The impact of technological changes on the socialization of Nubians in Wadi Halfa, Sudan

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Aswan University - Institute of African and Nile Basin Research and Studies, Department of Anthropology - Cultural Anthropology

2 Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Faculty of Arts, Helwan University

Abstract

The study sought to achieve its main goal of knowing the impact of technological changes on socialization within the community in Wadi Halfa, relying on many theoretical approaches and methods in collecting field material for the study, so it relied on technological theory, cultural implantation and symbolic interaction, and also the study relied on the anthropological approach with its various tools such as interview, observation and coexistence within the study community, which contributed significantly to reaching the main milestones of the research subject.Based on the above, the study reached a set of results, including:

Identify the most prevalent technological means within the study community. -

The study identified the most widespread social media within the community and the information provided by the newsmen showed that Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok and Instagram are the most platforms used by parents, children and young people

Identify the extent to which these means have an impact on the Sudanese- familyThe study confirmed that there has been a significant change in Sudanese families, represented in the spread of the Internet, which caused a change in morals, which is the basis on which societies are built and passed on to future generations.

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