Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)

Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)

Sociological Explanation of Bricolage Identity among the Youth of Yasuj City in 2021 (Case Study: Youth of Yasuj City)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Hatamikia 1
Seyed Ali Hashemianfar 2
Mansour Haghighatian 3
1 PhD Student in Sociology, Dehaqan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaqan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dehaqan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaqan, Iran
10.22055/qjsd.2026.48687.3018
Abstract
Bricolage identity is one of the new emerging phenomena that, based on the modern cultural and social changes that have occurred in the global system, has affected the identity behaviors of young people in most parts of the world. Bricolage identity in Iranian society combines elements of Islamic, Iranian, and modern identity. The present study was conducted in order to investigate and sociologically explain bricolage identity among young people aged 18-30 in Yasuj city using a survey method, and data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire from a sample of 350 people using a multi-stage cluster sampling method from young people in Yasuj city. The validity of the questionnaire was based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient (bricolage identity 0.72) and its validity was based on the opinions of experts. The research findings show that there is a significant relationship between the acceptance of globalized culture, lifestyle, use of social networks, and cultural consumption with bricolage identity. Accordingly, the direct and indirect effects of these variables were examined.
Keywords
Bricolage Identity
Yasuj Youth
Use of Social Networks
Cultural Consumption
Lifestyle
Acceptance of Globalized Culture
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Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)
Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 73
Vol. 19, No. 1, Autumn, 2024
Autumn 2024
Pages 313-354