Investigating the Role of Cyberspace in the Cultural Capital(Case Study: Payame Noor Students in the Center of Isfahan)

Communication and culture Because the communication of the product of culture and culture determine the structure of space and communication contexts, they are doomed to coexist. On the other hand, communication is the carrier and way of life of culture, and as a result, no culture can survive without communication. The widespread popularity of Iranians in using cyberspace can be studied as a cultural and media phenomenon from different angles. From this perspective, the present study has studied the cultural capital among cyberspace users using a survey method. In this study, cultural capital refers to a set of relationships, information, and privileges that an individual uses to maintain or achieve social status. In this regard, Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical view is the basis of the conceptual space of research. For cultural capital, three dimensions are defined, which include the physical dimension (a set of mental abilities and knowledge and practical, behavioral, and experimental skills), the objective dimension (cultural objects and supplies such as books, magazines, paintings, etc.) and the institutional dimension. (Educational, technical, professional, cultural, and artistic degrees). The method of the present study is based on quantitative methodological principles and using a stratified random sampling method, 400 people were selected as the sample size among the students of Payame Noor University in the center of Isfahan and a questionnaire was used to collect information. Findings show that the variables of gender and hours of presence in cyberspace affect the amount of cultural capital of users of this network and the variables of age, marital status, year of university, type of college, history of using cyberspace, type of social network and membership in virtual groups It does not affect the amount of cultural capital of users.