Globalization and social capital in Iran are relatively new and lessresearch is done in comparison with other social realities. The purpose ofthis study is to assess the impact of the globalization of life on the socialstatus of Tehran's citizens. This research uses survey method andquestionnaire and cluster sampling method among sample size of 300citizens in one, seven and seventeen metropolitan areas of Tehran. Theresults show that, the amount of social capital and the globalization of thelives of Tehran citizens are in the average. For Simmel, Giddens, andFukuyama, the globalization of life tends to diminish social trust, but thishypothesis was not confirmed in this study and it shows a rise inconfidence as global confidence increases. Putnam and Coleman believethat, social cooperation decrease with globalization of life, but existingdata show that, the globalization of social cooperation of Tehran citizensincrease. Thus, there is a positive and direct correlation betweencooperation and social trust with the globalization of life. According tothe results of regression analysis, the causal relationship betweenglobalization and social capital is weak. Analysis of the path shows that,globalization of cultural life has a direct impact on social capital. But theglobalization of economic and political life has a significant indirectimpact on social capital.
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