Ghobad Maimanat abadi; Somayah Tajikesmaeli,
Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between the use of virtual social networks and the transformation of Kurdish ethnic identity in Kurdistan province. For this purpose, 384 users of virtual social networks were randomly selected.The results showed that there is a significant ...
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The main purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between the use of virtual social networks and the transformation of Kurdish ethnic identity in Kurdistan province. For this purpose, 384 users of virtual social networks were randomly selected.The results showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between cultural identity and linguistic identity using virtual social networks. The correlation between the identity of the victim and the duration and time of using social networking sites were 0.031 and 0.034 respectively; the cultural identity and the duration and time of using social networking sites were 0.036 and 0.026, respectively. Also, according to the results of the present study, the most influential term is the use of virtual social networks to linguistic identity and the greatest impact since using virtual social networks is related to cultural identity. In general, cyberspace offers us valuable opportunities to represent, better understand ourselves and others in virtual interactions. Finally, considering the results of this study and demonstrating the impact of using virtual social networks on the identity crisis among different segments of society, some suggestions in the areas of planning, attention to identification tools and mechanisms to enhance social identity are applied in order to eliminate Or reduce the harmful effects of virtual social networks provided.