A Sociological Study on Youth Cultural Participation and its Related Social Factors (Case Study: Youth in Khalkhal City)

The study is to explain the sociological contribution of cultural participation among Khalkhal youth and its related social factors. In this research, what is important is the importance of cultural participation. The theoretical framework and theoretical model were presented using the theories of Jean-Baudrillard, Lick and Hachfeld, Durkheim and Huntington and Nelson. This research was conducted through a survey method. Face and structural validity was used and reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The statistical population of the study consists of young people aged 15-29 in Khalkhal, the number of which is according to the registry office. Using Cochran formula, 380 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. To analyze the data, two methods of descriptive and inferential statistics were used and analyzed using spss software. After preparing the matrix table, the information is arranged in the form of one-dimensional and two-dimensional tables. Findings indicate that independent variables of social support, sense of citizenship, social trust, group association and mass media have a significant relationship with the dependent variable of cultural participation.