ISSN: IJSB: 2520-4750 (Online), 2521-3040 (Print) JSR : 2708-7085 (online)

A Study of Bangladeshi Youth Opportunity and Social Capital: A case of Facebook Use

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Md Abdur Razzak, Md Serajul Islam & Jinzhang Jiang

Abstract

This study inspects Facebook habit on Bangladeshi youths and navigation to their facilitations. In extension, it also investigates whether Facebook usage influence to hunt new knowledge and capacity building such as social bonding, social capital and acquiring new skills and opportunities. Realistic data was composed from 312 Bangladeshi youth Facebook users through a questionnaire survey.  It was observed that educational status is subjective on Facebook use while gender has no significant relationship advancing youth opportunities by the Facebook use. The study outcome also pointed up that there is a constructive bonding between youth opportunities and Facebook usage i.e. mostly active users modeling prospect youths related to opportunity search and social capital. The study also steers a positive browsing manual to the Bangladeshi youth Face book users who wish to see the Facebook as a “Savebook” that is really needed for the South Asian socio-economic context.

Key words: Bangladesh, Facebook, Opportunities, Social capital, Youth.

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Title: A Study of Bangladeshi Youth Opportunity and Social Capital: A case of Facebook Use
Author: Md Abdur Razzak, Md Serajul Islam & Jinzhang Jiang
Journal Name: International Journal of Science and Business
Website: ijsab.com
ISSN: ISSN 2520-4750 (Online), ISSN 2521-3040 (Print)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3402344
Media: Online & Print
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Acceptance Date: 07/09/2019
Date of Publication: 08/09/2019
PDF URL: https://ijsab.com/wp-content/uploads/337.pdf
Free download: Available
Page: 215-234
First Page: 215
Last Page: 234
Paper Type: Research Paper
Current Status: Published

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Md Abdur Razzak, Md Serajul Islam & Jinzhang Jiang (2019). A Study of Bangladeshi Youth Opportunity and Social Capital: A case of Facebook Use. International Journal of Science and Business, 3(1), 215-234.   doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3402344

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About Author (s)

Md Abdur Razzak (Corresponding Author), School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Md Serajul Islam, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Jinzhang Jiang, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3402344

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