Taher Roshandel arbatani; Seyyed Mohammad Molaei
Abstract
In accordance with critical theory in communication and media, Medias have the power of influencing on published contents across their own cultural and identical origin. This is to certify the power of Medias in cultural changes and in particular effect on individual and communities identity. Advancement ...
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In accordance with critical theory in communication and media, Medias have the power of influencing on published contents across their own cultural and identical origin. This is to certify the power of Medias in cultural changes and in particular effect on individual and communities identity. Advancement in ICT, social networks emergence and potential of user’s engagement in high speed as a consequence, causes more effect on culture and identity. In this situation can we use social networks as a tool for strengthening youth’s national identity whom uses new technologies more than others? To answer this question we tried to present a model of using social networks potentials for strengthening youth’s national identity. So by using grounded theory approach, we arranged 13 interviews by informants including academic scholars and professors, policy makers and activists in the field of social networking and national identity and users of domestic social networks. We extract 26 categories by result. The research main context are Integrating virtual and real national identities and social network as a means of strengthening national identity. For this purpose four strategies were presented.
