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44TheSocialImpactofOnlineShopping800字OnlineshoppingisanincreasinglypopularwayforpeopletobuygoodsandservicesItoffersconveniencevarietyandoftenlowerpricesthantraditionalbrick-and-mortarstoresHoweveronlineshoppingalsohasanumberofpotentialimpactsonsocietyOnemajorsocialimpactofonlineshoppingisincreasedcomfortandconvenienceByshoppingonlinepeoplecansavetimeandmoneybyavoidinglonglinesandtheneedtophysicallytransportitemsfromastoretotheirhomesShoppingonlinealsoallowspeopletoeasilygainaccesstoproductsthatmaynotbeavailableinretailstoresAdditionallyonlinemerchantsoffershoppersavarietyofdealsdiscountsandcouponswhichmaynotbeavailableintraditionalstoresAnothermajorsocialimpactofonlineshoppingisthatitcanhelptobridgetheeconomicgapbetweenpeoplewithdifferentlevelsofincomeLower-incomehouseholdsmaynotbeabletoaffordtovisittraditionalstoresduetotransportationcostsOnlineshoppingcanmakeiteasierforthesehouseholdstobuytheitemstheyneedatmoreaffordablepricesAdditionallyonlineshoppingcanhelptoreducethecostoflivingforeveryonebyprovidingmorecompetitionbetweenretailersdrivingdownpricesOnlineshoppingcanalsohaveasignificantenvironmentalimpactByreducingtheneedtogotophysicalstoresithelpstoreducetheamountoffuelneededtotravelAdditionallyshoppingonlinetypicallyrequireslesspackagingthanshoppinginastoreaswellaslessenergyusedintheproductionandshippingofgoodsFinallywhileonlineshoppinghasmanybenefitsitcanalsocreateasenseofdisconnectionbetweenpeopleBynothavingtointeractwithotherpeopleinpersonshoppersloseoutontheexperienceofphysicalshoppingaswellasthesocialaspectofspendingtimewithfriendsandfamilyAdditionallyonlineshoppinghasbeenlinkedtoadecreaseinbrick-and-mortaremploymentasmoreandmorestoresmovetoonlinesalesplatformsOverallonlineshoppingcanprovidegreatbenefitsformanypeoplebutitisimportanttoconsiderthepotentialsocialandenvironmentalimpactsthatcomealongwithitTakingstepstominimizetheseimpactssuchasshoppingfromlocalbusinessesorchoosingenvironmentallyfriendlyshippingoptionscanhelptoensurethattheadvantagesofonlineshoppingarerealizedwithoutcreatingnegativeexternalities。