Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Society Culture Media 2322-3855 11 44 2022 10 23 Investigating the relationship between the use of new social networks with political awareness and social anomie in the citizens of Ilam province. Investigating the relationship between the use of new social networks with political awareness and social anomie in the citizens of Ilam province. 119 144 163291 FA Sayyad Mohammadi Department of Political Sciences, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran Shiva Jalalpour university faculty member Bahram Yousefi Department of Political Sciences, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran Hamed Ameri Golestani Department of Political Sciences, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran 0000-0002-7296-5579 Journal Article 2022 11 05 New social networks are effective tools in expanding knowledge and political awareness. Therefore, in the new age when these networks have found an important role in communication and virtual space has become the arena of various personal and social exchanges, it is necessary to pay more attention to their role. Therefore, the current research, taking into account the importance of these networks in today's Iranian society, considers four modern social networks, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and Twitter, and deals with the issue of how the usage of these networks is related to It has the category of political awareness and social anomie. For this purpose, the views of the citizens of Ilam province were investigated with a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of this research is the residents of Ilam province aged 18 and above and the sample size is 440 people. Data analysis was done with tools used in social science research (SPSS 23). The results of the research showed that there is a significant relationship between the use of new social networks and political awareness with a coefficient of 0.197. Also, there is a significant relationship between the use of new social networks and social anomie with a coefficient of 0.264. In separating the impact of each of these networks, only the WhatsApp social network does not have a significant impact on political awareness and social anomie. New social networks are effective tools in expanding knowledge and political awareness. Therefore, in the new age when these networks have found an important role in communication and virtual space has become the arena of various personal and social exchanges, it is necessary to pay more attention to their role. Therefore, the current research, taking into account the importance of these networks in today's Iranian society, considers four modern social networks, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and Twitter, and deals with the issue of how the usage of these networks is related to It has the category of political awareness and social anomie. For this purpose, the views of the citizens of Ilam province were investigated with a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of this research is the residents of Ilam province aged 18 and above and the sample size is 440 people. Data analysis was done with tools used in social science research (SPSS 23). The results of the research showed that there is a significant relationship between the use of new social networks and political awareness with a coefficient of 0.197. Also, there is a significant relationship between the use of new social networks and social anomie with a coefficient of 0.264. In separating the impact of each of these networks, only the WhatsApp social network does not have a significant impact on political awareness and social anomie. https://www.jscm.ir/article_163291_faaa6bf827913a49d4b6b234445d36d2.pdf