Sociological Analysis of Cultural Problems (Case Study: Ilam Province)

This study is conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of cultural problems in Ilam province in order to identify and rank cultural problems in the light of it.

The approach of this research is a qualitative study and based on this, the use of problem-constructing method was put on the agenda and through the presence of various actors with various specialized views or so-called problem-constructing from the perspective of experts and a number of officials. The executive bodies in charge of cultural affairs have been identified. In terms of implementation method, in the present study, the Delphi method has been used and the responses of participants in Delphi have been collected and analyzed in four rounds (stages), to evaluate the quality of the research, respondentʼs credit technique for validitiability was used and transferability and expert consensus were used for reliability.

The most important findings of the research are low level of study, lack of attention to meritocracy, luxury, dramatic consumption, decrease in social vitality, weak work culture, low managerial literacy of managers, despair, high ethnic and linguistic prejudices and low- Attention to the elites of the province can be mentioned as cultural problems.

Most of the cultural problems of the province are in line with the current situation of the society at the macro level and a few numbers of them are of local origin