Whether the Use of Facebook is a Cause or an Effect of Loneliness
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore whether the use of Facebook causes loneliness or loneliness causes Facebook use, which was examined by selecting 145 samples (who stay outside of parental control) purposively from the Department of sociology, University of Barisal. Participants’ age ranged from 18 to 25 years old. Turkle’s concept of “Alone Together” is used to understand how technology has become substitutes for people and reduced our expectation of each other. The findings reveal that students used Facebook as a response to loneliness and at the same time, they have become lonely by using Facebook as they use Facebook in spite of being accompanied by their friends and family members and they contact with friends more via Facebook than face-to-face. In addition, the use of Facebook hampers their real life activities i. e. hampering their educational life, detaching them from real life friendships and family members.
Authors and Affiliations
Sumi Rani Saha, Dilafroze Khanam
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