Published on November 2025 | sociology of technology, cyber culture, digital activism, class-caste-gender intersections, and globalization

Digital Sociology and Social Transformation: The Role of Social Media, AI, and Youth in Shaping 21st Century India

This research paper titled “Digital Sociology and Social Transformation: The Role of Social Media, AI, and Youth in Shaping 21st Century India” is authored by Mr. Ganesh Shrirang Satarkar, a postgraduate scholar in Sociology at the Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India. The study explores the transformative impact of digital technologies—particularly social media and artificial intelligence—on contemporary Indian society, with special emphasis on youth, class, caste, and gender dynamics. The paper adopts a sociological and theoretical approach grounded in digital sociology to examine both inclusive and exclusionary aspects of technological advancement. The article was received on 15 December 2025, accepted on 18 December 2025, and officially published on 20 December 2025 in the IIP: World Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IIP: WJHSS). It appears in Volume 1, Issue IV (October–December 2025), spanning pages 96–100, and is published under an open-access, peer-reviewed framework with ISSN 3107-6661 (Online) and an impact factor of 5.75.