Investigating the cultural exchanges caused by the influence of Telegram and Instagram social networks On the level of political awareness of students

Subject Areas : Social issues of Iran

Abdolazim Pouryosefigabiyeh ¹ , shahla kazemi pour ² , eraj saiearasi ³

1 - PhD student, Sociology Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran
3 - Assistant professor and faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Department of Social Sciences, Abhar, Iran

Received: 2022-12-06 Accepted : 2023-05-12 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: political awareness, Telegram, Instagram, Keywords: social network,

Abstract :

Today's societies with a huge change in technology, have undergone endless changes in people's lives. Many lives have been affected by the influence of these networks and the political dimension in societies and citizens' political awareness is different. The purpose of this study is to identify and rank influencers. Social networks and the study of cultural exchanges due to the influence of Telegram and Instagram social networks on the level of students' political awareness. Students' political analysis and comparison of their influence on political awareness The survey method has been used. Findings from qualitative analysis of the research show 5 dimensions of interactivity, structural characteristics, practical characteristics, audience and policy in the field of cultural exchange management Influenced by social networks are effective. No significant difference has been reported between the two Telegram and Instagram networks in political awareness. The popularity of Telegram and Instagram in Iran is undeniable and there is no competition with domestic applications. Learning these two tools with its trans-temporal and trans-spatial characteristics has a great role in the political awareness of people, especially students who know how to use these tools.