A Comparative Study of Noorabad Mamasani’s Young and Middle-Aged People’s Political Participation and the Related Social Factors

علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23, September 2014, Pages 1-26   

Document Type: Scientific-Research

DOI: 10.22067/jss.v11i1.16575

Authors

Jahangir Jahangiri^* ; Farzaneh Mohammadi

Shiraz University

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to study comparatively the political participation of young and middle-aged people in Noorabad Mamasani and its related social factors. To explain the research problem, we have used the theory of political socialization and Milbrath’s theory. We distributed questionnaires among 610 young and middle aged people in Noorabad Mamasani, who were selected through a categorical sampling method. The results show that young people’s political participation is 27.25% and it is atthe average level. The results also show that middle-aged people’s political participation is 28.19% and it is at theaverage level too. Participating in elections is the main indicator of political participation among young and middle-aged people. Variations such as sex, father’s educational level, political family, political friends, social trusting, the level of religiosity, membership in communities and using mass-media have significant relationships and correlate with young people’s political participation. The results also show that these variations have significant relationships and correlate with middle-aged people’s political participation; sex, the level of education, political family, political friends, social trusting, the level of religiosity, membership in communities and using mass-media.

Keywords

Young People; Middle-Aged People; Political Participation; Political Family and Friends; The Level of Religiosity