Religiosity and National Identity among the Youth in Baneh and Qurveh

Subject Areas : Sociological Studies of Youth

مجید موحد ¹ , رزگار صالحی ²

1 - shiraz uni
2 - shiraz uni

Received: 2017-05-02 Accepted : 2017-05-02 Published : 2014-03-01

Keywords: National Identity, Youth, religiosity, Baneh, Qurveh,

Abstract :

This paper is a study on the concept of religiosity and national identity among the 598 young people in Baneh and Qurveh (Western cities in Iran) by a questionnaire. This survey method shows that the rate of religiosity based on Klark and Stark scale and a nation identity have significant relationship with different aspect. The independent variables of the research totally explain 41 percent of the variations. The results also show that there is a negative relationship between religiosity and national identity. If the rate of religiosity increase among the youth, the rate of national identity include negative trend.