of academic research related to computer-mediated communication, highlights the contribution in clarifying the particularities of the phenomenon that belongs to various authors, reveals how the characteristics and social impact of the Internet were analyzed and argued.
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Petrovic, Dalibor. "The internet as interpersonal media: Case of Serbia." Sociologija 55, no. 3 (2013): 417–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/soc1303417p.
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Bearing in mind that modern technological tools for communication play an integral role in sustaining of social relationships, the aim of this article is to determine whether the internet has been replacing face to face (FtF) contacts in sustaining interpersonal relationships and are there some aspects of personal networks contact that are handled by interpersonal media of the internet, email and IM (Instant Messenger). The analysis has been performed on two levels, first through examination of existing studies on this subject, and second, trough a survey on communicational use of the internet in Serbia, conducted in the period 2011-2012. on the sample of 1063 respondents and through 15 indepth interviews. The obtained results are similar to those from the vast body of other research, meaning that the internet doesn?t replace FtF contacts, but also that the internet`s interpersonal media are becoming more and more important in handling some aspects of personal networks connections.
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Zia, Kashif, Arshad Muhammad, Abbas Khalid, Ahmad Din, and Alois Ferscha. "Towards Exploration of Social in Social Internet of Vehicles Using an Agent-Based Simulation." Complexity 2019 (April 15, 2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8201396.
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Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is turning out to be one of the first impressive examples of Internet of Things (IoT). In IoV, the factors of connectivity and interaction/information dispersion are equally important as sensing/actuating, context-awareness, services provisioning, etc. However, most of the researches related to connectivity and interaction are constrained to physics of signaling and data science (semantics/contents), respectively. Very rapidly, the meanings of these factors are changing due to evolution of technologies from physical to social domain. For example, Social IoV (SIoV) is a term used to represent when vehicles build and manage their own social network. Hence, in addition to physical aspects, the social aspects of connectivity and information dispersion towards these systems of future should also be researched, a domain so far ignored in this particular context. In this paper, an agent-based model of information sharing (for context-based recommendations) of a hypothetical population of smart vehicles is presented. Some important hypotheses are tested under reasonable connectivity and data constraints. The simulation results reveal that closure of social ties and its timing impacts the dispersion of novel information (necessary for a recommender system) substantially. It is also observed that as the network evolves due to incremental interactions, the recommendations guaranteeing a fair distribution of vehicles across equally good competitors is not possible.
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Madmalil, Ehsan, and Hamed Mohagheghnia. "Role of Social Networks in the Spread of the Arabic Revolutions." Environment Conservation Journal 16, SE (December 5, 2015): 309–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.36953/ecj.2015.se1636.
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Recent political developments in the Middle East and North Africa have been occurred in the globalization era. With the advent of globalization and the information revolution, human relations have been greatly altered. The impact of these developments is in such a way that the policy can be analyzed and classified into the periods of before and after the advent of the information technology. Accommodating a wide range of social and political actors in cyberspace, internet and social networks are means to advertise and promote political, social and cultural entities on the one hand and provide a source of political and social awareness on the other hand. They link the political activists to people, and finally provoke the actions of protest and mobilize protests. Hence, the role of the new social media such as the internet and social networks in the acceleration and continuity and expansion of the revolutionary developments in the Middle East and North Africa cannot be ignored. The role of the internet and new media in these revolutions has been so strong that some of them are called revolutions of Facebook and Twitter. Thus, in order to access the right results, you should understand the features and functions of social media, analyze their role in the development of revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa. The current study is trying to explain the effect of social networks in the context of globalization on the formation and expansion of recent political developments in the Middle East and North Africa, for instance, in Tunisia, Egypt and Bahrain.
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Prokopchuk, E. T., Y. V. Ulianych, S. A. Ptashnyk, and N. V. Butko. "Key Aspects of Online Insurance." Collected Works of Uman National University of Horticulture 2, no. 97 (December 28, 2020): 64–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.31395/2415-8240-2020-97-2-64-74.
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In the conditions of virtualization of economic relations, the subjects of the insurance market can not stay away from these processes, so in order to improve the quality and level of availability of insurance services it is necessary to spread internet technologies in insurance. The main incentive for the introduction of Internet services by insurance companies is the need to reduce costs, expanding the geography of activities, ensuring diversification of risks. No less important factors are simplicity and comfort of on-line purchase of insurance product. The Ukrainian insurance market is at the stage of development and formation, having a number of problems and uncertainties. Therefore, its further information and technological development should receive priority in the economic and social aspects of government policy, taking into account its European integration guidelines. The article deals with the concept of Internet insurance. It is established that the approaches of scientists to the disclosure of the content of the concept of "Internet insurance" have differences. However, they converge on the definition of the Internet insurance as a process of interaction between the insurance representative and the insurer, connected with the provision of insurance services by the insurer, their service, performance of insurance payments in case of occurrence of an insured event due to the use of Internet technologies. The main advantages and disadvantages of online insurance are presented. The list of main advantages includes: simplification of the insurance process, efficiency of registration, simplicity and universality of payment methods, minimization of "human" factor, automation of calculation of the sum insured and tariffs with the help of insurance multicalculator. The list of main drawbacks includes: a much smaller number of insurance products are placed on the Internet sites of insurance companies for sale, the need for the client to understand the nuances and subtleties of working with the site of the insurer, set certain options for insurance amounts, which the client can not change. The stages of obtaining the insurance service through the Internet system have been considered, the offer of services by insurance companies of Ukraine "in live" and "on-line" and innovations on the Internet insurance market of Ukraine have been analyzed, the main spectrum of Internet services providing insurance companies in the Internet has been investigated, the number of insurance companies for the last years has been considered in dynamics. For the further development of Internet insurance it is necessary to improve the legal framework on this issue; it is necessary that the sites of insurance companies contain sufficient information content and for the customers a number of opportunities: obtaining true information about the activities of the insurance company and its services; calculation of the cost of the insurance policy with the help of online calculator; filling in an application for insurance; in case of an insured event, the implementation of remote payment of the insurance policy and insurance payments; delivery of the insurance policy to the customers; and delivery of the insurance policy to the customers.
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Mahamutaj, Blerina. "Albanian Digital Communications: Some Aspects of Development." RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism 26, no. 2 (December 15, 2021): 331–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-9220-2021-26-2-331-337.
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Internet communications in Albania are developing according to a special scenario. It is explained by the countrys long international isolation and, accordingly, the late arrival of digitalization in this European state. The author notes the high level of currently provided Internet services: Albania is ahead of the leading countries in some indicators. However, this breakthrough is taking place against the background of the generally low level of education of the Albanians and low incomes of the population, so the supply does not match the demand, it overtakes it. A separate problem is the large amount of false information that goes from social networks to online media. The immediate urgent task that the Albanian media community will have to solve is increasing media literacy and regulating the Internet (either through users self-control or with the help of the state).
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Mentyukova, Mariya A., and Oksana S. Pustovalova. "Criminological aspects of the illegal distribution of drugs on the Internet." Current Issues of the State and Law, no. 3 (2022): 362–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.20310/2587-9340-2022-6-3-362-370.
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The problem of the distribution of narcotic drugs has become more and more serious in recent years, which is facilitated by the improvement of methods for such distribution. With the development of digital technologies, social networks, the Internet itself, the number of crimes committed using these technologies is growing. In this regard, it is relevant to analyze the ways and methods of drug trafficking using the Internet. This paper explores issues related to the methods of selling narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues on the Internet. The phrase “drug trafficking” is defined as the illegal trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of substances that are subject to drug prohibition laws. So, as you might expect, the concept of Internet drug trafficking is simply the act of participating in Internet drug trafficking. The purpose is to analyze the features of committing the distribution of drugs on the Internet. Examples of the closure of such Internet sites are given.
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Druzhilov, Sergey A. "HYGIENIC ASPECTS OF THE INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERSON’S ADDICTION IN THE NEW REALITY." Hygiene and sanitation 98, no. 7 (October 28, 2019): 748–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.18821/0016-9900-2019-98-7-748-753.
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The spread of information technologies leads to negative consequences associated with the impact on the health of the individual and public health. There are new behavioral addictions, namely information and technological ones. The objective reasons for their occurrence are in the changes taking place in society. They are associated with the informatization and globalization of the post-industrial society. The criteria for excessive use of the Internet are changing. Virtual space appears as a significant part of life reality. Ubiquitous is the regular use of the Internet. Imposed by information technologies lifestyle and worldview can be destructive for the individual. The task of hygienic science is to prevent the psychological distress of a person in new conditions. The purpose of the article is to consider the views of a person’s Internet addiction, the risks, as well as the possibility of psychological distress resulting from the impact of information technologies. Comparative analysis of the views of various authors and their theoretical generalization. A current understanding of the phenomenon of information and technological dependencies is presented. Two conceptual approaches to the consideration of the phenomenon are identified: as a mental pathology and as a person’s state in the continuum of his normal behavior in new life realities. Statistical data characterizing the penetration of social networks into Russian society and quantitative characteristics of the use of the Internet are given. Computer technologies can be a “mental retreat” for humans. However, social networks provide users with isolation in their own socio-cultural shells. The boundaries of the norms and pathologies of Internet use have changed. Indices of overgrowing of enthusiasm for the Internet in addiction are a change in the motives and goals of its use. A risk factor for the psychological well-being of a person is an exposure to manipulative informational influences on the Internet. Social networks are the space and means of such exposure. Conclusion. The difference between healthy and unhealthy use of the Network is given. The danger for the majority of Internet users was shown not to be an addiction, but exposure to information and psychological effects. It is revealed that in social networks there is a possibility of targeted impacts.
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Guo, Yitong. "The Spread of Internet Buzzwords from the Perspective of Communication Science from 2017 to 2021." BCP Education & Psychology 7 (November 7, 2022): 404–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpep.v7i.2695.
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This paper first uses domestic scholars' research on Internet buzzwords to understand the specific connotation, classification forms, dissemination laws, and multiple features of Internet buzzwords. Then, the paper explains the reasons for the creation of Internet buzzwords from five aspects: creation by Internet users; participation in media products; guidance by opinion leaders; guidance by policy guidelines; and the fission of modal theory. Then the paper analyze the impact of Internet buzzwords on today's society from both positive and negative aspects and propose corresponding solutions. Internet buzzwords are new cultural forms that are closely related to us and are mirrors of social life, and the analysis of Internet buzzwords is conducive to the healthy development of the online environment.
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Bandalović, Gorana, Zorana Šuljug-Vučica, and Marta Tanfara. "Aspects of Internet use among older people: Sociological research." International Review, no. 1-2 (2022): 78–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/intrev2202091b.
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Information and communication technologies have become an integral factor in the daily lives of people over the last decade. Although their usage allows significant advantages, there are still a lot of people in the world who do not use such technologies. In industrialized countries, the reason for this is not in economic factors, but age seems to be a significant determinant of the digital divide. Recently, however, the number of older adults taking advantages of the Internet has been growing. Numerous authors state that a key aspect of successful aging is to remain actively involved in life in old age. In this regard, it is pointed out that online communication and new media present many new opportunities and challenges for the social inclusion of older people. The aim of this paper is to examine the attitudes and opinions of older people towards the use of the Internet and the reasons for its use. The research was conducted using the 2019 survey method on a sample of 240 people over the age of 65 residing in the Šibenik-Knin County in the Republic of Croatia. The results of the survey show that, although more than half of the respondents have an Internet connection, only a fifth own a computer or a laptop. One third of the respondents uses the Internet every day, and most of them did not attend a course to help them use it. They point out that they easily mastered the rules of the network, in which their family members gave them a support and help. Respondents most often search the Internet for the purpose of informing, especially about daily events, then for the entertainment, cultural education and communication with others. More than half of them have a profile on social networks, mostly on Facebook. Despite all this, they do not emphasize the great impact of the Internet on their lives, and believe that the Internet often takes up a lot of free time. Also, more than half of the surveyed population does not use the Internet because they are not interested in it, do not have the financial means to buy a computer. The reason is that they are suspicion of endangering their own security and privacy. However, those not using the Internet state that their accessing to information is not limited because of that. They also point out that the only motivation for starting using the Internet would be the necessity of communicating with their families.
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Ahmad, Araz R. "The Impact of Internet on Social Relationships among University Students in the Kurdistan Region." Cihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3, no. 2 (December 10, 2019): 8–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.24086/cuejhss.v3n2y2019.pp8-19.
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This research discusses a topic which has rarely been researched by researchers in their researches and it has never got scientific attention for research. The topic of (The impact of Internet on social relationships among university students in the Kurdistan Region), though it has been analyzed in few researches which is not enough for this topic. At the same time, the main objective of this research refers to the analyzing process of an essential topic, which is linked to the social findings of the effects of the Internet as discussing the effect of the Internet on social relationships between university students in the Kurdistan Region). Nowadays, generally the Internet has many effects and various different influences on social relations in the Kurdistan Region, in which Kurdish researchers have carried out less research on this sensitive topic.Since, media is counted as an important pillar in life aspects and community. Also, electronic media (the Internet) is the most influential and modern brand of media. Besides, with the rapid development of science, technology and devices, the important of media has increased. Therefore, this research has its importance and attention for the Kurdistan Region. At the moment the Internet has serious effects on, social, political, and economic aspects of a country, among the effects, which has created on social life
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Ryabov, M. A., and N. A. Bochenkova. "SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE ANALYSIS OF AGGRESSIVE NETWORK BEHAVIOR." Вестник Удмуртского университета. Социология. Политология. Международные отношения 5, no. 2 (June 18, 2021): 170–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.35634/2587-9030-2021-5-2-170-178.
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The main characteristics of the structure of network communication are revealed. The features of network interaction, the behavioral strategies of its participants are indicated. The influence of various social factors on the manifestation of aggression in network interaction is considered. As a theoretical basis, the approaches developed both within the framework of the sociological paradigm and within the framework of an interdisciplinary approach are presented. Special emphasis is placed on the theory of social roles by D. Myers and the concept of cyber aggression by D. Chabrot. On the one hand, network communication is presented as the possibility of a more complete, more intense interaction of individuals than in the case of physical presence. On the other hand, as a factor in the emergence of destructive forms of communication, such as trolling, cyberbullying, etc. The features of network communication are the expansion of time boundaries due to slower communication, a more detailed study of the information provided by the interlocutor, selectivity in self-presentation, and the creation of one's own image on the network. The importance of an integrated approach to understanding aggressive behavior in network interaction is indicated. The results of an empirical study of social factors of manifestation of aggression in Internet communication are presented. Communication in the Internet space itself becomes aggressive, as users feel impunity for their aggression. The aggressor often hides behind various social roles that are not characteristic of him. The accumulating aggression, which cannot be expressed in real life, so as not to contradict the role attitudes, is poured out in the form of comments, messages, both written and voice. The insults themselves are one of the external factors in the manifestation of aggression. Users themselves reduce the amount of aggression on the network by ignoring provocateurs. The main social factors of the manifestation of aggression in network interaction include the features of the communication skills of the users themselves and the pressure from the society about the expected behavior corresponding to the social roles of the individual.
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Sormanen, Niina, and Epp Lauk. "Issues of Ethics and Methods in Studying Social Media." Media and Communication 4, no. 4 (October 10, 2016): 63–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i4.793.
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The Editorial raises some challenging ethical and methodological aspects of Internet based research (such as protection of informational privacy, informed consent, general ethical guidelines vs case-based approach), which are further discussed in the five articles of this special issue.