The influence of social media in supporting citizenship issues and belonging to the public opinion

Abdel Wahab, Ralla

doi:10.21608/jsb.2021.168281

The influence of social media in supporting citizenship issues and belonging to the public opinion

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Ralla Abdel Wahab

Lecturer Department of Communication and Media Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University.

10.21608/jsb.2021.168281

Abstract

The study aims at identifying the role that social media can play in supporting issues of citizenship and belonging to the public opinion, and the youth exposure to social media
. The theoretical framework of the study is the public sphere, the current study is considered as a descriptive study which aimed at analyzing the phenomenon to obtain sufficient and accurate information about it. The questionnaire was applied to an intentional sample of 400 individuals residing in Greater Cairo who were exposed to social media and those who are interested in issues of belonging, identity, and citizenship.
The results of the study showed that there is a statistically significant inverse relationship between the rate of social media use and confidence in the information provided by social media sites, which means that the higher the rate of social media use, the lower the confidence rate in the information provided by social media, which is a natural result of an increase The spread of false information and rumors, which spread on social media especially during the times of elections and important political events.
There is a statistically significant relationship between the rate of use of social media sites and the practice of citizenship, which means that the higher the rate of using the social media, the more the practice of citizenship, which includes political participation, the sense of identity and sense of belonging, as social media sites allow interaction, participation and expressing opinion Through it.

Keywords

Main Subjects

The new media

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