Social and Cultural factors Influencing Social Responsibility of people in Bandar Abbas

Subject Areas : Urban Sociological Studies

Received: 2014-07-26 Accepted : 2014-11-24 Published : 2015-02-20

Keywords: Social Responsibility, Universalism, Social Trust, Citizenship, cultural responsibility,

Abstract :

This research aims to study the social responsibility of the residents of the city of Bandar Abbas and find out the social and cultural factors that affect it. Theoretical framework of the research was developed by using the theories of Durkheim, Parsons, Bourdieu, Putnam, and pZtumka. The Method of research was survey and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The research population consisted of all the people of Bandar Abbas (18 and older) of which 384 individuals were selected using a cluster sampling method. Findings of the study indicate that social responsibility of Bandar Abbas people is 61/6 which is above the medium. The level of responsibility in economic, political, social, cultural and environmental domains is different. The lowest level of responsibility of Bandar Abbas people is political. Statistical analysis confirms the main research hypothesis and shows a meaningful relationship between the main independent variables - universalism 0/235, social trust0/261, religiosity 0/246 - with social responsibility. Among the components of socio -economic status, the income has no relations with responsibility, but the kind of jobs and education were associated with social responsibility. However, social trust variable had the maximum explanation power of social responsibility.