Social media and its impact on cultural identity from the perspective of self among university students: A field study of a sample of students from the Faculties of Law and Medicine at the University of Benghazi

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the significance of statistical differences in the level of cultural identity according to the intensity of university youth's use of social networking sites. cultural identity was measured according to four dimensions: national identity, religious identity, social identity, and cultural heritage. The study also aimed to measure the self-perspective and the concept of cultural identity according to its four dimensions among university youth. 

the researchers used the descriptive approach. and the study sample included (145) male and female students from the Faculties of Law and Medicine at the University of Benghazi the questionnaire form and scales were also used as tools to collect data. The study found a low level of self-perception among university students   .and level of cultural identity in its three dimensions (cultural heritage, social identity, and national identity) was low ,while the level of religious identity was high .the study found that there is a direct relationship between self-perspective and cultural identity among sample members .the study showed the weak influence of social networking sites on the cultural identity of university youth.it was found that there were statistically significant differences in the cultural heritage dimension only ,and its effect was( 4.3%) .