Social networking activities and their role in acquiring social skills in the university environment (a field study of students of Imam Al-Kadhim College (peace be upon him) / Babylon departments / Media Department)

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the role of social networking sites in acquiring social skills for students/Department of Mass Communication/University of Babylon. Based on the highest requirements of the field study, the researcher chose a community of subjects from the university community, given that they possess information and deal with it, and that they are students and have aspirations and general culture. The research sample was identified (40) male and female students from the Department of Media / Departments of Babylon / Imam Al-Kadhim College (peace be upon him), and a questionnaire form was distributed on a scale that included (19) questions and included a number of variables (social gender, and the role of communication networks in acquiring skills (affirmative). , 'Emotional, communication, and self-management. The study found that both genders use social networking sites in their daily lives in varying proportions. Males also use social networking sites more than females. It appeared that there is a major role for social networking platforms in students’ acquisition of skills (affirmative, emotional, communication, and self-management) as a result of the development The skills of its users and there are common interests in exchanging There is a relationship between social networking sites and the acquisition of social skills through arithmetic averages that ranged from (2.35 - 2.02). This convergence indicates that students who are not affected by (sectarian and national differences and objections to just causes and have the ability to make many friends on the network and start talking with others) are more able to defend their rights against those who try to violate them and express their opinions in agreement or disagreement. knowledge through audio, images, text messages or videos).