Investigating the Impact of Cyberspace (Mobile and Internet) on the Socialization of High School Students in District 17 of Tehran

High school students are to choose and form the personality. If their learning and socialization does not match the values and norms of society, it can have negative effects on the individual and the society. One of the effective factors on students’ socialization, is cyber space which had have developed massively in Iran which could have negative effects on students’ socialization. This study aims to investigate the effect of cyber space (internet and cellphones) on socialization of male high school students on 17th district of Tehran in academic year of 94-95. According to the theories of Giddens, Castells and Bordio, theoretical framework of this study with the assumptions of being attractive, diversity, timeliness and availability of cyberspace was studied. The research hypotheses were tested with survey method. Study population consisted of male high school students of Tehran’s 17th district, which counted as 3377 from which 340 students were selected for sample study. Findings show that cyber space usage is quite high among high school students and the power of this space is handled by people whose culture is in contradiction with ours and considering the factors of being attractive, diversity, timeliness and availability of cyberspace, it’s significantly effective among students and this effect can cause negative socialization and cultural attach which would make students to experience cultural Heterogeneity and its impact on society is fragility of values and norms and on the individual is emotionally unstable personality crisis.