A Statistical Study on Political Awareness among Youngsters in India

Tomy, Lishamol; Jose, Manju; Chesneau, Christophe

Volume 5, Issue 2 (9-2022) Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology 2022, 5(2): 22-37 | Back to browse issues page

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Tomy L, Jose M, Chesneau C. A Statistical Study on Political Awareness among Youngsters in India. Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology 2022; 5 (2) :22-37
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A Statistical Study on Political Awareness among Youngsters in India

Lishamol Tomy¹, Manju Jose², Christophe Chesneau³

1- Professor, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangadu, Kerala, India
2- Professor, Alphonsa College, Pala, Kerala, India
3- Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Caen-Normandie, France

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Nowadays, young people are spending the majority of their time on social media, using various platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc. It is a common perception that these media have become the new sources of information, which progressively converts into knowledge. It is interesting to check whether they use those sources to achieve knowledge or not. The main focal point of this study is to understand the political engagement, knowledge, and outlook of college-studying youngsters in India. It studies the factors influencing political awareness and examines the influence of politics and politicians on the involvement of youngsters in politics. The findings show that social media has a significant influence on political issues, but they are also more corrupted

Keywords: Political Awareness, Political Participation, Political Knowledge, Democracy

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Type of Study: Case Study | Subject: Special
Received: 2022/06/8 | Accepted: 2022/07/19 | Published: 2022/09/22