THE DIGITAL DISTRACTERS: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA DECLINE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AMONG STUDENTS AT HIGHER LEVEL

Fakhra Sattar; Uzma Munawar; Syed Zubair Haider

Fakhra Sattar M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, The Women University Multan, Pakistan
Uzma Munawar Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The Women University Multan, Pakistan
Syed Zubair Haider Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Keywords: Social Media, Religious Practices, Beliefs, Youth, Spiritual, Digital Decline

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between fall in conventional beliefs and the rise in internet use. Social media platforms have aided in the decrease of traditional and group religious activities by encouraging an individualistic and instantaneous culture. The data were collected from different programs of M.phil and PhD students the sample size for population in 255 in which men is this 87 men & 168 women who participated in social media decreasing prayers using a statistical descriptive design. The social- demographic records are offered and analyzed first and then records relating to analyze questions is likewise offered and analyzed in terms of findings received from the field. The research applied descriptive and inferential statistics that include mean, standard deviation, frequency and chi-square. The people are accepting more secular perspectives and questioning their religious beliefs as a result of how frequently they interact with a diverse spectrum of people and ideas on social media. Using quantitative data from questionnaires paper needs to investigate underlying causes of this trend in order to determine whether technological interaction has altered the landscape of faith. The study underlines the need for religious groups to adapt and develop new ways to communicate with those who subscribe in digital age by investigating the links between religious and online interaction.