Investigating the impact of social networks functions on social change in Islamic Azad Universities of Fars Province

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of social networks functions on social change of young people in Islamic Azad Universities of Fars province. This research in terms of purpose is applied and in terms of collecting data is a descriptive-survey method. The statistical population of this study was all students of Islamic Azad Universities of Fars province. Required data collected through a questionnaire and 380 sample members selected using available sampling method. Structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses and models. In order to analyze the data, SPSS version 23 and SMART PLS version 2 were used. The results of the research showed that social mobility has a significant and positive effect on social change. Also, the results showed that social knowledge, social ties, organizing of social protests, and social cohesion has a significant and positive effect on social change. Among social network functions components, social knowledge with beta of 0.486 has the greatest impact on social change.