Strength of internet ties and impact of facebook on youth /

Title

Strength of internet ties and impact of facebook on youth /

Creator

Chacko, Rose Maria. - 1024035

Description

This dissertation aims at studying the social networking sites impact on people and relationships. There are different reasons why people use social networking sites like Facebook. The study aims to check whether it is the loneliness or the need for socialization that encourages networking on such sites. Study looks into Facebook and other social networking sites have changed the youngsters lives and lifestyles. This research tries to find out how this new media trend has affected peoples attitude towards life and also their attitude towards relationships. A questionnaire has been used to find the opinion of the people regarding the social networking concept. 75-100 people were researched to find out the exact need for social networking. The ability of networks to introduce new actors and new contents in the process of social organization, with relative independence to the power centres, increased over time with technological change, and more precisely, with the evolution of communication technologies.

Date

2012-03-19

Publisher

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Subject

Communication, Media Studies

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Masters' Dissertation