Decision making Process in Social Behaviour of Tabriz Citizens and its Social Causes

Subject Areas : ‌Family

TAYEBEH ALIASGHARPOR ¹ , mehrdad navabakhsh ²

1 - PhD Student of Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2018-12-25 Accepted : 2018-05-25 Published : 2019-09-21

Keywords: Tabriz City, decision making process, Citizens, : Political behaviour,

Abstract :

Abstract The main question in the present study is that how is the process of decision making in political behaviour of Tabriz citizens and what are the social determinants of the issue. The study utilized micro and macro approaches in demonstrating and interpreting decision making process in political behaviours along with the role of social factors including social trust, social belonging, social security, social anomalies and social powerlessness. The present survey used a questionnaire. The sample size using Cochrane method was selected to be 384 participants using multi-step and clustering sampling methods. The findings illustrated that the variable of decision making in political behaviour among Tabriz citizens had meaningful relationship with social trust, social belonging, social security, social anomalies and social powerlessness. The results suggested that social factors such as social powerlessness and social belonging had the highest impact on decision making process. It can be said that the citizens that are benefited from social security and social trust have enhanced sense of social belonging and feel less social powerlessness and then with the sense of belonging they can play key role in their societies political affairs.