2020
DOI: 10.31703/grr.2020(v-i).57
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Family Relations after the Emergence of Social Media: A Comparative Analysis of Single-Family and Joint Family Systems

Abstract: This study's main aim is to explore the impact of social media on family ties. A quantitative method of survey is used to gather data. The survey is conducted both face-to-face and through emails. One hundred respondent take part in this research through a survey while media displacement theory implemented on present research. Statistics indicate that people living in a single-family group use more social media than people living together. Findings also say people are using social media to escape family proble… Show more

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“…Many people in Nigeria have come to accept the Western culture as their own. This is made manifest in the way In contrast however, scholars such Rehim et al (2020) and Hussain et al (2020) opined that social media are of greater negativity to family values. In their various studies, they showed how users, especially children and young adults are constantly exposed to various degrees of vices like cyberbullying, sexting, facebook depression and distorted sense of reality.…”
Section: Social Media Use and Family Values: An Empirical Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Many people in Nigeria have come to accept the Western culture as their own. This is made manifest in the way In contrast however, scholars such Rehim et al (2020) and Hussain et al (2020) opined that social media are of greater negativity to family values. In their various studies, they showed how users, especially children and young adults are constantly exposed to various degrees of vices like cyberbullying, sexting, facebook depression and distorted sense of reality.…”
Section: Social Media Use and Family Values: An Empirical Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even the ability of social media to help create connectedness among family members was faulted on the grounds that social media use diminishes physical contacts among members which in turn, undermine certain physical relationships among family members. Hussain et al (2020), however are quick to add that the reason is predominantly due to the social and economic pattern of members of the society in recent times. Furthermore, Rehim et al (2020) pinpoints the issue of greater access to pornography which endangers the privacy and security of family members.…”
Section: Social Media Use and Family Values: An Empirical Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of technology-mediated communication may also have an influence on people's feeling of community. Studies have shown, for instance, that while social media and other online platforms can help people in geographically dispersed communities connect and communicate, they may also cause a decline in face-to-face interaction, which is essential for creating and maintaining strong communal ties [60]. Hence, while planning infrastructure, public places, and communication platforms, it is crucial to take the density of a community into account and how it affects people's feeling of community.…”
Section: A Proposed Conceptual Framework For the Neighbourhood-built ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research questions like social media have a negative impact on people's mental health, and this research question has been recognised. It has also been observed that social media research diverts attention from family concerns, and people accept that this is a result of their involvement in a social media environment (Hussain et al, 2020).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%