A Study of Political Anomie among Iranian Students
Subject Areas :
1 - ﻋﻀﻮ ﻫﯿﺎتﻋﻠﻤﯽ و اﺳﺘﺎدﯾﺎر ﺟﺎﻣﻌﻪ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﯽ داﻧﺸﮕﺎه آزاد اﺳﻼﻣﯽ واﺣﺪ ﮔﺮﻣﺴﺎر
Keywords: Political Anomie, Sociopolitical Trust, Sociopolitical Effectiveness, Civic Obligation,
Abstract :
The main objective in this paper is to survey the level of political anomie among Iranian students using some theoretical Concepts such as: feeling of effectiveness on sociopolitical issues; sociopolitical trusts; and the feeling toward the rules and regulations. Theoretical arguments, including Durkheim’s theoretical reflections on political anomie, are presented. Field survey is the applied method of collecting data through a researcher made questionnaire. Students of Islamic Azad University constituted the statistical population of this research. A sample of 350 respondents completed the questionnaire. Cluster sampling applied to the selection of students. Findings show that respondents suffer from political anomie at the rate of higher than average on a five points scale. Respondents also express low effectiveness on sociopolitical issues; their feeling of sociopolitical trust and civic obligations are average on this scale.
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