mostafa zahirinia; sima hadi
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Winter 2017, , Pages 37-60
Abstract
In a higher level of abstraction these categories; the core category is "waste browsering; the consequence of an inadequate social support". Today waste browsering, in order to find and collect recyclable goods to sell and earn money in the community has increased. Waste browsering is undoubtedly ...
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In a higher level of abstraction these categories; the core category is "waste browsering; the consequence of an inadequate social support". Today waste browsering, in order to find and collect recyclable goods to sell and earn money in the community has increased. Waste browsering is undoubtedly harmful consequences on the society. It is necessary to adopt appropriate decision to control of this phenomenon as a social problem. This paper studied reasons and grounds of waste browsering in Zahedan city. For this purpose, the grounded theory is known as a process-centric strategy is used in qualitative research. The present study participants were 9 cases of waste browsers. Participants were selected according to theoretical sampling and semi-structured interviews conducted with them. The major categories include; Job shortages and the need to earn a living, Lack of state or organizational support, addiction, Lack of family support, Protection of human dignity, Lack of social ban.
Mostafa Zahirinia; Hedayat Nikkhah
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Autumn 2015, , Pages 85-106
Abstract
Present paper examines the social trust and its affective factors in Bandar Abbas city. In order to study the social trust in the city, 295 persons from over 15 years old individuals (men and women) were selected randomly through cluster sampling method. This research applied the survey method and data ...
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Present paper examines the social trust and its affective factors in Bandar Abbas city. In order to study the social trust in the city, 295 persons from over 15 years old individuals (men and women) were selected randomly through cluster sampling method. This research applied the survey method and data were collected through self-administrated questionnaire. The analysis of the data is carried out at descriptive and inferential statistics levels. The results were analyzed by SPSS software using some statistics such as Mean-differences (t-test), spearman and Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The results revealed that the level of social trust among the people is about average and even lower than that. The findings also showed that there is a significant relationship between age, education level, social belonging, religious commitment, and social trust as a dependent variable. There is no significance difference between gender and occupational types regarding to social trust. The result also indicated that there is a considerable difference between marital status and social trust; indeed, the mean of social trust was higher among the married respondents than singles. Moreover, according to results, income wasn’t an affective factor on social trust.