WhatsApp Groups and Generation X: A New Mode of Social Interaction

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210531.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Social Interaction, Social Media, WhatsApp Group, Generation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons for Generation X to use social media and especially WhatsApp Groups (WAG), the interactions they were having and the impact their use of social media was having. A descriptive qualitative case study methodology on a Generation-X WAG in Boyolali, Central Java was employed in this study using interviews, observation, and documentation reviews. It was found that 1) WAGs were the most rational choice for Generation X to connect with friends from the past; 2) the group members had both associative and dissociative social interactions and sent each other a wide range of information; and 3) the impact of the use of WAG expanded the members’ social interactions, increased their use of social media, and helped them mediate the real world; however, there were concerns about their degree of digital/media literacy.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bagus Kendhit Jolonidhi
AU  - Hartiati Sulistyo Rini
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/31
TI  - WhatsApp Groups and Generation X: A New Mode of Social Interaction
BT  - Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Universitas Indonesia Conference (APRISH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 62
EP  - 67
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210531.008
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210531.008
ID  - Jolonidhi2021
ER  -