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Influence of the Internet on the Socialization of Han and Mongolian Chinese Teenagers

 Liu Baowei，Baotou Teachers’ College of Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology     

  1.  Liu Baowei，Baotou Teachers’ College of Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology  
  • Online:2010-11-24 Published:2010-11-24
  • Contact: Liu Baowei，Baotou Teachers’ College of Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology E-mail:lbwbj@163.com
  • About author: Liu Baowei，Baotou Teachers’ College of Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology

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Abstract:

This paper analyzes the extent to which the internet influences the socialization （aspects such as moral cognition, values, behavioral tendency, and interpersonal communication ability） of Han and Mongolian Chinese teenagers in remote areas, based on a sample survey of teenagers from two cities in Inner Mongolia. The results show that the internet has a significant influence on the socialization of Han and Mongolian Chinese teenagers without widespread adverse effects. In other words, the socialization of the teenagers who frequently use the internet is generally good. There is little difference found in the influence of internet globalization on Mongolian Chinese teenagers versus that of the internet on the socialization of Han Chinese teenagers. Overall, the influence of the internet on the socialization of Han and Mongolian Chinese teenagers will increase as they continue to use it. Teenager’s understanding of the internet directly affects what they do on the internet； that behavior directly affects what they do in real life； and how the internetusing teenagers influences other people in real life.

Key words: behavior on the internet  ,   internet     ,       socialization    ,    teenagers