Uso de las redes sociales por los estudiantes de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

Digital platforms in university students have had a before and after this technological evolution in the educational process, young people are in daily contact with their devices and spend several minutes on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok networks, since 52.2% of respondents prefer these networks; students of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cuenca give a use to social networks mentioned above, for entertainment purposes and with low academic purposes, students of higher education have as preferred social media Instagram, due to its easy handling and access to upload multimedia content. In order to corroborate the above, the qualitative research method was carried out, through 21 closed questions with multiple choice it was possible to clear the various concerns for this purpose, applying the Google Forms tool, the same that served in the tabulations and results of the same, being carried out digitally. In conclusion, the use of social networks today is a construction of both collective and individual social cultures, which involves emotional, psychological and physical factors. The students of the University of Cuenca, use the media for entertainment, since they were created it was understood that it was for this purpose; however, they have not explored the tools that make it an instrument of knowledge, being these misused and affecting them in a psychological and emotional way.