Effects of Mass Media on Sense of Social Security (case study: Charmahal Bakhtiari Province)

Iran as a country which has stepped into the process of development needs citizen's social cooperation more than anything else. One of the necessary variables in this regard is sense of security which seems to be low in Iran.The present study tries to explore the effects of mass media on sense of social security in urban areas. Indices used in the study included the time of attending to mass media, selection of the news and political programs, the amount of trust in the media, and the type of media used. Social security was measured in general, legal, economic, political, and cultural perspectives to measure the sense of social security.The findings demonstrate that:1)There is a significant relationship between the amount of trust in the internal media and sense of social security 2)There is a significant relationship between the amount of trust in the external mass media and each of the legal, economic, political, and cultural variables.