Simin Afshar; Leila Bonyad; Samad Adli Pour
Volume 17, Issue 42 , March 2019, , Pages 273-291
Abstract
Street disturbances are the most important problems for women in urban public spaces, having wide implications for them. The study is to investigate the relationship between street disturbances against girls and young women with trust and social health. It employs a survey research technique in terms ...
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Street disturbances are the most important problems for women in urban public spaces, having wide implications for them. The study is to investigate the relationship between street disturbances against girls and young women with trust and social health. It employs a survey research technique in terms of research method, and a cross-sectional research analysis in terms of time. The research statistical population consisted of girls and young women aged 18-33 years in Tabriz in 2018 who were selected via a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Using the Cochran formula, 384 people were selected as the sample size. To measure the independent variables, the researcher-made Social Trust Questionnaire, Keyes Social Health Questionnaire, and to measure street disturbances, the Disturbance Street Questionnaire of Riahi and Lotfi Khachaki (2016) were employed. Validity and reliability of these questionnaires were confirmed through face and construct validity as well as Cronbach's alpha coefficient test. The findings indicated that the mean of street disturbances and its two dimensions (physical disturbances sexual harassment, and proposals) are lower than moderate level, but the level of non-physical interactions is moderate. Moreover, there is a significant negative correlation between street disturbance and its dimensions (physical, non-physical disturbances, proposals, and sexual harassment) with social trust and social health of girls and young women in Tabriz City. In addition, the variables (physical and non-physical disturbances, proposals, and sexual harassment) entering the research regression model can explain 24% of variances in social trust and 22% of variances in social health of the participants.
Samad Adlipour; Seyyed Ahmad Mir Mohammad Tabar; Samad Rasoulzadeh Aghdam
Volume 15, Issue 32 , March 2017, , Pages 109-125
Abstract
With regard to increasing growth of social media and different aims and motivations which young users have to use them, the present study is to identify Iranian young users’ aims and motivations to use social media and different types of those young users. In fact, the present study is to investigate ...
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With regard to increasing growth of social media and different aims and motivations which young users have to use them, the present study is to identify Iranian young users’ aims and motivations to use social media and different types of those young users. In fact, the present study is to investigate the typology of young users of social media using the mixed method research and employing the semi-structured interviewing technique and a researcher-made questionnaire conducted on 2100 Iranian young users in five cities of Isfahan, Tabriz, Tehran, Mashhad, and Sari. Findings of the present study indicated that the most important aims and motivations of young users in using social media are as follows: getting news and information; communicating with friends, relatives and classmates; making new friends and connecting with old friends; forming groups and participating in discussions and other facilities, expressing their emotions; seeing photos of their friends and their activities; making familiar with virtual and modern communication styles; tracking and following their favorite topics; listening music; sharing any video, photo, clips, entertainment and truancy; and running away from the problems of everyday life. Other findings of the study indicated that Iranian young users can be divided into eight groups of actives, passives, communication seekers, down loaders, news readers, discussers, pornographers and entertainment seekers.
Samad Adlipour; Hamed Akbarpour; Mohammad Mahaki
Volume 15, Issue 34 , September 2016, , Pages 129-150
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship of the presence in the Face book social network, as one of the instruments for globalization, and commitment to family and religious values with cultural deviations of the youth in Tabriz City. The present study was conducted via a survey ...
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship of the presence in the Face book social network, as one of the instruments for globalization, and commitment to family and religious values with cultural deviations of the youth in Tabriz City. The present study was conducted via a survey research method on the participants who were selected using the voluntary and convenience sampling method. The data were collected using an internet-based questionnaire relying on the Cultivation theory, cultural imperialism theory and Hirschi’s Social Bond theory. The research population consists of all young users of Face book in Tabriz in 2015. The sample size was as 400 participants. Findings of the research indicate that the degree of cultural deviations in the participants is at a moderate level. In addition, there is a significant correlation between ground variables (gender, marital status, employment, education, and socio-economic status) and cultural deviations. Moreover, there is a direct correlation between the degree of using Face book and considering its content realized in the cultural deviations of the participants, while a significant but reverse correlation is between commitment to religious and family values and cultural deviations. All in all, independent variables entering the regression model can explain 30% of the variations of the youth’s cultural deviations.
