Impact of internet on youths social behaviors a case study of Kampala District
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2017-05
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study examined the impact of internet on youth’s cultural values in
Kampala district. “The study achieved the following objectives: to examine the positive effects
of internet on youth’s culture, to examine the negative effects of internet on youth’s culture, to
explore other factors affecting youth’s cultural values, therefore the findings were based on the
above objectives. Data was collected from a sample of 90 respondents in using self administered
questionnaires and was later analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r~.
The findings revealed internet has a positive and significant relationship to youth’s cultural
values in Kawempe division (P=0.000<0.0l, r=375) the study concluded that majority of the
respondents agreed that internet has a significant relationship on youth’s cultural values. The
findings showed that internet has a positive effect on youth’s culture through promoting Gender,
promoting equality, promoting Gender mainstreaming, promoting Human Right and lastly
promoting Globalization.
Additionally the findings showed Telenovela has negatively effected youth’s culture through
promoting sexuality, promoting wide spread of HIV/AIDS, promoting Consumerism and
materialism, promoted Drug abuse, promoted Moral decay , promoted Crime , and lastly
promoted Homo sexuality. The study revealed other factors affecting youth’s culture which
included Education, Religion, Globalization, Internet (information technology), Socio-economic
aspects, Poverty.
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Internet, Youths social behaviors