Smartphone as a Means of Communication & Its Influence upon College Students

Smartphone plays a very significant role in students’ life. It is their best friend, best companion and best advisor in all aspects of their life and they feel that they cannot go without it. It has given them enormous freedom to communicate on their own terms regarding place and time. They think Sm...

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Published in:Indian journal of industrial relations 2018-04, Vol.53 (4), p.560-571
Main Authors: Saha, Amal Krishna, Saha, Arunava
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Communication
Educational aspects
Freedoms
Influence
Mass media effects
Peers
Personality
Smart phones
Smartphones
Social aspects
Social media
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Summary:Smartphone plays a very significant role in students’ life. It is their best friend, best companion and best advisor in all aspects of their life and they feel that they cannot go without it. It has given them enormous freedom to communicate on their own terms regarding place and time. They think Smartphone has given them certain personality and status among their peers. Smartphone as a big communication media has positive as well as negative effects on students’ life. They agreed that developing relationship with someone through social media may be dangerous. It may help them in their studies and at the same time it may distract them depending on their interest and attitudes towards life.
ISSN:0019-5286