UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH REGARD TO GENDER

Mr.P.SOUNDARAPANDIAN; Dr.V.THAMODHARAN

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH REGARD TO GENDER

Mr. P. Soundarapandian, Dr. V. Thamodharan

Abstract :

The main objective of the study was to find out the significant relationship between utilization of social media and environmental awareness of male and female under graduate students. Total 1050 under graduate students participated in the study of which 390 were male students and 660 were female students. The investigator used the survey method of research. The investigator collected the data from colleges in Tirunelveli district. They were selected randomly from each college. The investigator has used the self made tools. The Social Media Scale (SMS) and Environmental Awareness Scale (EMS) were developed by Soundarapandian and Thamodharan (2015). Results of the present study demonstrate that there is significant relationship between utilization of social media and environmental awareness among male and female undergraduate students.