Social Networks and Demands of Students in Kermanshah City

Authors

1 PhD candidate in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jsi.2025.2052312.1769
Abstract
The present study was conducted to identify students' social demands and how they are formed, using a qualitative network analysis approach. To collect information, semi-structured interviews were conducted with (24) girl and boy students in the second year of high school in Kermanshah City. Participants were selected from schools (three educational districts) using purposive sampling. According to the research findings, students' social demands have been extracted into four overarching themes: " rotating traditional paradigms ", "balance of rights/responsibilities", "opportunity to be seen", and "liberation from the image of an accepting student", and are coherent with the final theme of "life with the joy of this world". Data analysis showed that adolescents' social demands do not form in a vacuum; rather, they examine and compare opinions by establishing connections and exchanging opinions with actors in their situational and preferred networks. During the exchange of ideas with network members, they learn about new ideas that cause them to rethink their mental interpretations of the meanings of demands. This leads to the formation of new desires in them. Although the range of relationship density in situational networks is greater than in preferential networks, due to the internal content of preferential networks (Extensiveness of relationships, diversity of topics, intimacy and belonging in selected relationships) The impact of opinions on these networks is deeper.

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