Fariba Khodadadi - Master's degree in general psychology, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat branch

The purpose of the current research is to investigate the cultural intelligence of students based on cultural alienation. The research method in this study is content analysis. All the documents and articles related to the subject of the research were considered as the statistical population. The tool for collecting information was a checklist of factors and conditions of cultural intelligence and cultural alienation. The analysis of the collected information was done by identifying and distinguishing the themes and indicators of cultural intelligence and cultural alienation. The findings showed that culture is a system that includes the fundamental beliefs and basic assumptions of humans about the system of existence and the place of humans in it, from which the values and norms of life are extracted, and this system determines the behavior of humans in front of the Creator, other humans, It shapes and influences the self and nature. By changing beliefs, people's behavior changes, and by accepting new behaviors from the surrounding environment, people's beliefs change. Therefore, cultural changes in a society are the result of intellectual, mental and behavioral changes of all people in that society and cultural, intellectual and practical, and technological exchanges with other societies. Now, if for any reason, the existence and continuation of beliefs is necessary for the continued purposeful life of a society, logically, all members of a society should pay attention to the preservation and continuation of those beliefs in any situation. In addition, any positive or negative action occurs in culture, politics or economy, after the modification or destruction of that sector, it immediately or gradually affects other dimensions of society.

cultural intelligence, cultural alienation, students