جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « cyberspace » در نشریات گروه « علوم اجتماعی »

In this paper- which is one of the parts of the philosophical research on the digital age - I evaluate a point of view that considers the claim of "the end of the current era" and "the beginning of the transition to a new era" as a kind of mythological and unsubstantiated view of the current situation. The words of the Internet world, the world of social networks, the world of computer games, the digital age, etc., are frequently used on the tongue and pen. In this area, I present a point of view that a student does not know the meaning of these interpretations, beyond the mythological meaning or newspaper usage. This objection is presented in three categories: 1. Criticism of political economy on the mythical view of the digital age. 2. Criticism of information history approach and 3. Criticism of computer ethics. The first two groups have similar principles and tone in criticizing the myth of the digital age, and the third group has emerged from the tradition of analytical ethics philosophy. Critics believe that there is exaggeration and exaggeration in the analysis of new favas, and there is nothing unique about this technology, and in treating the digital age as a myth, the thinker's relationship with history and politics has been severed. In Persian language, no research work has been written in criticism of the frequent term digital world or internet age. The English-language texts can be divided into three categories on this topic: 1. Exaggeration in the use of the word age or world 2. General opposition to its use 3. The moderate point of view that reaches a fundamental change with both exaggeration in use and lack of attention. Asr is the opposite. This article reflects the second and third views.

This research aims to identify and explain the opportunities and challenges of religion in new media, particularly in the context of Instagram.

This study is qualitative, utilizing "thematic analysis and data visualization techniques," based on "semi-structured interviews." It is developmental-applied in nature and employs thematic coding for data analysis. Data were collected through individual interviews with 15 experts and scholars in religion and media, using purposive sampling and a snowball method. Ultimately, the most significant opportunities and challenges of religion in the new media of Instagram were identified and explained, along with proposed solutions to address them.

The most important identified opportunities include foresight in content production, management of the active presence of religious institutions in cyberspace, and leveraging the capabilities of Instagram. The primary challenges in the realm of new media include weak religious presence in cyberspace, superficiality of religion and doubts about it, exploitation of cyberspace by the West, and the targeted destruction of Islamic and Iranian values.

Media managers and those involved in religious advertising can utilize the findings of this research. Media managers should particularly emphasize foresight in content production and active presence in cyberspace, striving to strengthen and promote robust and profound religious discussions in this space.

The current research was conducted with the aim of "providing a model to empower social network users in the field of cultural security". For this purpose, a qualitative method based on foundational data theory including open, axial and selective coding was used, using the systematic approach of Strauss and Corbin. In this regard, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted using theoretical sampling with professors in communication sciences, sociology, management, law and information technology. In this context, 39 interviews were conducted and data collection continued until information saturation. The main phenomenon of this research was empowering users. The causal conditions of this research included: communication behavior of users, characteristics of messengers, individual and personality characteristics, cultural security in virtual structure, etc., and background conditions included: cultural information, cultural adherence, strengthening of cultural symbols, cultural infrastructure of users and ... was identified from the perspective of the participants. Also, the intervening conditions of the research included: use of native language, consequences of banning users, cultural threats, cultural damages, etc. In the following, the existing strategies include: promotion of intellectual culture, persuasion of emerging ideas, awareness of soft war, self-centered education, etc. were identified. Also, its consequences include: the effectiveness of user empowerment, the effectiveness of content production, the future research of technology, cultural luxuries, etc. were expressed in the form of a paradigmatic model of the underlying theory.

The virtual space serves as a powerful tool in today's world, particularly in sports, playing a significant role. Instant communication, news sharing, and interaction with fans are among the positive features of this space. However, there are also anomalies that can negatively impact the management and performance of athletes and sports teams. This research examines and analyzes the management and performance of athletes and sports teams concerning anomalies in the virtual space and the challenges managers face in controlling controversies and crisis management.

This study is exploratory-applied in nature, employing qualitative research methods and grounded theory following the Strauss and Corbin approach. Data collection was conducted through interviews. Given the lack of comprehensive studies addressing the performance management of athletes and sports teams regarding anomalies in the virtual space, this strategy was deemed appropriate. The statistical population consisted of 12 experts with scientific and practical expertise in sports management (including senior managers from the Ministry of Sports and Youth and university faculty members in sports management). Participants were selected through theoretical sampling and shared their opinions on the research topic and interview questions. Sampling continued until theoretical saturation was reached. According to the systematic grounded theory design, qualitative data analysis was conducted in three stages: open, axial, and selective coding, resulting in a concrete representation of the generated theory. To ensure the validity of the research, actions such as member checking, peer review with three colleagues, collaborative research, and pluralism were implemented based on the criteria established by Creswell and Miller (2000). The reliability of the conducted interviews was calculated using inter-rater agreement (over 86%).

According to the participants' views, causal conditions, the main phenomenon, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, and outcomes emerged as shown in the table below.According to the systematic model of Strauss and Corbin, the findings of this research are illustrated in Figure 1. Causal conditions: 1 Structural factors, Management factors, Financial resources, Human resources, The nature of cyberspace.  Context conditions:Internal factors, cultural and social factors, legal and regulatory factors, organizational structure, technical infrastructure and communication platform   Intervening conditions:Political obstacles, insufficient knowledge about cyberspace, legal issues and restrictions, socio-cultural sensitivities   Figure 1. Paradigmatic Pattern for Managing the Performance of Athletes and Sports Teams Regarding Anomalies in Virtual Space.

In this study, 143 open codes and 29 categories (selected codes) were extracted from interviews with 12 experts in the field to develop management and performance of athletes and sports teams regarding anomalies in virtual space. Overall, the results indicate that the identified model can serve as a guide for preventing anomalies in the virtual space related to sports (athletes and sports teams). Effective management of athletes' performance in virtual space requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach that includes education, legal support, and strengthening technical and human infrastructures. By adopting appropriate measures, it is possible to improve the social and psychological conditions of athletes and prevent anomalies in virtual space. This model helps athletes and sports teams become familiar with causal factors, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, and appropriate strategies for using virtual space and the relationships among these elements, leading to economic, individual, social, legal, and cultural outcomes. Additionally, if communication and media managers, athletes, and sports teams adopt this model, it is hoped that a better attitude towards the use of virtual space will emerge.It is recommended that media and communication officials and senior managers of sports teams change their negative perceptions of virtual space and social media platforms. They should focus on creating regulations for identity verification and validation, establishing legal consequences for deviant behaviors in virtual space, defining and drafting legal approaches for managing crises arising from anomalies in virtual space, penalizing violators in virtual space, and enacting laws to protect athletes and sports teams in virtual space to prevent future occurrences of deviant behaviors. Identifying and prioritizing the educational needs of athletes and sports managers regarding virtual space and crisis management, analyzing effective methods for managing negative feedback and criticisms in the virtual space of athletes and sports teams, or developing coping skills for athletes to manage social pressures and reduce crises arising from virtual anomalies can help future researchers gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in managing athletes in virtual space, thereby improving the social and psychological conditions of athletes and enhancing the quality of management in virtual space.Keywords: Sports teams, virtual spaces, performance management, virtual anomalies, athletes.

Religious propagators in cyberspace face various ethical conflicts, and making appropriate decisions in these cases requires careful consideration of the rational and religious arguments surrounding the doubts and conflicts. The aim of this paper is to resolve four cases of ethical conflicts faced by propagators in this space. 

Data collection and identification of ethical conflicts were conducted using field and library methods. To address these conflicts, an analytical-ijtihad approach was employed, relying on reasoning and inference. 

This article examines four cases of ethical conflicts encountered by religious propagators. The first conflict arises between the necessity of conducting flow analysis for doubt resolution and the need to avoid dubious spaces. The second conflict is between the necessity of religious propagation and responding to doubts, and the need to avoid mingling with non-mahrams in private spaces. The third conflict involves the necessity of religious propagation and the need to prevent wasting time and life. The fourth conflict occurs between the necessity of content creation and exploration in cyberspace and the need to avoid obscene images.

By examining the arguments surrounding each conflict, it was concluded that the first conflict is hypothetical and does not occur in practice. In the second and third conflicts, the necessity of propagation takes precedence over its common harms, and practical suggestions are provided to mitigate these harms. The fourth conflict can also be resolved by clarifying the ruling on looking at such images.

The purpose of this research is to "study the perceived understanding of first and second high school girls about the issues of teenage students" in the fields of identity, maturity, virtual space and family and society structure. This study was conducted in the framework of qualitative method and data through interviews with 12 female students from different regions of Iran and finally it was coded and analyzed with thematic analysis method.The findings indicated that teenagers in this period seek to discover their identity. Whenever a person does not have a clear answer to his questions, an identity conflict and ultimately an identity crisis occur. The importance of the discussion of maturity is related to the roles that teenagers will accept in the future; Also, there are many issues and problems related to the virtual space from the students' point of view, and it shows that the correct way of being in the virtual space in order to reduce the harm caused by being in this space has not been taught. Regarding the family structure, what was important in the eyes of the participants is the gap and the generational gap that has become the basis for a deep gap between teenagers and the family, and it should be resolved.Finally, to proper social development and planning; Therefore, it is very important to provide suitable conditions for effective policy making to solve the problems of girls.

 The media in general and in recent years the virtual space has been significantly exploited by Salafi Jihadi-Takfiri movements. These extremist groups, due to their high pragmatism regarding the surrounding realities, have always used the most up-to-date media and artistic methods to spread their message globally. The present study, with a comparative look at the role of media and cyberspace in disseminating the discourse of the three generations of Salafi Jihadi-Takfiri groups, seeks to answer the main question of how the three generations of Salafi Jihadi-Takfiri groups use the media and cyberspace to disseminate their discourse. Have you used them to make selfie subjects? The findings of the research show that the use of the media in the first and second generation is much less than the third generation, and ISIS, as the third generation of Salafi Jihadi-Takfiri group, has been more successful in using the media and virtual space than its counterparts. . The effectiveness of these media for this group has been as a "weapon" in "asymmetrical battles" and in line with propaganda to spread the basics of the Salafi Jihadi Takfiri discourse, invitation to the war fronts and recruiting members to carry out suicide operations

Today, with the advancement of information and communication technology, the issue of the function of cyberspace has gained special importance, and its role in introducing religion cannot be ignored. The present research, titled "Explaining the Underlying Factors for the Emergence of Harm in the Virtual Propagation of Religious Teachings," aims to pathologize the hardware and software of the propagator, the time of propagation; social and cultural pathology of the audience in using cyberspace and the factors that prevent the realization of the goals of virtual propagation of religious teachings and challenge it. Harms that may not be observable but threaten the process of virtual propagation.

This research has used the library method and referred to written and documentary sources, using two categories of hardware and software resources, and has used the descriptive-analytical method to collect data and information.

The research findings can be stated in two categories of individual and social factors underlying the emergence of harm. The individual factors, which revolve around the propagator, are stated under three titles: cognitive weakness, skill weakness, and moral weakness, and the social factors are stated under two titles: managerial weakness of officials and enemy infiltration.

The main conclusion of the research is that the propagation of religious teachings in cyberspace is an undeniable necessity, but it is accompanied by harms, the prevention of which is the recognition of the underlying factors.

This qualitative research focused on exploring the meaning of entrepreneurship and analyzing how women entrepreneurs operate within the context of the Instagram social network. To achieve this, in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 women entrepreneurs, each possessing an active Instagram presence. The collected data underwent thematic analysis, revealing three overarching themes: "(1) Instagram and the presentation of women's skills," "(2) Instagram online shops conducive to women’s multifold roles," and "(3) Instagram as a novel platform for women's expressive societal engagement." Along with the three overarching themes, seven organized themes were recognized: "Instagram shop," "customer-centric approach," "rapid business expansion," "work-life balance," "simultaneous progress and presence," "occupation suitability with feminine character,” and “prospects for women's personal development and creativity.” The findings of this study revealed that the virtual space, particularly Instagram, has established a secure, dynamic, and adaptable intellectual and action-oriented environment for women entrepreneurs to exert a socio-economic impact. Through this platform, women entrepreneurs can effectively attract and connect with customers while shaping their viewpoints and behaviors.

Women are part of the vulnerable sections of the society. Today, with the expansion of the virtual space, where some of the realities of human society have been transferred, some people use the image of women to pursue goals such as extortion, threats, making money, insulting their dignity. This issue has put women in a situation where if the right to their image in the virtual space is not protected, it will cause serious material and spiritual damage to different dimensions of their personality. This research has been written using documents and library sources, in a descriptive-analytical method, as well as by examining a number of cases and judgments issued by judges of the judiciary. The obtained results show that only in paragraph b of article 5 of the law on the method punishing persons who engage in unauthorized activities in audiovisual matters, approved in 2016, the right to the image of women is directly supported in special circumstances. Also, what has attracted the most attention of courts is the publication of obscene and vulgar images of women. In the judicial decisions, the legal protection of the right to image of women is more in direction of determining criminal punishments.

Managing cultural changes in the virtual space is inevitable since it is a place of conflict between power flows, especially the reputation system. Achieving desirable and sustainable cultural changes requires attention to changeability requirements. It means that ignoring these requirements can affect the process and content of changes. Based on this, the purpose of this article is to investigate and answer the question: What are the requirements of cultural changes through the fame of celebrities in the virtual space? The research is based on Husserl's descriptive phenomenology as well as Colaizzi's method (1978). The research population is those who are active in various fields of science, art, sports, and virtual space activism. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 people as a research sample using the criterion-dependent purposeful sampling method until the level of data saturation. The data were validated through external auditors, returning to the interviewees, and in-depth descriptions. The findings showed that the requirements of cultural changes through celebrities in the virtual space can be found at structural and content levels: in the dimensions of optimal networking, control of structural resistance, family changes, and social capital building in the form of structural requirements, and in the dimensions of cultural flow, cultural leadership and attention to social status in the form of content requirements. The results, in addition to showing the role of celebrities in cultural changes, emphasize the factors facilitating the influence of celebrity culture in the Iranian society.

Twitter is one of the social networking media that allows everyone to interact widely in the global arena. Twitter is also of special importance in Iranian public opinion and is considered as an elite media and on the other hand in the field of social, political and cultural activists is the focus of most young people in Iran and the world. The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavior of Twitter activists and its role on the decrease or increase of participation in political protests among the youth of Tehran in the November 1398 protests following the announcement of an increase in gasoline prices. The type of research is descriptive survey and the statistical population of the study was all Twitter users in Tehran who were selected by sampling method and the research tool included a questionnaire. The findings of the study indicate a positive relationship between the use of Twitter and the political activism of Tehran youth in political protests in the protest event. Due to the growth of Twitter users in Iran, the need for proper training and exploitation and support for domestic media content producers in the face of rumors and media espionage and the development of dialogue in such a comprehensive and effective social media in the country can To be useful and effective in preventing or controlling protests and political and social crises such as the protests of November 2019 in Tehran.

The purpose of the current research was to reconstruct the narratives and experiences of teenagers in order to identify the duality of identity in the virtual and real space. The research method was qualitative and reconstruction type, which was conducted with interview participants. The statistical population of the research was all secondary school students of Ardabil province. The sample size included 16 students who were selected by purposive sampling and based on the principle of theoretical saturation. Semi-structured and in-depth narrative interviews were used to collect data, and for its reliability, the method of re-reading the narratives and re-referring the entire written narrative to some school counselors was used. The data was analyzed based on thematic analysis. The results of reconstructing the narratives of teenagers showed that real and virtual space has led to the formation of different and sometimes dual identities in teenagers. This identity duality can be seen in religious, family, sexual, national, ethnic and cultural dimensions. The identity of teenagers in the real space was more formed, coherent and real, and in the virtual space, it was relatively mobile, unstable and numerous. An identity which, according to some features, can be called a modern or re-thinking identity. In addition to trying to protect traditional sources of identity in the real world, teenagers showed themselves to be in favor of a global or cosmopolitan identity in cyberspace.

The theories of globalization and the global village, underpinned by the digital infrastructure, have induced profound and substantive transformations at both micro and macro levels, influencing societal cultures and the lives of the world's youth. The transition from static, traditional societies to dynamic, modern ones has accelerated, and religious authorities' conventional methods of religious proselytization have undergone significant changes. Amidst the turbulence of modern society, we have witnessed the emergence of mystical and spiritual movements that have rapidly transcended national boundaries, leveraging the power of digital platforms to infiltrate cultures and shape identities.A substantial portion of today's youth have become disengaged from traditional religious indoctrination and are instead influenced by the cultural and spiritual teachings disseminated through digital spaces. The digital realm has facilitated unprecedented opportunities for connection and cultural penetration, and if not managed effectively, it poses significant challenges and threats to the younger generation.This research aims to critically analyze the impact of new-age spirituality and mysticism on youth culture within the digital context. Employing a qualitative, library-based, and analytical-descriptive methodology, this study reveals that the digital space offers opportunities for new-age spiritual and mystical movements to flourish while simultaneously presenting associated threats. The combined effects of these positive and negative influences on youth and national cultures have been subjected to a critical analysis. The study concludes by proposing practical recommendations centred around three key areas: strengthening youth culture, safeguarding national identity, and managing mystical and spiritual movements, which are crucial in addressing the issues raised.

The main purpose of this study is to identify parenting mediation experiences in the relationship between their children and cyberspace, and therefore the main question of the study is what strategies do parents use to mediate and regulate their children's use of the Internet? To answer these study questions, "mediation" has been used as an approach in media studies. The samples of this study were the parents of children aged 9 to 12 years who were selected by purposive sampling method and the sample size was based on sampling to theoretical saturation. The transcripts of the interviews were thematically analyzed using MaxQUD software after implementation, and the data were presented under three headings: Parents' Attitudes, Parents' Strategies, and Parents' Challenges. The key finding of this study is that each parent uses a wide range of mediation strategies that are directly related to parents' gender, age and perceptions of their children's maturity. Parents' limited awareness of the dangers of cyberspace has led to an increase in proactive mediation among parents. In addition, the digital literacy gap between them and their children causes some of them to adopt a release strategy at a later age, knowing that their children are incapable.

The present study aims to examine ethical Islamic preaching in cyberspace, with an emphasis on Rest and Narvaez's theoretical model. Utilizing the Rest and Narvaez model, this research investigates the validity of the hypothesis that "observing the four principles of sensitivity, motivation, action, and judgment plays a role in the ethical effectiveness of religious preaching in cyberspace." The research is applied in nature and employs a descriptive-analytical method. The results indicate that to influence the beliefs, attitudes, and actions of the audience in the digital realm, based on the four principles of Rest and Narvaez, the behavior and character of preachers, as well as attention to ethical subtleties, are among the most central elements of religious propagation in the dissemination and transmission of content. Accordingly, the effectiveness of preaching in cyberspace necessitates that preachers adhere to ethical principles, such as tirelessness, patience in dealing with opponents, maintaining interactive behavior with the audience, and specifying communication channels, all of which contribute to fostering a sense of respect in the audience and increasing the impact of the message.

 The present study aims at investigating the effect of using virtual social networks on the religious identity of high school students in Jahrom. The survey method was used in this research. The statistical population are whole male and female high school students in Jahrom, whose approximate numbers are about 7000 in the year 1400, of which 375 are selected as a sample by using multi-stage random sampling method. The research instrument is a questionnaire that has been used to determine its validity by face validity method and to determine its reliability by internal coordinated method by Cronbach's alpha method. The descriptive results revealed that the average score of students' religious identity in Jahrom was at moderate to high level. Analytical findings also showed that there was a significant relationship between cyberspace (total) and religious identity (total). Cyberspace (total) affects students' emotional and practical identity, but the relationship between cyberspace (total) and students' beliefs was not significant. Among the demographic variables, there was a significant relationship between gender, grade, field of study, type of schools, father's education, social class and students' religious identity. Explain the dependent variable in terms of the sum of independent variables. Target variables, activity and participation in cyberspace, cyberspace (total), attitude towards the contents in cyberspace, social class, gender, mother's job, field of study, father's job, father's education, are the strongest predictors of students' religious identity, respectively and these factors are able to explain 0.151 of the variance changes in religious identity. 

The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing and qualitatively studying the harms of cyber space for teenagers (girls of first and second high school) with a soft power approach. In this article, in order to collect field data, a semi-structured group interview was conducted with 58 instructors and staff of the Union of Islamic Student Associations (as a group that is in contact with teenagers), and also that the sampling method in this research is non-probability of the type It has been purposeful and the interview collection process has been stopped as soon as saturation is reached. From the conducted interviews, a core category under the title of injuries of cyber space for teenagers, 5 main categories under the title of influence of identity, personality and lifestyle from cyber space, desire to break norms, instrumental and materialistic view of one's body, lack of ability to produce content and Lack of media literacy, 9 sub-categories under the title of imitating virtual famous figures (celebrities, bloggers, influencers), desire to keep pets, wasting time in cyberspace, false portrayal of the ideal woman, letting go of excitement and gaining fame in cyberspace.Virtual, extreme desire to be seen, interest in making money from virtual space, consumerism, vulnerability are extracted.It should be noted that due to the fact that in qualitative research it is not possible to generalize the findings to a wide range of people.In this research, there is no generalization of the findings to a large community of people, and only the views of the research participants have been presented.Union of Student Islamic Associations; students; Cyberspace; teenager.

In recent years, the publication of literary works in digital space and virtual networks - which we named as virtual literature - is increasing and expanding. This type of literature takes on a new color every day with the invention of new communication, information and multimedia technologies and therefore has special features. Due to the change in the context and method in virtual space, literary works are presented in terms of features, elements and literary genres, different from written and traditional literature. This article seeks to use the argumentative method after describing the facts in the virtual literature paradigm to provide the necessary reasons for measuring this hypothesis based on scientific theories: "Virtual literature as a new theory in the digital age." It has characteristics, elements and genres that distinguish it from written and traditional literature." The results of this research indicate that in virtual literature, virtual poetry or hyper poetry and in prose, hypertext fiction are used more than other types of literature and have a prominent place in multimedia literary productions.