The Influence of Globalization on Adolescents’ Conceptions of Self and Future Self in Rural and Urban Armenia

• DOI: 10.1002/cad.20280
• Publication Date: 2019-03-20T06:24:44Z
• Authors: Carol S. Huntsinger; Tatevik Shaboyan; Anna Mkrtchyan Ka...
• Keywords: Armenian

Globalization is affecting the identity of adolescents worldwide. Armenia, a country beset by many challenges since 1895, remained isolated after it separated from Soviet Union in 1991. Widespread poverty limited Armenia's access to technology until recently. This chapter reports influence globalization on rural and urban Armenian adolescents' selves future through Internet use. Participants included 92 80 (Mage = 15.9 years). Using Kağitҫibaşi's (2007) model family change, we found that adolescents, who used less frequently, identified more closely with traditional cultural attitudes reflected interdependence heteronomous-related self. Urban were developing global identities their greater exposure worldwide media, while also retaining essence heritage. research begins fill gap literature human development post-Soviet countries.