An Investigation of Hormozgan Local Press Influence on Social Collaboration (With a Focus on Collaboration regarding Social Consolidation)

The present survey means to investigate the influence of Hormozgan local press on Bandar Abbasi citizen’s behavior regarding social security. The main question of this study is to assess the extent to which local press had influenced citizen’s behavior in fields that have been covered in the press,i.e. articles on social problems and ways to solve them. To find the answer, a definition of the social security has been offered. Next, we have the theoretical backgrounds that support the influence of press on citizen behavior. The final part is the analysis of the data gathered by means of questionnaire. The results indicate that publication of promotional articles, educational pieces and reports from the governmental agencies associated with social security in the local press act as a motivational issue and enhances citizen’s responsibility. Therefore, it can be assumed that reading local press by the citizens is parallel to an increase in their social responsibility in order to have social security and consolidation.