Social Factors Related to Attitude to the Relationship between Tourism and Social Development(Case Study of Citizens of Chalgerd City)

Today, the tourism industry can bring various aspects of development, including social development to the host regions, if properly managed and managed. The attitude and perception of local residents on tourism is an important factor in identifying the priorities and strategies of tourism management in each region and influencing future planning. The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between social variables and citizens' attitude to the relationship between tourism and social development. The method of this research is survey. The statistical population of the study is citizens of Chelgerd over 15 years. According to Cochran's formula, the sample size for this study was 324. Required data were collected using a questionnaire and multistage cluster sampling. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between social trust, citizenship participation and place attachment with the dependent variable, but there is no significant relationship between the cultural capital variable and the dependent variable. Regression analysis showed that the variables of social trust, citizenship participation and social attachment were able to explain 11.3% of the variance of attitude towards the relationship between tourism and social development.