Soft Warfare and the Shift in Value Systems (A Sociological Analysis of the Consequences of Value Clash Between Generations in Light of Future Prospects)

Abstract

  The research included a sociological analysis of the impact of soft war on the change in the value system, and the resulting conflict and clash of values between generations. It also addressed identifying the present and future consequences of this clash, in order to understand and interpret the value attraction based on the strength of the means of change, and their impact on the new generations interacting with the tools of influence, based in its vision on anticipating the future. A number of research methods were used that suit the nature of the analysis, namely: the descriptive analytical method, the inductive method, and the anticipatory method to identify the future consequences of the value change .                               

The research concluded that the most important aspects of change in the value system that generates conflict between generations under the influence of soft war are represented in: changing the value and cultural references of the new generation, raising doubts about symbols, constants and cultural heritages, the difference in means of interaction and communication between generations, promoting new models of success and work. Also, the change in values in light of anticipating the future has future consequences at the level of: roles and relationships, identity and belonging, culture, and social stability