Role of Social Media in Changing the Social Life Patterns of Youth at UAE

During the changing world of information communication, the role of social media is of greater significance. Particularly, during the current Covid-19 crisis, we have seen social media incorporated in many fields of life and has several impacts. This research also focused on examining the impacts of Social Media on the life of the young Emirati generation in terms of their communication with family and other relevant people. The researcher used the descriptive method and gathered data by using close-ended questionnaires from university-level students. Findings indicated an overall positive impact of Social Media on the social life of individuals during the Covid-19 outbreak. The respondents expressed their dependency on social media, and also indicated social media as a source to communicate with family members. Participants say connected with their family, take more interest in their domestic matters, and also interact more with their parents and relatives. Thus, we conclude that the mutual consensus of study respondents lean towards the role of social media as an agent to sustain socialization even during one of the most challenging times in human history.