This paper examines the impact of cultural capital on social trust. Social trust is one of the most important components of social development and the spread of modernity and it is a significant aspect of social relations, which provides the basis for social assistance
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This paper examines the impact of cultural capital on social trust. Social trust is one of the most important components of social development and the spread of modernity and it is a significant aspect of social relations, which provides the basis for social assistance and participation among members of society. Social trust increases participation in various economic, social, political and cultural fields and increases the willingness of individuals to work with other groups. On the one hand, cultural capital, -as an indicator of cultural development, witch is a combination of indicators like individual inclinations and attitudes toward the use of cultural goods, the extent to which cultural goods are used objectively, and the scientific and cultural qualities of a person- can affect social trust. The research approach here is descriptive-causal and has been conducted in a cross-sectional and temporal manner. The research population included women and men over 18 years of age in the city of Zanjan, of witch a sample of 380 people were selected. The research findings showed that the estimation of social trust was about 23% of respondents, 70% were moderate and about 7% were high. A relatively high correlation was found between cultural capital and social trust and this correlation is statistically significant. Also, the relationship between the dimensions of cultural capital, including the embodied and objectified cultural capital, is significant with a solid correlation. Household income showed a negative relationship with social trust, so that by increasing the income
level of families, their level of social trust was reduced. But there was a positive and direct correlation between the education of citizens and their parents' education and social trust, so as increasing the level of education and literacy of individuals, social trust has been increasing. Similarly, the results of regression analysis showed that the variables of cultural capital, income and education of the individual and responsible parents were 64% of the total dependent variable variation, but the share of the main variable of the research, namely, cultural capital, in this explanation was 33%. Therefore, in explaining social trust, cultural capital is an influential variable, and if this kind of capital is strengthened in society and among people, the level of social trust and general trust in society can also increase.
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