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Author

• Kamyar Neyestani Esfahani

Abstract

Due to the influence of the Internet and the development of social media in recent years, Developments in technology and interaction in this space have affected the socialization of the adolescent and young generation and have led to significant changes. The main purpose of this study was to identify the indicators of generational differences by emphasizing the changes affected by social media in order to systematically identify and present a related conceptual model. To achieve this goal, the qualitative approach and grounded theory method have been used. The concepts of generational differences were collected during interviews with experts in psychology, culture, and the media, and were coded and identified using analytical steps. In this context, the indicators of generational differences are divided into three main concepts. "Mental circle", "social interactions" and "individual outputs" are the main indicators of generational differences. The main index of the mental circle consists of four sub-components: "worldview and ideology", "structuring of beliefs and mental attitudes", "prioritizing goals" and "motivation-expectations". The index of social interactions includes two components: "social behavior" and "social adaptation". Individual outputs were conceptualized in the form of two components, "feelings and emotions" and "selection-consumption-presentation pattern.

Keywords

• Generational differences
• Cultural change
• Media
• Virtual social networks
• Internet