Redes sociales e impacto socioeconómico y cultural en jóvenes de 15-20 años en la Ciudadela Nueve de Octubre de Machala

Abstract

Currently, social networks have become a great success in the field of communications, it is noted that these media have transformed the human being into a citizen of the world, since, networks have allowed to resume and maintain distant relationships with friends, family, know the lifestyle of the icons of fame, sustain a relationship at a distance among other activities that are beneficial and positive for the human being. However, in adolescents from 15 to 20 years old these social media and the different applications that have been developed with the internet world, have caused a kind of addictive behavior, which, to some extent would be considered as a negative effect of globalization, social networks have become an essential need for human beings, managing to achieve great importance due to the aspects it provides, social networks positively serve to publicize information through communications on politics, education, entertainment, among others. In this way it is important to understand why social networks have a great weight especially in adolescents, who are the most vulnerable members of the family, due to the emotional instability they go through, that transitional stage where they tend to reaffirm their own identity, seek to identify themselves and be accepted in their social group. Well, in recent years, in the context of the health crisis, it can be said that social networks have been more useful, because they are the means of marketing of society, all those engaged in trade offer their products through these media and it is profitable. In this context, the diagnostic research is developed, which aims to answer the following question. What is the socioeconomic and cultural impact that has generated the use of social networks in young people aged 15 to 20 years in the citadel Nueve de Octubre in the city of Machala which is entitled. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL IMPACT ON YOUTH OF 15-20 YEARS IN THE CITADEL NUEVE DE OCTUBRE OF MACHALA. And, which aims to answer the following question. What is the socioeconomic and cultural impact that has generated the use of social networks in young people aged 15 to 20 years in the citadel Nueve de Octubre in the city of Machala, whose objection is framed in its general objective that refers to determine the socioeconomic and cultural impact that has generated the use of social networks in young people aged 15 to 20 years in the citadel Nueve de Octubre in the city of Machala. It is also relevant to mention that the work is part of the research lines of the Technical University of Machala and the Sociology career. The study was applied with the mixed method to young people from 15 to 20 years of age in the sector with surveys to collect information, and interviews with specialists with a broad domain of knowledge related to the topic under investigation. The results obtained will have practical and informative utility for students and future research to be conducted and will have relevance among young people and families of the Nueve de Octubre neighborhood in the city of Machala.