تحليل جامعه شناختي دگردوستي در ايران ( مطالعه موردي شهر تهران )

Sociological Analysis of Altruism in Iran A Case Study of Tehran

The main subject of this article is altruism. The article initially presents a brief description of the current state of altruism in Iran. Then, it attempts to explain how the types of capital (economic, cultural and social), forms of religiosity, and altruistic beliefs would affect altruistic actions. Subsequent to reviewing the lierature, an appropriate theoretical framework was designed based on which research hypotheses were devised and tested. Considering the development indices of all twenty-two Tehran municipal districts, the sample population consists of inhabiants of 18 years of age ang above, residing in the least and most develped districts of the city of Tehran. The sample was selected out of these districts through multistage cluster sampling method. The questionnarirc is the main data collection technique for this survey-method research. The data analysis has been carried out through one-way variance and regression. The results confirmed our hypotheses and indicated that the altruistic action is related to the independent variables among which the social capital, social (ritualistic) religiosity and altruistic beliefs are found to be more significant in explaining and predicting the variation of altruistic behavior in Iran.