Social Studies and Research in Iran

Social Studies and Research in Iran

A Study about Indicators and Criteria of Social Vitality in Tehran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Enci Hamidi
َAlireza Karimi
Bijan Zare
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jisr.2024.369951.1471
Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to identify the level of social vitality in Tehran. In order to achieve this purpose, accorfing to the documents of cultural organizations and institutions, interviews with cultural policy makers, theoretical perspectives, and previous researches, indicators for social vitality were extracted and studied in Tehran.
A questionnaire tool that was developed by the researcher and the survey procedure were implemented. Cluster sampling was implemented. The study included 662 individuals aged 15 to 64 who resided in Tehran city and were selected using Cochran's formula.
Approximately half of the respondents rated their social vitality as average. The level of social vitality increases in tandem with the increase in the number of children, the improvement of the economic-social mental foundation, and the rise in the economic level. There is a correlation between the lowest educational groups and the greatest level of social vitality. The Kurds exhibit the highest level of social vitality among the ethnic groups that were examined. Married individuals exhibit a significantly greater level of social vitality. National and ancient festivals, travel and tourism, public athletics, and attending concerts and music are considered the criteria of social vitality by over 70% of the respondents.
Individual and psycho​logical indicators (hope, dynamism, and vitality) are superior to social indicators of social vitality (life satisfaction and a sense of societal security). Nevertheless, the collective social vitality criteria result in a greater degree of social vitality.
Keywords
Social Vitality
Social Hope
Dynamism and Vitality
Feeling of Societal Security
Life Satisfaction
Cultural Differences
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