As a Facebook friendship site it is often misused as a
case; spread hoax news, deliver hate speech and so on. Furthermore, the
purpose of this study are: (1) To get an idea of the characteristics
of Facebook social media users in the middle class in the city of
Padang. (2) Obtaining a picture of divorce that occurs in the middle
class society in the city of Padang. (3) Proving the relationship between
the use of Facebook and divorce in middle class families in the city of
Padang. The population in the study was 368 people. While the study
sample was 191 people. This study uses a quantitative descriptive
approach . The technique of collecting data through psychological scales
and interviews. Sampling technique using simple random sampling. Data
analysis techniques using the Pearson correlation. The results of the study
found that r count = 3.86 <r table 5.92, which means there is no relationship
between the use of facebook and divorce in the family in the middle
social class in the city of Padang.
Keywords: Facebook, Divorce and Intermediate Social Classes.