Investigating the tendency to superstitions and its relationship with human development indicators (Case study: citizens of Karaj)

Safari  Shali, Reza; Karimi, Alireza; Seyfi, Mozhgan

doi:10.22054/qjsd.2022.66280.2320

Investigating the tendency to superstitions and its relationship with human development indicators (Case study: citizens of Karaj)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Reza Safari shali ¹

Alireza Karimi ¹

Mozhgan seyfi ²

¹ science Committee

² Kharazmi University

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjsd.2022.66280.2320

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the tendency to superstitions according to human development indicators among citizens aged 19-75 in Karaj.
In the theoretical foundations section of the theories of experts in the field of development school
(Everett Rogers, Corey Keys, Daniel Lerner, Amartia Sen, S.N Eisenstadt and David McClelland) have been used.
In terms of method, this research is in the framework of a quantitative (survey) method in which the required data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire.
The statistical population includes the citizens of Karaj and the sample size is 400 people and the sampling method is multi-stage, So that after observing the sampling steps, sample people were selected from three areas (privileged, partially privileged and low-privileged neighborhoods) in proportion to the population size of each region, According to the results (with an average of 36/69 according to the score range of 17-85), the tendency to superstitions is low. The results of multivariate linear regression test show that, a total of 52% of the variance of the dependent variable (superstition) through independent variables, "Living standards, ability, social health, physical health, media literacy and per capita reading" are estimated and explained.
Keywords: superstition, human development indicators, standard of living, capability and capability, karaj city.

Keywords

Keywords: superstition

human development indicators

standard of living

capability and capability

Karaj city

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