The Role of Cultural Identity in Social Participation of Students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tehran
الموضوعات : مجله بین المللی علوم اجتماعیSaideh Tork 1 , Zolfaghar Rashidi 2 , Saeed Aghaei 3
1 - M.A. in Management and Planning of Cultural Affairs, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Roudhen Branch, Roudhen, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
الکلمات المفتاحية: Cultural Identity, Social Participation, Attachment to Homeland, Traditions and Customs,
ملخص المقالة :
Cultural identity is one of the forms of identity, which reflects individuals' attachment and sense of belonging to their culture. The primary objective of the present study is to investigate the role of cultural identity in social participation among students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tehran. As for methodology, this research is descriptive in terms of its objective, falls into the category of survey studies in terms of data collection, and is correlational in terms of data analysis. The target population of the study consists of all students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tehran (n= 2,500). A random sampling method, based on the Morgan table, was used to select a sample of 333 students. The data collection instrument used in this study was the standard Cultural Identity Questionnaire (Zaheri, 2013) and the Cultural Participation Questionnaire (Dorostkar et al., 2020). To investigate and describe the general characteristics of the respondents, descriptive statistical methods such as frequency distribution tables and mean values were employed. Inferential statistical methods used for data analysis are briefly described below. Furthermore, the data analysis was conducted using the software packages SMARTPLS and SPSS. The results revealed that all research hypotheses are confirmed. In other words, the variables of cultural identity, attachment to the homeland, language, traditions and customs were found to have an effect on social participation. In other words, these variables were identified as factors fostering the social participation of students at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tehran.
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