Studying the Effective Factors on the Formation of Social- Cultural Identity (Case Study of High School Students in Javanrood City)

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Ali Mohseni ¹ , Adel Javanmardi ²

1 - استادیار و عضو هیأت علمی گروه علوم سیاسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد قم [e-mail]
2 - کارشناسی ارشد پژوهش علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد دهاقان [e-mail]

Received: 2011-03-16 Accepted : 2012-01-15 Published : 2011-12-01

Keywords: Identity, mass media, Social Identity, Cultural Identity, peer groups, Social, Economic Status,

Abstract :

Identity subject is one of the most important questions which, is, in addition to its numerous features, affected by social, cultural, political and technological developments. The scholars have looked at identity from several aspects. The diverse social and cultural reasons and backgrounds among the youths have multiplied the need for an academic research on the subject. This research has casted light on the effective factors on the formation of identity among the high school students in Javanrood city. Methodology: This is a survey research, all the data have been collected by questionnaires. The statistical society of this research is all high school students of Javanrood city in 2010-201 academic year. The sampling method is a heterogeneous class one, and, based on Cochran formula numbers of samples have been defined 358 persons. Findings: Testing the research hypotheses shows that there is a positive correlation, with weak (0/11) and significant intensity, between the level of parents literacy and formation of social cultural identity. There are also positive correlations between level of participation in peer groups with formation of social cultural identity (positive correlation with average intensity 0.37), between parents’ social-economic status with formation of social cultural identity (correlation of 0.21), between the mass media usage and formation of social cultural identity with average correlation of (0.21). All these relations are meaningful and significant. The regression analysis shows that 37 percent of these changes in dependant variables have been defined by the surveyed independent variables.