Sociological Study of Types of Identity among Adolescents )A Case Study of Adolescents of Babolsar Touristic City)
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Assistant Professor of Mazandaran University, Department of Sociology, Babolsar, IRAN
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M.A in Sociology of Mazandaran University, IRAN
Abstract
Identity is one of the basic axes in cultural sociology that has been considered by great deal of researchers and scientists of social sciences in a few last decades. This study examines the experimental result to aficionados of cultural and the youth problems by probing and researching various kinds of identity among adolescents of Babolsar city. For studying this topic Giddens theory of identity was used as a frame.
Results of this study, obtained from a sample of 380 cases which was gained through proportionate multistage cluster stratified sampling by use of Cochran technique of calculating sample size from 9905 population, indicate that socio-economic status and education variables have correlation with types of identity (religious, national group, family and personal) among the youth. In general women's tendency rate towards collective identity is more than that rate for men. In addition with regard to Giddens theory in this research it can be said that, individual's achieved characteristics have remarkable role in formation of their personal identity in late modernism. Meanwhile by bonding types of identity with the youth's education rate it has been proved that achieved characteristics have crucial impact on revealing personal identity.
Results of this study, obtained from a sample of 380 cases which was gained through proportionate multistage cluster stratified sampling by use of Cochran technique of calculating sample size from 9905 population, indicate that socio-economic status and education variables have correlation with types of identity (religious, national group, family and personal) among the youth. In general women's tendency rate towards collective identity is more than that rate for men. In addition with regard to Giddens theory in this research it can be said that, individual's achieved characteristics have remarkable role in formation of their personal identity in late modernism. Meanwhile by bonding types of identity with the youth's education rate it has been proved that achieved characteristics have crucial impact on revealing personal identity.
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