Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
2 Academic staff of Central Azad University of Tehran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Semnan Province, Iran
4 Professor of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
5 Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Studies, Institute of Humanities and Cultural Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This article examines the Sociological role of Quality of Life in the Lifestyle of Citizens over 65 years of age in Bandar Mahshahr. The present article has been done by Survey Method among the Citizens 65 years and older. A total of 396 citizens were selected as Statistical Samples with Cochran's Formula, Statistical Data were collected through Stratified Sampling and Questionnaire tools and finally analyzed using SPSS Statistical Software and Descriptive and Inferential Statistical tests. Research results show; However, according to Descriptive statistics, the Objective Quality, Subjective Quality and Social Quality has been the highest among citizens aged 65 and over in the region, respectively; But the Social Quality, the Subjective Quality, the Objective Quality, respectively, with the greatest overall impact, have had the greatest impact on Lifestyle, which can be concluded that the Lifestyle of older citizens is more influenced by Social and Subjective dimensions of Quality of Life It. Also, to realize the Lifestyle in the general sense, a combination of the Social Quality, consisting of Social Capital or other convertible Capital, Subjective Quality, respectively, of Mental Capital or other convertible Capital, respectively. The three Capitals form its Social, Cultural and Economic Capitals; And Objective Quality, consisting of Cultural, Economic and other convertible Capitals, respectively, leads to Social, Cultural and Economic Production and Consumption Actions in Social Fields that realize the Lifestyle.
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