Gina Prakide
Professor Barrier
EG101
12 November 2015
Internet Addiction Most people all over the world use Internet as an escape from reality, or from boredom. But how do people know if they have an Internet Addiction? In the book Hamlet’s Blackerry, by William Powers he says“ In fact, there’s a great deal of ongoing research about connective technologies and how they’re affecting individuals, families, businesses, and society at large” (17). Most people have different kinds of addictions, an addiction of some sort of crave or urges, the one most people do not know about is Internet Addiction, an addiction that can possibly harm friends and family. I decided to do my research essay on different types of Internet Addiction. The top four internet addictions I am going to include in this essay are: cyber-relationship addiction, cybersex addiction, and net compulsion. The first internet addiction I would like to mention is cyber-relationship addiction. A cyber-relationship addiction is an addiction that makes online friends more important than real life friends or family. According to Kimberly Young’s studies, “‘Internet addiction affects individuals’ …show more content…
In the article “How to beat addiction to cyberspace,” by Leslie Armstrong, she believes that people would become aware of how much time they spend on the web, or their spouse would confront their partner for being online for too long, and if confronting still does not help them, than get professional help such as seeing a therapist, look for an addiction class, or even ask a family member to help them. People can also use software filters, these software filters can prohibit the viewing pornographie sites or any sites you feel like it is not safe, software filters like Mayberry, USA or any thing that can block anything that seems suspicious. People can also monitor their internet usage,which can limit the time people spend using the web
Professor Barrier
EG101
12 November 2015
Internet Addiction Most people all over the world use Internet as an escape from reality, or from boredom. But how do people know if they have an Internet Addiction? In the book Hamlet’s Blackerry, by William Powers he says“ In fact, there’s a great deal of ongoing research about connective technologies and how they’re affecting individuals, families, businesses, and society at large” (17). Most people have different kinds of addictions, an addiction of some sort of crave or urges, the one most people do not know about is Internet Addiction, an addiction that can possibly harm friends and family. I decided to do my research essay on different types of Internet Addiction. The top four internet addictions I am going to include in this essay are: cyber-relationship addiction, cybersex addiction, and net compulsion. The first internet addiction I would like to mention is cyber-relationship addiction. A cyber-relationship addiction is an addiction that makes online friends more important than real life friends or family. According to Kimberly Young’s studies, “‘Internet addiction affects individuals’ …show more content…
In the article “How to beat addiction to cyberspace,” by Leslie Armstrong, she believes that people would become aware of how much time they spend on the web, or their spouse would confront their partner for being online for too long, and if confronting still does not help them, than get professional help such as seeing a therapist, look for an addiction class, or even ask a family member to help them. People can also use software filters, these software filters can prohibit the viewing pornographie sites or any sites you feel like it is not safe, software filters like Mayberry, USA or any thing that can block anything that seems suspicious. People can also monitor their internet usage,which can limit the time people spend using the web