The role of social empowerment on quality of life in marginalized families in Isfahan

Subject Areas : Family

alireza Eghtesad ¹ ( Political Sociology, Islamic Azad University of Dahaghan Branch, Dahaghan, Iran. )
Reza Esmaili ² ( Member of the faculty of Management Department, Isfahan Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. )
Asghar Mohammadi ³ ( Faculty member of Sociology Department, Islamic Azad University of Dahaghan Branch, Dahaghan, Iran. )

Received: 2021-04-15 Accepted : 2021-05-05 Published : 2024-09-25

Keywords: social empowerment, quality of life, marginalization,

Abstract :

The role of social empowerment on quality of life in marginalized families in Isfahan. The research design was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was 15,488 citizens of Hemmatabad neighborhood in Year 2020, of which 371 people were selected as sample members using three-stage cluster sampling. The assessment instruments included a researcher-made questionnaire on Social Empowerment (including social capital, social responsibility, social resilience, access to leisure and recreational facilities) and a researcher-made questionnaire on quality of life. Stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that social empowerment including social capital (0.62), social responsibility (0.56), social resilience (0.65), and access to leisure and recreational facilities (0.33) can predict The quality of life of the citizens of Hemmatabad neighborhood of Isfahan is significant and these variables explain a total of 42% of the variance in the quality of life of these citizens (P <0.01).

References:

Barimani, H & Karsami, A. G. (2018). Investigating the relationship between urban services provided by Sari Municipality and enhanced quality of life of citizens living in marginalized areas (slums). The Islamic College University Journal, (48), 37-52. [Persian]
Das, D. (2008). Urban quality of life: A case study of Guwahati. Social Indicators Research, 88, 297-310.
Eghtesad, A. (2021). The Role of Social and Cultural Empowerment on Improving the Quality of Life of Suburban Families in Isfahan (Case Study of Hemmatabad Neighborhood), Unpublished PhD Thesis in Political Sociology, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Dehaghan Branch). [Persian]
Eslami, A; Ebrahimi Dehkordi, A (2018). Assessing the level of social resilience in informal neighborhoods of the neighborhood under study in Amatabad Amal, Mehr Architecture, No. 1, pp. 1-10. [Persian]
Enobong, R., and Ogochukwu, O., (2018). Measuring the Socio–Economic Impact of Forced Evictions and Illegal Demolition; A Comparative Study Between Displaced and Existing Informal Settlements, The Social Science Journal, in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online 27 December 2018.
Kardasa, G, (2011): Spatial resilience in social ̊ecological systems, Landscape Ecol, 26(10), pp. 900-908.5-Desouza, Kevin C, H. & Flanery, Trevor (2013) :Designing, planning, and managing resilient cities:A conceptual framework, Cities 35, pp. 89 ̊99.
Karimzadeh, H, Khaleghi, A, Valaei, M. (1398) Social pathology of suburbanization of Tabriz metropolis with empowerment approach, Journal of Urban Spaces Development, First Year, Second Issue. [Persian]
Kiyani Salmi, S., Safari, H. (2020). Identifying Factors Facilitating the Empowerment of Suburbs of Isfahan (Case Study: Asheghabad Neighborhood), Journal of Geographical research of urban planning, 8, 1, 161-192. [Persian]
Maleki, M, Hekmatnia, H. (2016). Measuring the level of satisfaction of residents of informal settlements with the performance of case managers of Ilam, National Conference on New Approaches in Planning and Sustainable Regional Development, pp. 1-10. [Persian]
Mohammadi Doust, S, Moradi, M., Khanizadeh, M A. (1397) Evaluating the role of urban management in empowering urban slums with emphasis on residents' demands. Case study: Zeinabieh neighborhood of Isfahan, Golestan University Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 29. [Persian]
Neeraj, D., and Sandra, C., 2019, Residents’self-Initiatives for Flood Adaptation in Informal Riverbank Settlements of Kathmandu, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 40. [Persian]
Partovi, P., Behzadfar, M., Shirani, Z. (2015). Urban Design and Social Resilience: A Case Study of Jolfa Neighborhood in Isfahan, Bi-Quarterly of the University of Arts, No. 17, pp. 99-117. [Persian]
Pourmousavi, M., Masoumi, S. (2010). Organizing and empowering vulnerable neighborhoods with emphasis on the role of urban management, Municipalities, Volume 11, Number 99, pp. 32-40. [Persian]
Rafieian, M. (2003). Empowerment project of non-toxic settlements in Bandar Abbas from he perspective of Shahrngar, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Urban Development Organization, World Bank, SAP Consulting Engineers Company. [Persian]
Rabbani Khorasgani, A, Sediq Orei, L (2010). A study of social capital and the factors affecting its formation at the neighborhood level, Journal of Social Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, No. 6, pp. 149-119. [Persian]
Rongbo, H., Camilla, F., Wenm, P., Thomas, L., and Thomas, B., 2017, A Case Study on Regenerating Informal Settlements in Cairo Using Affordable and Adaptable Building System, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 196, PP. 113-120.
Saberifar, R. (2016), Analytical study of marginalization in Birjand; Case: Workers' Area, Geographical Research Quarterly, No. 32, pp. 23-0. [Persian]
Shaterian, Mohsen, Amir Oshnavi (2013) Factors Affecting the Formation of Marginalization in Kashan, Quarterly Journal of the Geographical Association of Iran, Volume 11, Number 36, pp. 280-159. [Persian]
Shaterian, M, Kiani, S. (2017) Study and comparison of empowerment dimensions between urban neighborhoods (Case study: Behind Mashhad neighborhood and Taher and Mansour neighborhood of Kashan, Journal of Urban Studies of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 3rd year, No. 4, Consecutive. [Persian]
World Bank (2004). Measuring Social Capital-An Integrated Questionnaire, Washington D.C: World Bank publication.
Zahedi Mazandarani, MJ. (2002). Development and Inequality, Tehran: Maziar Publications [Persian]
Zangiabadi, A., and Mobaraki, O. (2012), Study of effective factors on the formation of suburbs of Tabriz and its consequences; Case Study: Ahmadabad Neighborhoods, Beheshti Alley, Khalilabad , Journal of Geography and Environmental Planning, 23rd Year, No. 8, pp. 80-67. [Persian]