Investigating the relationship between the use of IRIB TV channels and students' cultural capital (Study: Students of Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch)

Subject Areas : Social Researches

Hamid Dourodiyan ¹ , Sara Mohammad pour ² , Tahmoures SHirie ³

1 - دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی ، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران
2 - استادیار و عضو هیات علمی گروه علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران (نویسنده مسئول) [e-mail]
3 - دانشیار و عضو هیات علمی گروه جامعه شناسی، واحد تهران مرکز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران [e-mail]

Received: 2020-01-07 Accepted : 2020-03-02 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: Cultural Capital, embodied cultural capital, objectified cultural capital, institutionalized cultural capital, IRIB television networks,

Abstract :

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of IRIB television networks and cultural capital among students of Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch.  The research method is survey and a questionnaire is used to collect information. The sampling method in this study is random sampling of cluster classification. The sample size is determined by using the Cochran's test 375 people. The validity of the questionnaire is confirmed by communication and social science experts. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the independent variable (use of IRIB television networks) and the dependent variable of the research (cultural capital and its dimensions) indicate the high internal correlation of the items and in other words the reliability of the research tool reliability. Due to the fact that both variables is measured on interval scale, Pearson test is used. Findings show that there is a relationship between the use of IRIB television networks and cultural capital. There is a direct correlation between the use of IRIB networks with the dimensions of cultural capital (embodied cultural capital, objectified cultural capital, institutionalized cultural capital).