the effect of social factors on the delinquency of secondary school students in Mahabad city
Subject Areas : Familyhesam nasiri 1 , Abdullah Mohammadian 2 , Nematullah Taghavi 3
1 - Ph.D. student of Political Sociology, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Department of Sociology, Tabriz Branch, Iran
Keywords: Students, Youth, Social Factors, crime,
Abstract :
Abstract Delinquency is a complex social phenomenon that manifests itself in various forms of society in various forms. The definition of criminal behavior in any society is determined by the legal laws and social norms of that society. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of socio-cultural factors on the crime of secondary school students in Mahabad city during the academic year of 1995-96. In order to do this research, a descriptive survey method has been used and a researcher-made delinquent questionnaire has been used to collect the required data. The statistical population of this study was all students aged 15- 18 years old in secondary school in Mahabad city in the academic year of 1996-96, with 6130 people. Using Cochran formula, 240 individuals were sampled as sample size Have been selected. The samples were selected by simple random sampling method. Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire composed of two parts of individual information and the components of the factors affecting the crime, whose reliability coefficient was 0.71 with Cronbach's alpha. To analyze the data, Spearman's correlation test was used. The results of this research indicate that the hypotheses of the inferior friends and family adherence to religion were confirmed, but other research hypotheses as socio-cultural factors affecting the crime were not approved. Key Words: crime, social factors, Student, Youth.
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