A sociological explanation of religiosity types and degrees among people in the town of Boroujen
Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterlyحسینعلی قجری 1 , مریم داوطلب بروجنی 2
1 - استادیار گروه جامعه شناسی دانشگاه پیام نور
2 - مدرس دانشگاه پیام نور و کارشناسی ارشد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد دهاقان
Keywords: Social capital, Religion, socio - economic, Boroujen,
Abstract :
An important aspect of every community, especially our community Iran, is the degree and type of religiosity among people living in that community. This aspect can have some effects on the stability and the development of every society. Due to this problem the present study tried to have a comparative study of the type and degree of religiosity among Iranian men and women, and the social variables that influence this phenomenon. The hypotheses claimed that there were significant relationships among socioeconomic class, gender, social capital and the amount and type of religiosity among men and women. The theoretical framework of this paper was a compilation of the views of John Hick, Gluck and Stark, Max Weber, Robert Putnam, Coleman, Bourdieu's theory of social learning theory. The research methodology in this study was based on a survey and a questionnaire. A sample size of 384 men and women over age 15 from Boroujen was randomly selected based on Cochran's sample size formula. The descriptive statistics using SPSS software (including frequency, median, mean, minimum and maximum scores, frequency) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, analysis of variance, regression, etc) were conducted to analyze the data in this study. To test the theoretical models of the study, the LISREL software was used. The main results of this analysis were as follows: the religiosity of men and women (t =719/0) did not differ significantly. The kind and degree of religiosity between men and women at the t-value obtained indicated that religiosity was not different between men and women. The relationship and level of religiosity based on the resulting correlation coefficient which was equal to 234/0 indicated a direct and positive relationship the two variables. The degree of religiosity based on socio – economic status (F=.44) was different, but degree of religiosity based on socioeconomic class (F=955/0) was not different.
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