Comparison of nationalism and Patriotism trends in female and male students of University of Tehran

Patriotism is an old concept that is rooted in a sense of belonging to a place. Every person has a sense of belonging to a place wherein born or lived for a long time. However, nationalism is a political and modern concept. Many scholars believe that the root of nationalism is in 18th century. Formation of this concept is dependent on the modern concept of ”nation”. Due to the spread of nationalistic and patriotic trends among the various social groups, especially the academic communities, this article follows the measurement of these trends among the students of University of Tehran and compares this among male and female students. The required data and information collected with two methods i.e. field method and library method. Data obtained from the questionnaires have been analyzed with the SPSS software. Results of analyses show that nationalism and patriotism trend is more common among female students.