Impact of Social Media on the Social Behavior of Nigerian Youth
Chapter One
Objectives of the Study
The purpose of this report is therefore to provide evidence-based insights into the social media phenomenon which can be used to inform current understanding of usage and behaviour in Nigeria,
- To help identify some of the current and potential future issues around people’s use of social media.
- It seeks to understand how people are using social networking sites as well as their attitudes to this form of communication.
- To understand the use of social media by people in Nigeria, especially the youth.
- To understand the attitudes towards social networking sites and the wider issues that may arise from this.
- To explore any effect of this form of media on the social skills of the Nigerian youth
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction
Social media is a means of interaction among people in which they create, share and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Furthermore, social media depends on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms via which individuals and communities share, concrete, discuss and modify user-generated content. Today’s society is faced with the continual growing problem of electronics and social media. What used to be considered precious treasure is now the cause of teenage obesity, lack of concentration, inadequate communication and above all a far less intellectual society. Cell phones, internet game, television all have taken over the youth in the society and corrupted them into unimaginative, unqualified, dull robots face book is merely a tool to drain the intelligence from teenagers until they are forced to speak in instant messaging jargon. Social media integrates technologies, social interaction, and content creation to collaboratively connect on-line information. Through social media, people or group of people can create, organize, edit, comment on, combine, and share content, in the process of helping agencies to better achieve their mission goals. It is fair to say that human race have wholeheartedly embraced social media. Social media have changed the way we interact significantly, but it is possible that we are not taking enough time to step back and take stock of what is happening to us. As Ogbuoshi (2004) puts it that “1990s noticed the impact of the internet on day-to-day affairs and the creation now means for individuals to connect and communicate with one another and with data base worldwide and in the process, revolutionize our lives”. In today’s information age, the marriage of computer to contemporary media has facilitated sweeping changes to occur before the eyes of our youths and our traditional beliefs. The move to digital communication has resulted in new media environments that are often interactive in nature and allows multiple functions and tasks to be performed on a single piece of equipment such as home computer in television. Social media have provided an open arena where the youths are free to exchange ideas on various violent. Most youths associate social media with positive outcome, yet this is not always the case. Due to the increase in social media web-sites, there seems to be a positive correlation between the usages of such media with cyber bullying, online sexual predators and the decrease in-face-to-face interaction. Likewise, social media seem to be influencing youths’ lives in terms of exposing them to images or alcohol, tobacco, and sexual behaviors (Kaplan, 2010). According to Agichtein (2008) ‘’his issue is becoming even more prominent as the youths are starting to engage with such media sites at younger ages”.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
This chapter deals with the method used in collecting data required in carrying out this research work it explains the procedures that were followed and the instrument used in collecting data.
SOURCES OF DATA COLLECTION
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
- Primary source and
- Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment, the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
POPULATION OF THE STUDY
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information for the study the impact of social media on social behavior of Nigerian youth. 200 youth were randomly selected as population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
INTRODUCTION
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
INTRODUCTION
It is pertinent to note that the objective of this study is to ascertain the impact of social media on social behavior of Nigerian youth.
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of social media and youth behavior.
SUMMARY
In today’s information Age, the marriage of computer to contemporary media has facilitated sweeping changes to occur before the eyes of our youths and our traditional beliefs. Social media have provided an open arena where the youths are free to exchange ideas on various violence. Most youths associates social media with positive outcome, yet this is not always the case, most people use social media for inter-personal communication at home such as G.S.M sets, chart room and participation in electronic communities because, they found entertainment and information seeking to be the highest in rank followed by convenience, Social media interaction is done by the users through the sites, message through social media are public and are not meant for individuals but for the.
Conclusion
In view of the above summary, it was evident that social media played a major role on behavior change of the respondents. The youths mostly used social media for communicating between their friends and families. The fact that social media is part of them especially having been born in this era of emerging technology, most felt that they could not do without it. They depended on it for various positive things such as research and contacts with old friends and getting on the loop of what was happening either in their circles, nationally or internationally.
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