Investigating the Impact of Network Social Capital (NSC) on Youth Social Harms (Case of Study: Youth of Tehran Khazane Neighborhood)

Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological Review

Mostafa  Naziri ¹ (Ph.D. Student of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Tahereh  Mirsardoo ² (Associate Professor of Sociology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran)
Mohammad Mehdi  Labibi ³ (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2023-06-30 Accepted : 2023-06-30 Published : 2023-06-01

Keywords: network social capital, social harms, inside the neighborhood, outside the neighborhood, Tehran Khazane neighborhood,

Abstract :

Humans are social beings who create a set of values and rules in society and with the networks they have, which is considered as an effective factor in creating a safe society and away from social harm. In line with this important issue, this research was also conducted with the aim of "investigating the impact of network social capital on the social harms of youth" among young people aged 18-29 in Tehran Khazaneh neighborhood. The theoretical framework of the research was formed by combining the theories of Coleman, Putnam, Bourdieu, Fukuyama, Sutherland and Newman. The survey method was researcher-made questionnaire technique and stratified sampling. The sample size was also determined based on Cochran's formula (384). Hypotheses test was also done using path analysis test using LESREL8.8 and mean comparison test and variance analysis using SPSS 26. According to the results of the path analysis test, network social capital has positive and significant effects on social harm among the youth of Khazane neighborhood. Also, a significant difference was observed between network social capital (Intra- neighborhood and extra-neighborhood) in relation to social harm, and people whose social connections were limited to their own neighborhood were more exposed to social harm compared to people who had wider connections with outside the neighborhood. It was observed that the level of social harm is lower among women, married and employed people than among men, single and unemployed.