PERAN MEDIA SOSIAL DI ERA GLOBALISASI PADA REMAJA DI SURAKARTA (SUATU KAJIAN TEORITIS DAN PRAKTIS TERHADAP REMAJA DALAM PERSPEKTIF PERUBAHAN SOSIAL)

The purpose of this study is to describe how the role of social media in the era of globalization is very influential in the social changes that occur in some teens who are in the city of Surakarta. These changes include changes in the patterns of interaction, aspects of language, style of dress, and the other caused by the influence of Western culture that goes through social media and highly influential on culture of teenagers in Indonesia.This research is research that uses descriptive qualitative approach. Source data obtained through written sources and photos.Data collection techniques used in this research is the interview, observation and documentation.The subject in this study are some teenagers who are in Surakarta considered meets the criteria as an informant.The technique used is the informant selection technique of purposive sampling. The technique of data validity using the technique of triangulation of sources.Data analysis techniques using interactivewere analyzed by means of data collection, data display, data reduction, and the withdrawal of the conclusion.This research showed that any change in the pattern of interactions that include communication of teenagers in terms of language, like teenagers who've barely understand his point, where Inggil kromo their teenagers who do not fully understand in the use of Java language kromo inggil, besides changes in fashion or how to dress a Westernized students and being the Qiblah for those so that many are not confident in using batik Indonesia.So many teenagers who have forgotten the identity of ourselves as a nation of Indonesia, because of her lifestyle tend to emulate Western culture by the students considered the Qibla and slowly Indonesia culture could have been forgotten.