The Perception of Students Towards Social Media Usage –A Study
| International Journal of Communication and Media Science |
| © 2021 by SSRG - IJCMS Journal |
| Volume 8 Issue 1 |
| Year of Publication : 2021 |
| Authors : Dr. Chandra Shekhar Ghanta |
10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V8I1P107
How to Cite?
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Ghanta, "The Perception of Students Towards Social Media Usage –A Study," SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 45-49, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V8I1P107
Abstract:
Social media is a most powerful tool to communicate person to person or group. Students are using this platform to share their views, news to educate, entertain each other with this virtual world. This paper mainly focused on the perceptions of university students towards the importance of the social media on their personal and professional life. This study adopted descriptive survey design. The population used as sample were students from Telangana University in Telangana state of India. It reveals that perception of the students towards the importance of social media is positive. They agree that this media is useful for them to make strong relations with in the family more than their employment and educational purpose.
Keywords:
employment, education, social media, university students, virtual network
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