The Phenomenological Study of Mothers Experiences on the Role of Social Networks in Decreasing the Children's Moral Sensitivity (Case: Parents of Secondary School Students in District 4 of Tabriz City)

The porpose of this paper was to study the experiences of mothers on the role of social networks in decreasing their children's moral sensitivity. This study is a qualitative and phenomenological research that conducted by semi-structured interview to collect data. The statistical population was the parents of secondary school students in district 4 of tabriz, 20 of them were selected by purposeful sampling. The data from interviews were analized by streubert and carpenter’s model. The findings showed that from the parents’ viewpoints, mothers' experiences of the role of social networks in decreasing the students' moral sensitivity has two main themes of why students' tendency is to social networks and the ethical implications of membership in these networks. Students come to social networks in order to link with peer groups, entertain and academic interaction which results in early maturity, weakening of emotional relationships with parents, considering parents and people around sexuality, undermining and neglecting religious norms, relativistic view to ethics, moral hesitation, negative role modeling and aggression. Abnormal exposure to social networks can play an important role in undermining religious beliefs, and in particular in reducing students' moral sensitivities.