The Attitude toward Western Culture and Effective Factors on it among the Youth

Subject Areas : Journal of Cultural Management

سروش فتحی ¹ , مریم ثابتی ²

1 - مسئول مکاتبات
2 - ندارد

Received: 2014-09-09 Accepted : 2014-09-09 Published : 2011-06-22

Keywords: western culture, the youth, Attitude, social deprivation, Social Isolation, social&#x0D, &#x0D, apathy,

Abstract :

Introduction and Purpose: The aim of this study is the evaluation of the attitude toward western culture and effective factors on it among the youth. In this respect culture is set of beliefs and values which are exhibited in conventions, language, literature, religion and other sentiments and cultural heritages. It affects peoples’ characters and invading it means a full-scale effort of a nation with its own culture to impose it to other societies. Method: The methods used in this study were predicative and surveying methods. A sample of 250 individuals was selected with a simple random sampling technique usingcochran’s formula. Findings: based on descriptive findings, 51% of respondents were male and 49% were female. The most male respondents (55%) were in age category 21-25 and the least (18%) were in 26-30 of age. Also, the most female respondents (53%) were in age category 21-25 and the least (14%) were in 26-30 of age. Conclusion: the analytical findings showed that there was a significant and positive relationship between the feeling of social isolation, feeling of social deprivation, access to western media, gender and feeling of social apathy and the attitude towards western cultures. Also there existed an inverse relationship between defected religious beliefs and western culture