University of Isfahan Journal of Applied Sociology 2008-5745 24 2 2013 06 22 An Analysis of National Identity and its Sextet Dimensions in Isfahan City An Analysis of National Identity and its Sextet Dimensions in Isfahan City 1 20 18300 FA Yaser Rastegar Ph.D. Student of Sociology, University of Isfahan, Iran Ali Rabani Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Entering the twenty-first century, the world witnessed several major developments that affect all aspects of human life, and in the midst of one of the most challenging changes, it is a change in the cognitive dimension and more precisely, identity of the people. In the past, never was identity an important issue of the day and had only a designated path guided by traditional beliefs and values, which ​​were themselves supported by such social institutions as family and  ​​religion. However, new identities have emerged as media, technology and the overall process of modernization and development make individual identity a more salient phenomenon. National identity brings solidarity among individuals and emphasizes their collective purpose. Governments rely on national identity, and support it through their own value system by training, socialization, advertising and other means to induce unite their citizens. The key variable in defining national identity is values ​​and social norms of a society. Industrialization of urban environments, technological development, cultural products, and the increasing use of new communicational insturments, has led to fundamental changes in cultural life of the people (Aghdam Alizadeh et al, 2010).This paper is an investigation in the status of national identity among Isfahani citizens and those socio-cultural variables  which affect national identity. Entering the twenty-first century, the world witnessed several major developments that affect all aspects of human life, and in the midst of one of the most challenging changes, it is a change in the cognitive dimension and more precisely, identity of the people. In the past, never was identity an important issue of the day and had only a designated path guided by traditional beliefs and values, which ​​were themselves supported by such social institutions as family and  ​​religion. However, new identities have emerged as media, technology and the overall process of modernization and development make individual identity a more salient phenomenon. National identity brings solidarity among individuals and emphasizes their collective purpose. Governments rely on national identity, and support it through their own value system by training, socialization, advertising and other means to induce unite their citizens. The key variable in defining national identity is values ​​and social norms of a society. Industrialization of urban environments, technological development, cultural products, and the increasing use of new communicational insturments, has led to fundamental changes in cultural life of the people (Aghdam Alizadeh et al, 2010).This paper is an investigation in the status of national identity among Isfahani citizens and those socio-cultural variables  which affect national identity. https://jas.ui.ac.ir/article_18300_9b7f822c2c1350f0878a87684368a4bc.pdf