Survey Relation Social Capital and Neighborhood Identity in Tehran

Subject Areas : ‌Family

samad Mohamadizadeh Samakoosh ¹ , habib saborikhosroshahi ² , Mahnaz ronaghi notash ³

1 - sociology, social sciences, Islamic Azad university of central branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - استادیار و عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران شرق – ایران
3 - social communication, Islamic Azad University of central branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2017-10-24 Accepted : 2018-12-11 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: &quot, Neighborhood identity&quot, , &quot, social cohesion&quot, , &quot, cooperation&quot, , &quot, social trust&quot, , &quot, social capital&quot, ,

Abstract :

This article aims to study the relationship between social capital and neighborhood identity in Tehran. The theoretical framework of this research was based on the ideas of Imaric et al., Chapman, Lefebvre, Jacobs, Harvey, Hall, Jenkins, Putnam and others, and was drawn the theoretical model. The research method was survey and data gathering tool was structured questionnaire. The statistical population of Hesarak, Vahidieh and Velenjak neighborhoods was 56060 people in 1390. The sample was 382 people using Cochran formula. The researcher distributed 428 questionnaires to cover inappropriate responses. The result of Data analyzing was showe, neighborhood identity and social capital with Pearson coefficient of 0.504 had a significant relation with 95% confidence level. The mean of neighborhood identity in the range of 11-55 in Hesarak was 33.8, Velenjak was 14.43 and in Vahidieh 32.31. The mean of social capital in the range of 13-65 in Hesarak was 39.6, Velenjak was 24.6, and in Vahidieh was 35.2. Multivariate regression analysis shows that 44.8% of the neighborhood identity changes are explained by factors within the model, and the path analysis showed that among the three dimensions of social capital 0.661 of the identity of the neighborhood It affects social cohesion.