The Role of Modern Communication Tools in Cultural and Value Transformation of the Family: A Field Study on a Sample of Students from the Faculty of Arts at Sirte University, Libya

Abstract

       This study aimed to know the nature of the cultural and value changes that the family has witnessed in Libyan society recently as a result of its exposure to various means of communication. The problem of the study has been identified in the following main question: What is the role of the media in the value and cultural change of the family? The researcher used the descriptive analytical method and the study was conducted on a sample of Students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sirte, Libya, amounted to 120 male and female students from the Faculty of Arts who use social networking sites. The sample was chosen randomly, and the study relied on a questionnaire to collect data. Among the most important findings of the study:                                                 

-Modern means of communication present values that are inconsistent with the values and morals prevailing in Libyan society, and among these values are openness to the world, rebellion against the values of society, and presenting topics that are inconsistent with our true religion.                                                                                           

-The results of the study proved that what is presented on modern means of communication is inconsistent with family values, according to the opinions of the respondents, at a rate of 81.7%. This indicates a dangerous warning about what our children are exposed to. The results of the study also showed that the means of communication affect Family values, perhaps the most important of which is the value of openness to the culture of imitation of fashion and clothing, where the rate was recorded at 96.2%, followed by social values at 62.5%, and this is consistent with the answers of the respondents regarding the influence of means on values, and perhaps the most important of them is the value of family ties.