REVITALISASI PERAN KARANG TARUNA MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN SNS (SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES) (STUDI PADA KARANG TARUNA KECAMATAN PARDASUKA KAB. PRINGSEWU)

Dewie Brima Atika, Andi Windah

ABSTRACT. This research background of the highest internet user in Indonesia is youth that is
equal to 59% from all internet user in Indonesia. 80% of these young users access to social
media or Social Networking Sites (SNS). The use of SNS in a very fantasastic number by
Indonesian youth, should be able to contribute to the existence of the organization of youth.
The purpose of this research is to obtain description and analysis of the role of youth in
developing young generation and also to empower SNS in revitalizing the role of youth in
developing young generation in Pardasuka village. This type of research is descriptive, with a
qualitative approach. The results of this study indicate that the role of Youth in developing
young generation in Pardasuka sub-district, Pringsewu regency has not been limited to the
technical role only. The youth also did not use SNS to revitalize the role of Karang Taruna due
to several inhibiting factors.

Keywords: Revitalization, Karang Taruna, empowerment, Social Networking Sites (SNS)