The Impact of Facebook Usages on Youth

Abstract

Facebook is the most popular social networking site among youth. Especially, Dhaka has been ranked second among the cities with the highest number of active Facebook users. Among users, youth constitutes a significant portion. Thus, this study is focused on identifying the impacts of Facebook usage on the young generation in terms of academic, social and interpersonal viewpoints. To conduct this study, a mix of both qualitative and quantitative approaches will be used. The unit of analysis will be the university students of Bangladesh. To get diverse results respondents will be divided into different university students of Bangladesh considering equal gender representation. Stratified random sampling will be used in picking up respondents. Data will be collected using questionnaires. The findings will then be analyzed and an appropriate conclusion will be drawn from the results.