THE SOCIAL MEDIA USE FOR DIGITAL NATIVES: PARENTING MODEL OF MUSLIM CLERIC FAMILIES

Abstrak / Ringkasan

Social media has become an essential part of digital native ways of life and the demand for the industrial revolution 4.0. Thus, this study
attempted to investigate the employment of social media by Muslim digital natives and to explore the parenting style of cleric toward their children use of
social media. It employed a qualitative approach using a case study design. Seven cleric families in Ambon city involved as the informants who have
been selected purposively. The data gained through the observation, interview, and documentation have been analyzed descriptively. The results found
that Muslim digital natives actively used social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. Besides, Muslim clerics applied a role model parenting
by giving motivation, time bounding, and employed 1+1 model, i.e., one hour of studying or reciting the Quran, one hour will be given for activating the
social media and friendly controlling. The study contributed information and references to parents and further researchers about children parenting in the
healthy use of social media.

Index Terms: Social media, parenting model, Muslim cleric, digital natives

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