PERCEPTIONS OF TEENAGERS AND PARENTS ABOUT IMPACTS OF FACEBOOK ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP
Thapa, Nirajan (2017)
Thapa, Nirajan
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017092615407
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017092615407
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Nirajan Thapa. Perception of Teenagers and Parents About Impacts of Face-book on Their Relationship. Helsinki, Finland. Autumn 2017. 69 pages. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services and Community Development. Bachelor of Social Services.
Undoubtedly, Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. Interestingly, Facebook has embraced people of different age groups. Among them, the young population shares larger portion. A user can benefit from using Facebook, however, one cannot deny having negative impact while using insensibly. Especially, the teenagers are at higher risk of being addicted to Facebook, when they are not cautiously supervised by their parents.
Insufficient research work, particularly in the context of Nepal, about the impact of Facebook on young people, drew my attention. For that reason, this re-search is an attempt to raise voice on this issue. This research is largely based on qualitative research method, and has also applied quantitative measures to present specific numeric values. The data selection is conducted as per persuasive sampling whereas thematic content analysis is used for analyzing the data. During this research work, ethical consideration is entirely followed.
The research reveals the intensifying attraction of teenagers to Facebook. The teenagers use Facebook to connect with friends and share ideas with each other. The parents are worried about the excessive involvement of teenagers in Facebook. Both parents and teenagers accept that Facebook has hampered the studies, which is the key reason for causing dispute between them. Setting time-limit can be useful tool for teenagers to get highly benefited from Face-book use, which certainly be helpful discarding the dispute with parents.
Undoubtedly, Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. Interestingly, Facebook has embraced people of different age groups. Among them, the young population shares larger portion. A user can benefit from using Facebook, however, one cannot deny having negative impact while using insensibly. Especially, the teenagers are at higher risk of being addicted to Facebook, when they are not cautiously supervised by their parents.
Insufficient research work, particularly in the context of Nepal, about the impact of Facebook on young people, drew my attention. For that reason, this re-search is an attempt to raise voice on this issue. This research is largely based on qualitative research method, and has also applied quantitative measures to present specific numeric values. The data selection is conducted as per persuasive sampling whereas thematic content analysis is used for analyzing the data. During this research work, ethical consideration is entirely followed.
The research reveals the intensifying attraction of teenagers to Facebook. The teenagers use Facebook to connect with friends and share ideas with each other. The parents are worried about the excessive involvement of teenagers in Facebook. Both parents and teenagers accept that Facebook has hampered the studies, which is the key reason for causing dispute between them. Setting time-limit can be useful tool for teenagers to get highly benefited from Face-book use, which certainly be helpful discarding the dispute with parents.