Al-Hatif Al-Maḥmūl Wa ʽalāqatuhu Bitaghyr Baʽda Al-Qiam Al-Ijtimāʽīyyah Laday Al-Shabāb: Dirāsat Mīdānīyyah Taṭbīqīyy [Mobile Phone and Its Relation with The Changing of Some Social Values Among Youth: A Field Study at The Faculty of Education in Janzo

Abstract

Some sociologists, psychologists and economics, actively discussed about the topic of mobile
phone. They studied its social, psychological and economic effects on members of society,
especially the youth, who is the basis for societies building. The research included a sample of
students from Department of Sociology, Faculty of Education in Janzour. The research sample
included 60 respondents. The researcher used the descriptive approach that appropriate with the
research topic. The researcher also relied on percentages and frequency tables. The results of
the research show that the mobile phone has several advantages that may be useful in public
life. It also has its disadvantages if it is misused among them. The research also shows that the
mobile phone has a major role in changing some values among youth. Besides that, there are
extraneous values to Libyan society caused by the misusage of the mobile phone. The research
suggests more attention towards young people, especially the teenagers. The family members
themselves must protect their children from wasting the time in unbeneficial activities.