The relationship between the usage of virtual social networks and social indifference of Tehran citizen
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological ReviewEhsan Jamshidzadeh 1 , مجید رادفر 2 , خلیل میرزایی 3
1 - Phd student of sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,
Keywords: Social-Economic Base, Virtual Social Networks, Social Indifference,
Abstract :
Social indifference is a situation in which people avoid socio-political participation, social responsibilities, altruistic activities and active and civil involvement in social issues, ignoring the facts around them. This research is applied in term of purposes and in a description survey method, and has been conducted with the aim of investigation the relationship between virtual social networks and social indifference. The statistical population of the study was the citizens of districts 1 and 2 of Tehran and 400 people were selected using cluster sampeling. The results showed that the rate of indifference is moderate to high and there is a relation between the usage of virtual of social network and social indifference of citizens and the age, sex and socio-economic variables are related to social indifference. According to the results of this research , background study, and theories proposed; citizens who have a high degree of diversity in the use of social networks, has influenced their behaviors, and this is a tow-way relationship that in some cases causes social indifference in the real space, but due to the freedom and ignorance of the syberspace, people in cyberspace have more commitments than each other. That means, warm and intimate relationships have been transferred from the real social environment to the cyber and virtual environment.