Influence of Social Media on Higher Education Students – A Sociological Study

Abstract

Present days multitasking has become a common phenomenon in our lives. It is a wonder how we manage it all. We depend on our electronic devices for work, our personal, school, and social lives. The internet has become a significant part of our daily lives. So too has social media. The term social media is new concept to the society. Before digital era, the means of communication was different. The social media has undoubtedly changed the way we communicate, the way we live, and the way we interact with each other. The impact of social media on the society is unexplainable. Especially the teens of the society have influence more. The whole world is immensely depended on these virtual media. The present research paper intends to find out the impact of social media on higher education, especially in Chitradurga district with a sociological point of view.