Actions and Interaction of Ethnic Groups in Cyberspace: Opportunities and Challenges
Subject Areas :علی اشرف نظری 1 , مجتبی قلی پور 2
1 - استاد دانشگاه تهران
2 - دانشجو
Keywords: Ethnic Groups, Cyberspace, Virtual Communities, actions and interactions of people, Internet,
Abstract :
Abstract The profound changes that have occurred in information technology, communication, industrial technology and internet have great impact on human individual and social life. Nowadays understanding the world politics, culture, economy and society is not possible without understanding the role of internet. That is why researchers and writers in various disciplines of knowledge are doing serious research about the impact of internet on different aspects of life. The impact of this technology on the emergence and spread of new forms of social interaction between different groups of a society is very important. The present article tries to explain why different groups of the society have welcomed interaction in cyberspace. The paper also examines the facilities and opportunities as well as threats and challenges which have been created by the use of internet. This question finds importance in view of subjects like principle of national identity, national solidarity and national sovereignty.