{"title":"The Use of TV and the Internet in the Social Context","authors":"Khulood Miliany","volume":94,"journal":"International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering","pagesStart":3303,"pagesEnd":3311,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9999605","abstract":"
This study examines the media habits of young people
\r\nin Saudi Arabia, in particular their use of the Internet and television
\r\nin the domestic sphere, and how use of the Internet impacts upon
\r\nother activities. In order to address the research questions, focus
\r\ngroup interviews were conducted with Saudi university students. The
\r\nstudy found that television has become a central part of social life
\r\nwithin the household where television represents a main source for
\r\nfamily time, particularly in Ramadan while the Internet is a solitary
\r\nactivity where it is used in more private spaces. Furthermore, Saudi
\r\nfemales were also more likely to have their Internet access monitored
\r\nand circumscribed by family members, with parents controlling the
\r\nlocation and the amount of time spent using the Internet.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] Al-Qahtani, S (2011) \"Saudi Young People Attitudes towards the\r\nInternet in Light of Some Social Factors\" .MA dissertation in King\r\nAbdulaziz University.\r\n[2] Alsaleh, S (2009) \"Gender Inequality in Saudi Arabia: Myth and\r\nReality\". Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health &\r\nHealth Informatics King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health\r\nSciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.\r\n[3] Al-Otaibi, A. (2010) \"Digital Divide in Saudi Arabia: Inequality of\r\nUsage\". MA Dissertation the University of Sheffield.\r\n[4] Al Otaibi, N (2006). Attitudes towards the Use of the Internet\r\nPsychology Research, ISSN 2159-5542, Vol. 2, No. 3, 151-159.\r\n[5] Robinson, J.P., Kestnbaum, M.,Neustadtl, M. & Alvarez, A. (2002)\r\n\"Information Technology and Functional Time Displacement\",\u001f IT and\r\nSociety.1(2).\r\n[6] Nikken, P. & Jansz, J. 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