THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL NETWORKING PAGES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FANATICISM AMONG KIRKUK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The current research aims to identify the impact of the Internet and social networking pages and its relationship to the development of fanaticism according to the gender variable (males -females) among students of the Faculties of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kirkuk.The researcher prepared a scale for the purpose of achieving the research objectives to identify the extent of the impact of the Internet and social networking pages in developing fanaticism among students.University of Kirkuk, in light of some variables, and after extracting the psychometric properties of the scale (validity, reliability, and discriminatory power), it was applied to the basic research sample that was chosen randomly from the College of Arts and the College of Science at the University of KirkukThe number of students reached (192) male and female students distributed among (8) departments, including (4) departments for the College of Arts and (4) departments for the College of Science.Statistical methods were used (the T-value for one sample and two independent samples, and the Pearson correlation coefficient), and the researcher reached the following results :1-Students in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences are characterized by a (high) degree of fanaticism . 2-There are no statistically significant differences between students of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences according to the gender variable (male and female) on the scale prepared to measure the power of the Internet and social media pages in developing fanaticism . 3-There is a positive relationship between the Internet and social networking pages and the development of fanaticism among students of both colleges alike .In light of the research results, the researcher has developed a set of recommendations and proposals.