• D. Guna Graciyal
• Dr. Deepa Viswam

Aristotle says, Man is a social animal and he cannot survive in isolation or without any relationship. Humans need socialization to be nurtured and to have a nature. Socialization is a lifelong process of transformation and behavioural learning through interactions. To cater the needs of socializations humans have opted for many innovative ways, one such is the virtual socialization or cyber socialization. The generations born after 1990s are digital generations, they willfully opt for internet to be a medium for shaping their personality through the virtual platforms. Virtual socialization is made possible through an array of social networking sites, starting from Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, etc. This technology leads younger generation to more of online and less of face-to-face interaction. In this era of information technology, younger generations are opted with two lives to live: a physical life and a virtual one. According to recent studies, users of virtual world are at an increasing pace from millions to trillions. Virtual life is entertained by young people because it provides them a virtual space where they can exchange ideas, interact with people who are like-minded to their choice and preferences and therefore they are the masters of that virtual space created by them. As people started using this virtual space and create more of socialization, on the same side violence also gets increased. The main aim of this paper is to analyse whether cyber socialization is a cause of violence.

Socialization, Interaction, Virtual space, Cyber socialization, Social Networking, Violence

"Cybersocialization - an epitome of friendship or violence", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.978-985, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906285.pdf

"Cybersocialization - an epitome of friendship or violence", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp978-985, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906285.pdf