Investigating the Affiliation between Sociological Components and Social Indifference with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Art and Religiosity in the Lifestyle of Gorgan City

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 P. H. D., Student in Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran.

2 P. H. D., Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.250056.1362

Abstract

From past times, art and religion have been the two essential pillars in the life of human societies. Nowadays, due to changes in political, economic and cultural structures, the necessity of examining such categories in everyday lifestyle is raised. This research, by using a survey method and of an applied type, deals with "investigating the relationship between sociological components and social indifference with the mediating role of art and religiosity in the city of Gorgan". The statistical population is the citizens over eighteen years of age of Gorgan, which includes 250,312 people. With the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 414 people were randomly selected. SPSS 26 statistical software was used for data analysis. Hypotheses were tested by calculating correlation coefficient and adjusted determination coefficient, predicting regression line and Seville test. The results showed that the average social indifference of the citizens was on the average and the level of religiosity was high. In the test of research hypotheses (Pearson's correlation), it was found that sociological components with a value of (-0.155) and religiosity with a value of (-0.289) have a significant relationship with social indifference. Also, all socio-cognitive components had a significant relationship with social indifference and the direction of the relationship was negative. Also, in the test of mediating hypotheses, it was found that the mediating factor of religiosity had a determining role for the value system, lifestyle and social capital on the social indifference of citizens.

Research aims:
1. Investigating the relationship between art and religiosity with social indifference in the lifestyle of the citizens of Gorgan city.
2. Investigating the amount of social indifference of everyday lifestyle in Gorgan city.

Research questions:
1. What is the relationship between art and religiosity and social indifference in the city of Gorgan?
2. To what extent does social indifference exist in the lifestyle of the people of Gorgan?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 18, Issue 44
February 2021
Pages 377-390

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