New media and social isolation

Abstract EN

These researchpaperadds new insights into an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in Algeria.

A widely reported study argued that Algerians have become more socially isolated, the size of their discussion networks has declined, and the diversity of those people with whom they discuss important matters has decreased.

They depicted the rise of the internet and mobile phones as one of the major trends that pulls people away from traditional social settings, neighborhoods, voluntary associations, and public spaces that have been associated with large and diverse core networks