Semester “Fall 2011”
“Introduction to Sociology” (SOC101)”

Assignment No. 01 Marks: 10

“Emergence of electronic communities”


Advent of the internet brought a radical dramatic transition which allows people to
communicate across boundaries and states. It is also affecting the socio political structure
and personal life of an individual. The emergence of electronic communities is also a
product of internet that is a social system of virtual convergence like Facebook, Twitter,
and Myspace etc which is affecting your daily social life in some way.

With reference to above mentioned statement answer the following questions.

1. Which electronic community you have joined and why? 2

2. Which parameters or issues you consider important to discuss with your
associates or friends on this platform. 4

3. In which way your electronic community is affecting your social life? 4

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