To what extent do the internet increase social cohension

As the world becomes more integrated, using the

Internet

is becoming more popular in both developed and developing countries. Some

people

think that the more widely-used

Internet

is, the more isolated society is.

However

, I argue that the

Internet

can affect family,

friends

, and colleagues in both good and bad ways.

Firstly

, the

Internet

has the potential to diminish family life, but

also

enhance it. It helps members

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a family stay in touch with each other. It is particularly true for foreign students who want to call their families without too expensive

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.

However

, couples are easily addicted to online gaming or other online activities.

This

leads to children's ignorance and carelessness or even a bad example.

Secondly

, the

Internet

can distract

people

from

friends

, but it

also

helps

people

to keep and make

friends

.

For example

, it is possible for an injured person stuck at home to use the

internet

to keep in touch with his

friends

. Evenly,

people

can meet

friends

through social networking.

In contrast

, shy teens who are always surfing the

Internet

may lose their social skills or be taken advantage of by their

friends

they have never met.

Similarly

, the

Internet

robs

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time

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for

face- to- face

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meeting

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;

however

, it can

also

make it easier to work together.

Instead

of going out for a meeting,

workers

tend to read emails all day. Using too

much computer

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may make

people

less active.

However

, the

Internet

brings several advantages to

workers

.

For instance

, emails and instant messaging are more useful than phoning for collaboration.

Moreover

, the

Internet

allows

workers

to work from a far distance in case they cannot go to the office.

to sum up

, the

Internet

can make our life better or worse. If used appropriately, it can create more togetherness than we thought.