THE USE OF GADGETS FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AMONG MUSLIM TEENAGERS IN YOGYAKARTA
TWEDIANA BUDI HAPSARI; RHAFIDILLA VEBRYNDA
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA
Abstract
The technological changing has always affected the way society exist, not only for helping their daily activities but also the way they interact and doing their religious activities. This study describes the gadget utilization among Muslim teenagers for their daily religious activities. The data gathered from 500 Muslim teenagers spread from five regencies in Yogyakarta province in 2018. The data analysis is through clustering the respondents daily religious activities, religious activities using the gadget, their interest in Islamic issues, and their lifestyles. This study results in four clusters of Muslim teenagers, there are religious minimalist, religious activist, intelectual religious and millenial religious.
Keywords: new technology and religious activities; muslim teenagers and gadgets
Topic: International Conference on Islamic Studies in the Digital Era