Social factors related to the tendency of female students of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz towards democracy .

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Javad Ali Ali Akbarpour ¹ , Mahmoud Elmi ² , Samad Abedeni ³

1 - Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Sociology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran (Corresponding Author) [e-mail]
3 - Department of Sociology, KHalkhal Branch, Islamic Azad University, KHalkhal, Iran

Received: 2022-07-26 Accepted : 2022-09-11 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Cultural capital, tendency towards democracy, type of socio-economic base, female students of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz,

Abstract :

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between some social and individual factors related to the tendency of students of the Islamic Azad University of Tabriz to democracy. The type of research was applied, the research method was survey and the data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the measurement tool was determined through the face validity and reliability of the instrument using Cronbach's alpha. The statistical population of students was Islamic Azad University of Tabriz with 12 faculties and had 20100 thousand students. The sample size was determined using Cochran's formula of 377 people. The sampling method was stratified randomly proportional to the size of the population. According to the information obtained, Pearson correlation coefficient between the variables of tendency to democracy and religiosity is 0.65, which indicates a direct and positive relationship. Also, according to the test result, the average of the variable of tendency towards democracy varies according to the type of family. The tendency towards democracy is slightly higher among single students than among married students. Based on the findings, the tendency of students of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz to democracy varies according to the job status of students. There is a need to create the conditions for the creation and expansion of civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations in order for students to participate in political activities.

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