Sociological analysis of the relationship between the use of new information and communication technologies and the redefinition of gender identity(Case of study: female students of Boali Sina University, Hamadan)

The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between the use of modern information and communication technologies and the redefinition of gender identity among female students at Boali Sina University in Hamadan. The research was carried out by survey method and using questionnaire technique. The theoretical framework of this study is a hybrid approach in the field of using technology and new media and redefining gender identity from Goffman, Giddens. Its statistical population includes all female students studying in Bo Ali Sina University who attended the second semester exams (semester 2002) in the university, and the sample size is 366 people using Cochran's general formula and the samples are clustered according to the volume. Samples are selected. Descriptive results show that respondents use modern communication and information technologies at a high level (3.7). They also redefine gender identity at a high level (4/6). The results of the correlation test show the significance of the relationship between the use of modern communication and information technology and the redefinition of gender identity (0.41). Also, a positive and significant correlation has been confirmed between each of the variable dimensions of modern communication and information technologies with the dimensions of gender identity redefinition.