A study relationship between cultural factors with social participation( case study:25+ citizenship of Bojnurd City)

Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly

Ghorbanali  Saboktakin Rizi ¹ (Department of sociology- kharazmi university- Tehran)

Received: 2019-12-05 Accepted : 2021-02-01 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Political stability, Political Culture, Citizens, Social Participation, social&political trust,

Abstract :

This paper looks for to study the factors affecting the contribution of citizens in paying municipal tolls. Using survey method, the data collected by conducting a self-constructed questionnaire. 500 residents (above 20 years old) were selected as sample by conducting random sampling method. Findings showed that the average mean of participation in the payment of municipal tolls among respondents was 31 of 55. In other words, the respondents' participation level in this field was below the average level. Among dimensions of participation, the highest mean was belonging of behavioral dimension and the lowest mean was belonging to propensity or emotional one. The independent variables (i. e. the satisfaction of municipal services, the social responsibility, the citizenship awareness, the sense of anomie in urban management and the sense of belonging to urban and neighborhood) were significantly associated with participation in payment of tolls. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that these variables are able to estimate up to 28% of the dispersion of the payment of tolls. Finally, the results showed that deducting and tacking tolls as local taxes shall be consistent with the economic condition of citizens, to increase the public participation in paying of local taxation.