This paper analyzes how the use of SNS which is the easy and frequent media source for teenagers impacts on political efficacy in the diversified era of the 21th century. Since the distribution of SNS media and its utilization of teenagers gives influ...
This paper analyzes how the use of SNS which is the easy and frequent media source for teenagers impacts on political efficacy in the diversified era of the 21th century. Since the distribution of SNS media and its utilization of teenagers gives influences on social system, knowledge, function, value system and attitude, the social studies that aim to foster citizenship should pay attention to it.
This paper particularly classified the research target teenagers into the students who attended the classes of law and politics and the students who did not, and it explored how the intensity and motive of the SNS use impacted on political efficacy per each group. The research methods of questionnaires as quantitative study and interviews as qualitative study to supplement it were co-conducted. As the results of quantitative study of conducting questionnaires from total 300 high school students, the intensity and motive of the SNS use of teenagers who are not the generation of political participation does not give significant influences on political efficacy. However, the results of qualitative study of conducting interviews showed that SNS gives significant changes and influences on the actions and recognitions of teenager through approaching political issue and various political events in the period of elections in which a variety of political issues are emphasized, which was not perceived through the survey.
Such analysis results showed that the intensity and motive of the SNS use of teenager is still focused on communication and entertainment so it does not give much influences enough to satisfy political efficacy. However, it also acts as a medium that can enhance the interest in politics for teenagers.
In order to make the SNS use of teenager contribute positively to political efficacy and take communicative role to view the society in the future, the guide education for information seeking activities of SNS and the education on various political issue approaching through SNS is required to be the students’ path of participation to express their opinions freely. They should be utilized in the social studies classes by considering the qualitative aspects.