siyavash salavatian; Mehdi Dolatkhah
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2017, , Pages 67-84
Abstract
Mobile social networks are a new generation of communication methods in the virtual space. These powerful communication tools can influence the cultural identity of individuals. The present research aims to demonstrate the impact of mobile social network on the cultural identity of Iranian university ...
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Mobile social networks are a new generation of communication methods in the virtual space. These powerful communication tools can influence the cultural identity of individuals. The present research aims to demonstrate the impact of mobile social network on the cultural identity of Iranian university students and in doing so it evaluates mobile social networks as the independent variable and cultural identity as the dependent variable. From among mobile social networks, Viber and WhatsApp have been chosen because they enjoy higher popularity and number of users in Iran. Their impacts on language, religiosity, clothing style, social behavior and morality which are factors of cultural identity have been measured. Library and field research methods as well as questionnaires were used for data gathering. The statistical population contained graduate students of the Management and Accounting Faculty of Allameh Tabataba‘i University. The statistical population of the research included 450 individuals from which 218 individuals were randomly chosen for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and deductive methods. The normality of the variables under study was analyzed using Kolmogorove-Smimov test and it was found that the distribution for all variables was non-normal. Then, the construct validity of all the variables was studied using Confirmatory factor analysis. In the next stage, the hypotheses of the research were put to test using the structural equation model. The results indicated that all the hypotheses are confirmed and mobile social networks do have a positive and meaningful impact on cultural identity.
Soheila borqani farahani; nafise aqajani
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Winter and Spring 2017, , Pages 1-22
Abstract
Compared to other aspects of identity, cultural identity is of growing importancein today's world. The present paper is the outcome of a qualitative study aimed at providing a model to demonstrate the role of the Cultural Heritage documentary films broadcast on the Iranian domestic television on strengthening ...
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Compared to other aspects of identity, cultural identity is of growing importancein today's world. The present paper is the outcome of a qualitative study aimed at providing a model to demonstrate the role of the Cultural Heritage documentary films broadcast on the Iranian domestic television on strengthening the cultural identity of Iranians. The method used in this research, i.e. the grounded theory method (GTM), is carried out in five stagesofresearch design, data collection, data adjustment, data analysis, and comparison with literature. Data collection isperformed through observation, study of documents, and in-depth interviews while actors are selected (through snowball and theoretical sampling methods) from the two communities of documentary makers and associated managers.13 interviews were conducted in total to satisfy the requirements of theoretical saturation. In thedata analysis stage, open coding was applied to all interviews in which the 153 obtained concepts were placed in 23 sub-categories and,ultimately,in 8 main categories (statements). The findingsdemonstrate that televising the Cultural Heritage documentaries is influential instrengthening the cultural identity of Iranians (phenomenon) through the capabilities of television documentaries (causal conditions), interactions with managerial and professional platforms (underlying conditions) and intervening conditions of applying professional and managerialstrategies (strategies) in order to achieve the objectives of the cultural development of the country (consequence).
