Social Development & Welfare Planning

Social Capital and Sense of Security (A Case Study of High School Students, Region 4, Tehran)

f sh; nozar amensaremi; zenab abasi

Volume 6, Issue 23 , January 2017, , Pages 91-122

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjsd.2015.1747

Abstract

The theoretical framework of the study was prepared by applying the theories of social capital theorists like Putnam, Fukuyama, Coleman and Bourdiou, and by investigating some of the ideas concerning the sense of security, such as the theories of Durkheim, Giddens, Parsons, Horney and Forum. Social trust, ... Read More

Examining the Quality of Trust and Social Withdrawal among University Students

Volume 3, Issue 11 , June 2016, , Pages 131-182

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Isolation, in social science, is withdrawal and deprivation from social interactions. Although it has been an issue for centuries, it has been studied systematically just for the last fifty years. The present paper investigates the quality of university students’ withdrawal and its relation to ... Read More Isolation, in social science, is withdrawal and deprivation from social interactions. Although it has been an issue for centuries, it has been studied systematically just for the last fifty years. The present paper investigates the quality of university students’ withdrawal and its relation to social trust. Social withdrawal is measured on the basis of three factors: membership in associations and social groups, having social links, and having social relations. The major independent variable is that of social trust, measured by three dimensions of institutional trust, generalized trust and inter-personal trust. The present paper is a survey study and data collection is done through questionnaires distributed among 361 students. The subjects were chosen through proportional stratified sampling. Cronbach’s Alpha was used for testing reliability of measuring tools, Pearson correlation coefficient was used for testing hypotheses, Variance analysis was used for comparing average values and regression analysis was used for examining the analytic model. Findings show that there is a significant relationship between social trust and social withdrawal among university students. The resulted correlation coefficient for this variable was -0.294. With a significance level of p=0.000, it is indicative of a negative (and reverse) relationship between these two variables. Therefore, we can claim that social withdrawal of university students is largely influenced by the quality of their social trust. Decrease in their social trust leads to increase in their social withdrawal and vice versa. There is also a negative (and reverse) significant relationship between their economic-social status and their social withdrawal. Multi-variable regression analysis shows that %14 of social withdrawal variance is explained by three variables of generalized trust, parents’ income and inter-personal trust. Therefore, experimental results of the study seem to confirm theoretical views represented in the theoretical framework. Generally, considering the existing social withdrawal, it is necessary to make appropriate policies for activating and motivating university students so that we can eradicate its causes and, subsequently, prevent its probable social damages.

Factors Affecting Social Capital: A Case Study of Female Pre-University Students of Shiraz

abolghasem fatehi; ebrahim ekhlasi

Volume 4, Issue 14 , April 2013, , Pages 145-182

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjsd.2013.3305

Abstract

The present study aims to asses the rate of social capital as well as the factors affecting it among female pre-university students of Shiraz. The research questions are: ‘What is the total rate of social capital among female pre-university students of Shiraz?’ and ‘What are the sociological ... Read More

Effective Factors on Life Quality of War-Injured of Dezfol

Volume 2, Issue 9 , September 2011, , Pages 81-122

Abstract

Nowadays, quality of life due to neglecting qualitative aspects of human life is considered highly important, so that the meaning of the term has become pervasive in the humanities. The aim of present study is measuring levels of life quality of war-injured (with 50-69 percent of injury) of Dezful town ... Read More

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Social Capital and Sense of Security (A Case Study of High School Students, Region 4, Tehran)

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Examining the Quality of Trust and Social Withdrawal among University Students

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Factors Affecting Social Capital: A Case Study of Female Pre-University Students of Shiraz

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Effective Factors on Life Quality of War-Injured of Dezfol

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