On the Geographical Analysis of the Social Capital Role in the Tribal Households' Quality of Life (Case Study: Il-Noei, Zilaei Tribe, Charam County, Kohkiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad Provinces)
Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning StudiesS. Sanaei moghadam 1 , B. Mohamadi yaghaneh 2
1 - MA.in Geography & Rural Planning, Zanajan University, Zanjan, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
Keywords: participation, Social Coherence, Social trust, Human Development, Kohkiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad Provinces,
Abstract :
Tribal communities as a third community of the country has a significant role in the development of economic, social and cultural development of the country, in terms of population after urban and rural communities. The existence of favorable social capital in these communities has affected on the various aspects of tribal life which one of these aspects is the quality of life. The question that arises in this regard is what is the relationship between social capital and quality of life in tribal areas? The objective of this study is the Geographical analysis of the social capital role in the tribal households' quality of life within the studied area. The method of this study was descriptive-analytical and its type is applied. Data collection was done through field study and library (questionnaire and interview). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and variance) and inferential statistics (correlation Coefficient, regression analysis, and chi-square) were used. The population of this study were all tribal families of Il-Noei. In population and housing census in 2011, Il-Noei had 7 inhabited villages, 4450 population and 1105 households. Based on Cochran formula, the number of 138 required samples were obtained to complete the questionnaire of households. Also selection of the tribal households, was simply randomly till principle of equal opportunity for selection of households to be observed. The results of the research show that there is a direct and significant relationship between the social capital and the quality of life of the tribal families. Studies show that the existence of social participation, which is performed at various ceremonies, is the most important dimension of social capital affecting the tribal households' quality of life.
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Aman allahi baharvand, S. (1991). nomads in Iran. TEHRAN, Institute of publication Tehran University. (In Persian)
Amini, M. (2006). Indices of quality of life citizens and the role and functions of government, Seventh International Conference of Quality Managers, International Conference of the meeting, Tehran.(In Persian)
Arbab, E. (2011). Function of Social Capital in Sustainable Urban Development. Case: Zahedan City (Iran). Master Program in Sustainable Development, Uppsala University,/Institutionen för geovetenskaper, May 2011. uu.diva-portal. Org /smash/ get/diva2:453289/FULLTEXT01.
Azkia, M., & Firoozabadi, M., (2004). Social capital and its role in manufacturing organizations. Sociological Iran Journal, 20, 49-72. (In Persian)
Badri, S.A, Ramazan nezhad, Y., & Estehkam, H. (2014). Assessment Factors affecting the social capital in rural settlements Islam. geography and environmental sustainability,Vol. 4,)12(, 13-26. (In Persian)
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Carr, A. J., Thompson, P. W., & Kirwan, J. R. (1996). Quality of Life Measures. British Journal of Rheumatology,vol. 35)3(, 275-281.
Coleman, J. S. (2002). Social capital in the creation of human capital. In Calhoun, C. and Others: Contemporary Sociological Theory. Oxford Blackwell. 110-125.
Collados, C., & Duane, T. P. (1999). Analysis natural capital quality of life: a model for evaluating the sustainability of alternative regional development paths. Ecological Economics, vol.2(8), 441-460.
Das, D. (2008). Urban quality of life: a case study of Guwahati. Social Indicators Research, 88 (2), 297-310.
Dehghani, A., Sydayy, S., & Shafaghi, S. (2012). assessment and to investigate the quality of life measures Centers Nomads. of tribes settlement Fars and Isfahan, applied research geographical sciences Journal, vol. 12 (27), 77-96. (In Persian)12
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Farhadi, M. (2004). round table tribes and Iranian identity, national studies. Issue 1, Tehran, Institute of National Studies.pp 264-366. (In Persian)
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Jamshidi, A., Sydayy, S., Jamshidi, M., & Gemini, D. (2013). Analysis of the impact on the family economy of the tribal areas of women's employment Case study: Nomads city Chradavl, Regional Planning Journal,vol.3. (12), 83-92. (In Persian)3
Jomehepour, M., & Rshnody, B. (2011). the role of small towns in rural development with emphasis on quality of life. Rural Development Quarterly, 3 (1), 45-64.(In Persian)
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Papali Yazdi, M., Rajabi Snajrdy, H. (2011). theories and around the city. Tehran, research organizations and universities Humanities Textbooks (samt) .(In Persian)
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Pukeliene, V., Viktorija S. (2009). Quality of life: Factors Determining its Measurement Complexity. Inzinerine Economika- Engineering Economics, 147-156.
Pukeliene, V., & Viktorija S. (2010). Quality of life Concepts. Measurement and challenges, SISTEMINIAI TYRIMAI.
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Rana,AK,wahlin.A,Lundborg,Cs,kabir,ZN. (2009). Impact of health education on health-related quality of life among elderly persons: result from a community-based intervention study in rural Bangladesh, Health promotion International, Vol. 24 No 1.pp36-45.
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Riahi, V., Ahmed, R., & Azmi., A. (2012). the role of settlements projects in the social and economic development of tribes, centers of resettlement of nomads kohgiloyeh. Research Applied Sciences, Geography, 13 (28), 95-112. (In Persian)
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Roknedin Eftekhari, A.R., Fatahi, A., & Haji pour, M. (2011). to evaluate the spatial distribution of the quality of life in rural areas of the central city Delfan. Rural Research,2, 69-94. (In Persian)
Rostami, F., Aliabad, V., & Baghaei, S. (2013). the role of member organizations in rural areas the level of social capital and quality of life. of Spatial Economic and Rural Development Journa, 2 (4), 1-14. (In Persian)
Runicima, W.G. (1972). Relative Depritation and Social Justic. U.K
Salmani, M., Ramzanzadeh lasboei, M., & Jalili parvaneh, Z. ( 2008). The dimensions of social capital (20 civil participation, social interaction and trust) in rural development (Case study: villages, orchards and Brvn- city Paradise). Of Geography and regional development Journal, 12, 45-23, 23-45. (In Persian)
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The Statistical Center of Iran. (2011). Identity of the inhabitant of the country, city kohgiluyeh in. Tehran: Iran's statistics center.
United Nations. (2007). Indicators sustainable development: Guidelines and Methodologies. third edition, New York.
World Develop ment. (1996). Government action, social capital and development: Reviewing the evidence on synergy, 1119-1132.
