Abstract:
Social capital is a novel subject in social sciences and sociology which has been studied and discussed during the two recent decades. In this research، the researchers have tried to study this subject in relation to Basij using ideas and viewpoints held by scholars such as Bourdieu، Putnam، Fukuyama and Coleman. In this research، social capital has been measured via measures of participation، awareness، and trust. The method used in this research is survey and a questionnaire based on Likert-scale has been the main instrument to collect data. The data too has been analyzed by using SPSS software. The obtained results show that at the present time the general level of social capital in Basij is intermediate to high.
Machine summary:
For this reason, it is necessary that the social capital of Basij, with indicators such as: awareness, trust, and participation, be constantly monitored, estimated, and evaluated, and in case of changes, the possibility of managing them for those involved in Basij be provided.
Fukuyama considers social capital to be a set of norms existing in social systems that lead to increasing the level of cooperation among the members of that society and also reducing the costs of exchanges and communications.
&%05114SABG051G% Putnam has addressed the political approach in the discussion of social capital and, for this reason, states in the definition of social capital: "Social capital refers to various facets of social organizations such as trust, norms, and networks that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions" (Putnam, 2001, p.
The answer to this question can be stated from several different angles: First, deficiencies in the issue of information dissemination cause people to be unaware of the participatory activities that the Basij perform, and this lack of awareness has caused a lower score to be given to the participation section in this research.
Social Capital In this research, the amount of social capital of the country's Basij, in terms of the three indicators of awareness, participation, and trust, was estimated to be 3.
Conclusion and Suggestion One of the important variables of social capital in society is awareness; in this research, awareness refers to people's knowledge regarding the current duties and responsibilities of the Basij.
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