Abstract :
This dissertation aims to analyze the Bahraini youth attitude toward the Intemet Virtual reality-Text based chatting. In terms of the following:
1. The time average for using the internet chatting (text based)?
2. The reasons for using it?
3. What are the differences between the world inside the chatting and the real world that they live in? There definition for the chatting world?
4. How do they find the following social phenomenon that happens through chatting:
Emotional engagement
Friendship
Freedom of speech and Ideology
Isolation
Methodology:
This Thesis applied the phenomenology methodology. Using a semi structured Interview. The sample size for this research is 6 people (three female, three male) from Bahraini youth (who deals with text based chatting). The Age of the research sample size is between (18-30) years.
Literature Review:
In relation of Bahraini youth and their attitude there are no previous studies. My research will be the first from its kind therefore I mentioned the most related studies About psycho text based aspects which are the most related kind of studies to my research. I explored some of (James Sempsey, 1997) research results in his study ;( Psyber Psychology: A Literature Review Pertaining to The Psycho/Social Aspects of Multi- User Dimensions in Cyberspace) and (Howard Rheingold's, 1998) in his famous book (The Virtual Community).and other studies.
I mentioned the most common parts between these researches and my study: average of using the MUD, Friendship, virtual reality, Emotional engagement Freedom of speech and Ideology, Isolation
The Analyze:
The sample group which consists of six individuals of different age groups and cultural backgrounds raised many questions, which do not deal with chatting and the internet only but also sheds light on the complicated human nature when handling issues or when communicating with the outside world.
Conclusions:
It was not my intention to give answers or facts but the goal is to promote discussions and encourage raising essential questions that are not less important than the questions of the study itself.however, I can say that the Bahraini youths possess a strong positive approach towards chatting and they consider it as part of their daily lives.