The Role of Mass Media in the Social Participation of Students in Different Disciplines of Sociology and Social Communication Sciences Faculties in Tehran Universities
Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies
1 - عضو هیات علمی گروه علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی
Keywords: students from different disciplines of sociology and social communication sciences faculties, Television, Mass Media, Social Networks, social participation,
Abstract :
Social participation is one of the human social needs and guarantees the survival of individual and social life in communities. Social participation is not only the factor of solidarity in social networks and the essential development factor of civil society and democratic tangential direction, but also shows the level of development of the societies.In this regard the media as one of the most important means of changes in society, accelerates the social partnership process as main factor in social development.The aim of research is investigating the role of mass media, such as television and social networks, in social partnership of students in different disciplines of sociology and social communication sciences faculties in Tehran universities like Islamic Azad University, science and research branch and central Tehran branch and also Allameh Tabatabai and Tehran universities.Survey was used a questionnaire to investigate the issue and answer the research questions and hypotheses. The questionnaire was answered by a sample of 294 university students of Tehran by quota sampling and the results were analyzed descriptively. The results show that the use of television as the same as social networks for social participation are very small. There is no significant difference in Social participation between graduate students and doctoral students. Social participation in married student is more than single students. And it is increased with increasing their ages. Social participation in sociology faculty is more than social communication science faculty.
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