Assessing Social Media Usage among Adolescents: A Sociological Study

Vol-4 | Issue-01 | January 2019 | Published Online: 20 January 2019    PDF ( 485 KB )
Author(s)
Amandeep Singh 1

1Assistant Professor in Sociology, Department of Evening Studies- MDRC, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Abstract

This paper emphases on the use of social media platform by school-aged teenagers aged 12 to 17 years. Because of technological advancements, the use of social platform has grown around the world. The prime goal of the study was to examine adolescents' social network media usage and collect data on their opinions on various interactive websites. Adolescence represents crossroads in the development of life. Adolescents are the development point of a society and are future leaders. Therefore, we need to know their problems in order to guide them in the right way at the right time and channelize their energies in the right direction. While social platform has many benefits, it also has drawbacks that affect people negatively. Social media platform can be good, but it should be used in moderation to avoid being addicted.

Keywords
Social media, adolescents
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