An Investigation into the Use of Social Networking Sites by Young People and the Perceived Benefits
(Sprache: Englisch)
The use of social networking sites (SNS) has been adopted by and integrated into the daily lives of an increasing number of adolescents. Young people are amongst the most prolific and substantial users. This study discusses a number of issues related to the...
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The use of social networking sites (SNS) has been adopted by and integrated into the daily lives of an increasing number of adolescents. Young people are amongst the most prolific and substantial users. This study discusses a number of issues related to the use of social media and social networking sites, such as: Why do such masses of young people use such sites? What do young people express on these SNS? And lastly, how do these sites enhance or fit into the lives of young people?Much has already been said about the risk management paradigm with regards to social media use by young people. Therefore, this study attempts to readdress this imbalance and focus on the perceived benefits. However, it does not ignore the potential contents and contact risks which are also explored.
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Text Sample:Chapter 3: Methodology:
In this chapter I will discuss and describe the research methodology used in this study. A simple and general definition of the methodology is described as the systems of methods, overall approach or path used to find the answers to research question(s) (Leedy & Ormrod 2001; Kumar 2014). Within this chapter we will look at the philosophy that underpins the research approach and design, the method of research and describe and contrast the different research instruments/tools used to collect data, including the methods used to uphold validity and reliability of the instruments.
The approach in which research is conducted is conceived in terms of the research philosophy. The research philosophy is a conviction/belief about the way in which data should be collected, analysed and utilised regarding a phenomenon. There are two theoretical paradigms of thoughts regarding the philosophical approach to research; the positivist approach and the interpretivist approach (also known as the constructivist approach). Within the context of this study, I will pursue the interpretivist approach to answering the research questions posed.
The positivist approach seeks understanding based on systematic observation and research, by the aim of establishing social laws parallel to the natural laws; uncovered by the techniques of natural sciences (Marshall 1994). Early positivists such Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim endorsed that an accurate and objective explanation of the cause of a social phenomena can only be identified and accessed via scientific standards of verification.
This approach further seeks to hypothesize and then assess fundamental presumptions/regularities or inductive reasoning about a social trend that can then be generalised (Lin 1998). Quantitative research (which we will look at later in this chapter) is inherently linked to the positivist concept with an emphasis on assembling and adapting data into numerical structures
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so that statistical analysis and conclusions can be drawn; the results of which are typically presented using statistics, tables and graphs etc. (ACAPS 2012).
Like Clark and Bell (2012, p115 in Bradford and Cullen ) I share a sense of scepticism that social behaviour, and indeed the behaviour of young people using SNS, can be explained through such a restrictive and rigid approach that the positivist approach offers. This approach places significant importance to rationality, objectivity, prediction and control (Streubert and Carpenter, 1999: 7). Tucker (2012 p31 in Bradford and Cullen ) citing the works of Becks (1979:141) argues that "the purpose of social science is to understand social reality as different people see it and to demonstrate how their lives shape the action which they take within that reality". Fundamentally my research questions inherently endorse the interpretivist approach because of the many variables and the open minded nature of the questions posed.
The interpretivist approach seeks to understand how people interpret a phenomenon or event (Cohen & Manion, 1994, p.36), rather than an objective truth. It suggests that facts are, or reality is, socially constructed interpreted and subjective (Mertens, 2005, p.12). It acknowledges that there are many interpretations of reality including the researcher's own; thus research findings are jointly created or 'co-constructed' with the participants (Ponterotto, 2005, p.129). The researcher's role is to unearth the different versions of reality within the specific context. This approach also upholds that these various interpretations of reality are in themselves an integral component of the scientific knowledge being pursued.
In comparison, qualitative research tends to be associated with the interpretivist / constructivist paradigm. Clark and Bell (2012, p115 in Bradford and Cullen ) state that "qualitative research upholds the idea that sociological enquiry, by ist very nature, can only be interpret
Like Clark and Bell (2012, p115 in Bradford and Cullen ) I share a sense of scepticism that social behaviour, and indeed the behaviour of young people using SNS, can be explained through such a restrictive and rigid approach that the positivist approach offers. This approach places significant importance to rationality, objectivity, prediction and control (Streubert and Carpenter, 1999: 7). Tucker (2012 p31 in Bradford and Cullen ) citing the works of Becks (1979:141) argues that "the purpose of social science is to understand social reality as different people see it and to demonstrate how their lives shape the action which they take within that reality". Fundamentally my research questions inherently endorse the interpretivist approach because of the many variables and the open minded nature of the questions posed.
The interpretivist approach seeks to understand how people interpret a phenomenon or event (Cohen & Manion, 1994, p.36), rather than an objective truth. It suggests that facts are, or reality is, socially constructed interpreted and subjective (Mertens, 2005, p.12). It acknowledges that there are many interpretations of reality including the researcher's own; thus research findings are jointly created or 'co-constructed' with the participants (Ponterotto, 2005, p.129). The researcher's role is to unearth the different versions of reality within the specific context. This approach also upholds that these various interpretations of reality are in themselves an integral component of the scientific knowledge being pursued.
In comparison, qualitative research tends to be associated with the interpretivist / constructivist paradigm. Clark and Bell (2012, p115 in Bradford and Cullen ) state that "qualitative research upholds the idea that sociological enquiry, by ist very nature, can only be interpret
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Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Roger Edwards
- 2017, 44 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Anchor Academic Publishing
- ISBN-10: 3954894742
- ISBN-13: 9783954894741
Sprache:
Englisch
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