سنجش ميزان احساس محروميت نسبي و محروميت نسبي ادراكي جوانان (مطالعه شهر تهران)

Measuring the Rate ofPerceived Relative Deprivation Feeling A Case Study ofYouth in Tehran

The present article IS based on an empirical study on relative deprivation feeling as an attitude, that is, consisting of cognitive and emotional (feeling) as two component parts. The basic research approach of this study, therefore, falls within the realm of social psychology, Theoretical studies on relative deprivation show that shaping of social comparison process is the unique factor in differentiating relative deprivation from other forms of deprivation, The starting point of theoretical approach in this research is the explanation of this process in terms of both feeling and perceptive category of relative deprivation, Based on these explanations, we have developed measurements for their empirical study. The research population consists of residents of the city of Tehran who are 18-30 years old. A sample of 860 men and women was selected, using cluster sampling method, The results indicate that thc fccling of relative deprivation among youth is relatively low, Menʹs deprivation feeling, however, is more than womenʹs, The rate of perceived relative deprivation in the sample is also low, and the menʹs mean score is more than that of women, On the whole the conclusion is that single men of 18 to 25 years old who hold high school diploma or less, employed or unemployed, with less than four million Rials monthly income, and without private hOUSIng feel more deprived than other categories of youth. Moreover, this research shows that 9.9% of youth in the sample have the ʹhighestʹ rate of relative deprivation feeling. The estimated rate for the population falls between 6.6% and 13.20/0. The results of this research have clear policy implications for the Iranian society of which a significant portion of population is young. The feeling of relative deprivation is important to be investigated further as it is rooted in thc social and economic conditions of a society, and it directly influences the political system.