Usages of Social Networking Websites among Undergraduate Students

Authors

  • Mohammad Hadi Mansour Lakoorej Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Morteza Moradgholi Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Sociology, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
Abstract:

Today in India mostly among the Indian undergrads the use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) has significantly expanded and has unquestionably had broad effects on the scholarly and different exercises of the understudies’ students. These effects are widespread to the point that they grabbed the eye of social researchers around the world. Be that as it may, the scope of studies led to managing the impact of SNS among college students is irrelevant in India. Hence, this study is set in this context, aims in presenting the relationship between the usages of social network education of undergraduate students. For the said reason a survey has been directed among 400-students in various colleges and universities including governments and private’s institutions throughout Mysore and Bangalore cities. The findings of the study recognized the strong relationship between the Usages of Social Network Education and college students in India, and especially in the last decade of 21 century.

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volume 8  issue 3

pages  33- 41

publication date 2018-09-01

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