The share of social capital in the rate of tourism incidence in coastal towns in Mazandaran province (Case study: Babolsar, Mahmoudabad, Noshahr, Chalus, Ramsar)
Subject Areas : Familyfatemeh mousazadeh 1 , ALI ASGHAR ABBASI ASFAJIR 2 , ali rahmani firouzjah 3
1 - PhD Student in Economic Sociology and Development, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
Keywords: Social capital, social relations, social norm dimension, dimension of social trust, tendency to tourism,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of social capital dimensions on the inclination to tourism of residents of coastal cities of Mazandaran province (Case study: Babolsar, Mahmoudabad, Noshahr, Chalus, Ramsar). The research method is descriptive-explanatory and survey type. The statistical population of this study is all residents over the age of 20 years in five coastal cities of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mahmoudabad, Noshahr, Chalus and Ramsar. The sample size of the present study is 530 people using Cochran formula. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that has been used to some extent from previous research and includes 119 closed questions in terms of Likert spectrum and open and closed questions related to the underlying variables of the research. After collecting information, the SPSS and then Amous data were extracted, classified and analyzed, and ultimately the final report of the research was based on the findings and results. The results show that between the total dimensions Social capital and then social relations, social norms, and the dimension of social trust with Tendency to Tourism and tourism motivation have a meaningful relationship.
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