چکیده:
Development is one of the basic and key issues of the social sciences that due to its importance and the particular status that it has in the transformations of human society, it has attracted the serious attention of many scholars. Given the fact that people’s attitudes usually influences their actions and behaviors, and also because attitudes are among the important factors that have an impact on development, since negative attitude about the consequences of development can cause people to resist it, therefore it is necessary to study what factors can affect people’s orientation towards development. The present study aims to investigate into social and economic factors that may be related to the developmental orientation of the residents of the city of Shahr-e Kord in the province of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari. The research method employed was survey and data gathering tool was questionnaire. The questions had face validity and their Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for reliability was above the 0.7 threshold. The research population consisted of all residents of Shahr-e Kord who were 15 years of age and above, of which, using the Cochran’s formula, 384 individuals were selected as the sample. The results showed that the average for developmental orientation was 2.87 of 5. Statistical analysis of the data showed that having external experiences (t= 4.37), gender (t= 5.34), place of residence (f= 5.7), religiosity (r= 0.18), educational level (r= 0.48), and media usage (r= 0.36) were significantly related to developmental orientation.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Social and Economic Factors Influencing Developmental Orientation (Case of Study: Residents of Shahr-e Kord City) Development is one of the basic and key issues of the social sciences that due to its importance and the particular status that it has in the transformations of human society, it has attracted the serious attention of many scholars.
They consider factors like urbanization, education, mass communication, industrialization, politicization, work in factories and like as cultural elements and view the following characteristics as indication of being modern: 1) openness to new knowledge and experience; 2) believing in the freedom of expression and acceptance of differences in opinions; 3) being oriented more to the present and the future rather to the past; 4) having a tendency to organize things and plan ahead; 5) thinking that it is possible to know the world and have respect for science; 6) being disciplined and punctual; and 7) respecting equality and observing the rights of others ().
Therefore, in this research, drawing on the theoretical perspective presented, presuming, on the basis of past research, that there is a congruity, although not a perfect one, between people's attitudes and their behavior (Wiggins, Wiggins, and Vander Zanden, 1994: ), the following indices were chosen to indicate developmental orientation: rationalism instead of relying on fate, universalism instead of particularism, future orientation and planning for it, achievement orientation in contrast to ascription, willingness to risk and not be conservative, being thrifty and not having consumerist orientation, and affect-neutrality instead of placing a high value on affections as a basis of behavior."