By Changing My Behavior: Article Analysis

Socialization can define as an exchanging of beliefs in culture, religious or other area/aspects between a group of people or interaction that is occurring under the circumstance of more than one individual. Social networking on the internet takes socialization to a new aspect. This essay will discuss how the internet unrestrained interactions and led to a more secular society by adding a new social option which breaks the limitation in geographical conditions and increases the equality between people. The advancement of internet has paved the way for faster and better communication as well as virtual online interaction. The Internet allows users to connect and communication with family and friends through various social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. People no longer required to meet in person to keep in touch with one another. In the article “By changing my behavior”, the author Sumner (2011) have interviewed his friends about how important the internet is in their

Carter studied the social experience of the users of the Virtual communities”Cybertown” in his research. Based on the results, he argues that “ Online friendship can be evaluated in much the same way as offline friendly relations, thus illustrating the many similarities between them” (Carter, 2004). However, the virtual world provides a more fair environment with less bias towards people’s background. Furthermore, Socializing online is more secure for some people since they can avoid the disclosure of embarrassment when interacting with others online. In Sumner’s word “because I had nothing to lose, there was no real consequence.’’(Sumner, 2011). Carter also argues that some users find socializing online more comfortable than making friends in real