Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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MA in development and promotion of religious culture, Department of Political Science, Shahid Mahalati Faculty, Shahid Mahalati University of Islamic Sciences, Qom, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Culture and Media Department, Shahid Mahalati Faculty, Shahid Mahalati University of Islamic Sciences, Qom, Iran
Abstract
Abstract
Objective: This article aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of social networks, with a focus on Instagram, regarding values in the Iranian Islamic family, and to determine strategies for Iranian Islamic families to utilize these networks to prevent the weakening of family foundations.
Methodology: This article is based on a descriptive-analytical method and is of an applied type, conducted according to SWOT analysis.
Findings: In this part of the research, efforts have been made to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Iranian Islamic family values in social networks, especially Instagram, using the SWOT matrix analysis method. The most important findings of this research are as follows:
Strengths include: creating opportunities to introduce and expand the authentic culture of the Iranian Islamic family among users, referring to moral values in the Iranian family, and disseminating creativity, ideas, and innovations. Additionally, families become acquainted with new information on psychology and family science, and how to deal with children. Membership in Instagram networks and channels related to the family system, strong presence and participation of family members in social and political issues, and helping to shape the socialization of family members.
Weaknesses include: destruction of family social relationships, unethical relationships, promotion of corruption, failure to take advantage of educational opportunities, and weakness in identifying social network opportunities.
Opportunities include: expansion of virtual education, development of scientific communications, and e-commerce. The experience of globalization and familiarity with new technologies provides an opportunity for proper understanding of the dimensions of social media.
Threats include: promoting non-Iranian culture and gradually changing the Iranian Islamic lifestyle, promoting consumerism and fashion trends among family members, promoting abnormal social and civil relationships, electronic addiction, reducing educational motivation, and identity crisis.
Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the identification of the four elements of SWOT analysis, strategies have been designed for optimal use of these emerging media to preserve family values in terms of infrastructure, content, support by the government, and education and research. With precise planning, we can witness the optimal use of family members of these media with minimal challenges and harms in the future.
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