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The Social Presences in Text-Based Collaborations Via Electronic Devices: Measuring the ‘Online-Self’ of the Young Generation in Bangladesh

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  • Masoom Muhammad Rehan

    (School of Business & Economics, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

  • Alam Md Nahid

    (School of Business & Economics, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

  • Arif Rubaiyat Bin

    (School of Business & Economics, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Abstract

The procedural revolution of technology making people more and more linked to virtual based lives, and providing an outline to live in online-based curriculums. However, not all the nations have the same level of access and equal opportunities to grip the fruit of communication technology, hence the social presence in cyberspace suppose to differ from nations to nations. The study tends to explore the facets of technology-mediated text-based correspondences of the young generation, who often apt to use their own technologically advanced telecommunication devices. To conceptualize the qualitative aspect of the study into quantitative findings, the key assumptions are tested in each step of the factor analysis process. Based on the scanned cases of the survey, the study concludes that the young generation of the nations, where technological advancement is yet to flourish is less formal, more emotionally sensitive and more open about their state of the mind compared to the technologically advanced nations.

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  • Masoom Muhammad Rehan & Alam Md Nahid & Arif Rubaiyat Bin, 2016. "The Social Presences in Text-Based Collaborations Via Electronic Devices: Measuring the ‘Online-Self’ of the Young Generation in Bangladesh," European Review of Applied Sociology, Sciendo, vol. 9(13), pages 39-53, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:erapso:v:9:y:2016:i:13:p:39-53:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/eras-2016-0009
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