Analysis of the influential social policies of the Islamic Republic System of Iran on maintaining social capital in Khuzestan province

Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly

hassan khiri ¹ , Hossein Azhdarizadeh ² , Abdol Amir Ezariani ³

1 - Faculty Member, Sociology Department, Islamic Azad University, Naragh Branch
2 - Faculty Member, Sociology Department, Islamic Azad University, Naragh Branch
3 - Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Literature and Humanities ,Islamic Azad University, Naragh Branch, Naragh, Markazi, Iran.

Received: 2019-07-14 Accepted : 2021-10-14 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Islamic Republic of Iran, Social capital, Khuzestan province, Social policies,

Abstract :

Analysis of the influential social policies of the Islamic Republic System of Iran on maintaining social capital in Khuzestan provinceAbstractObjective and Background: the present study aims at analyzing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s social policies that have effects on the preservation of the social capital in Khuzestan Province. There is an internal, mutual and close relationship between every system’s cultural-social policies and its preservation of social capital, national security and political structure and the negligence of them and the failure in the recognition of their proper grounds not only render the preservation and development of the social capital difficult but also expose the countries’ national security to many dangers. Study Methodology: this study has been conducted based on a mixed (qualitative-quantitative) method. In the qualitative section, content analysis is the method of choice; coding will be used for extracting the concepts and themes which will be subsequently applied for preparing the researcher-constructed questionnaire. It is worth mentioning that semi-structured interviews have been utilized in this method and that the study sample volume has been computed equal to ten individuals for reaching the theoretical saturation.the information will be analyzed. The required information will be collected by means of questionnaire and the study sample volume has been calculated equal to 384 individuals using Cochran Formula. Conclusion: the effect of Islamic Republic of Iran’s social policies on social capital in Khuzestan Province has been investigated in three aspects of social coherence, social trust and social participation and the computed results are indicative of the significance of this coefficient in 99% level.