The Role of Social Capital in Maintaining Sense of Security Among Students (selective study of students of Khorramabad branch of Payamenour Univesity in 2013)

Social capital is the product of individual, collective, direct and indirect investment strategies in creation and reproduction of social relationships which are useable for a short or long period of time. These relationships can exist among neighbors, colleagues or relatives, having prime outcomes for social growth and sustainability of each society. One noticeable result of having these relations in the field of urbanization is having the sense of security among citizens who have achieved and raise this kind of capital. Therefore, social capital is a tool providing resources to people via social relations. It is mostly exists in civil society. Individuals improve their position in the society with the help of raising social capital. This paper aims to find the role of social security in maintaining the sense of security in society.The theoretical framework of the study includes sociological theories and the schools related to them and the hypotheses of the study were posed accordingly. The type of this study is survey and a valid questionnaire was employed for data collection. The research population includes the students of Khorramabad branch of Payamenour Univesity in 2013. The sample included 384 participants through random selection. The most important finding of this study is the existence of a direct and meaningful relationship between social capital and security feeling among students.