The effect of social media on the understanding of religion of women living in rural areas (Bayburt example)

Social structures and these structures emerge under the influence of each structure, with the emergence of the defining features of the change characteristics of the area. One of these factors is undoubtedly the internet technology that affects each of today's social structures separately and the definition of social media that emerged with the development of this technology. In this study, the degree of influence of social media on the understanding of religion of the person living in the migration area was investigated based on the signs of social change. The research consists of an introduction and three parts in total. The subject, importance, purpose and method of the introduction are presented. In the first and second chapters, which form the conceptual and theoretical framework, the concepts of "religion", "social change", "social change theories", social media, "religion and women" are discussed under separate headings, and they are unrelated to "religion unchanged and social media". In the third part of the research, firstly, the socio-cultural structure, accommodation status, education level, educational status, religious structure and economy of our study area, Bayburt, were emphasized, and the data obtained as a result of the next rotation were analyzed and theoretical information was revealed. The rural area of Bayburt was determined as the spatial limit of the research. The study group consists of 50 people in total. The research data were obtained by conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews with 50 participants using the homogeneous sampling technique. The data obtained at the end of the research were interpreted using the descriptive analysis technique. As a result of this research, it was concluded that social media and internet technology, which emerged in line with the developments in the social structure, had a positive effect on the individual's religious thinking.