Investigating the Components of Social Capital of the Residents of Tehran

This article has been developed to examine the components of socialcapital. In this context, the concept of social capital and the viewsexpressed on it are described. In this research, 604 citizens of Tehranwere selected by multi-stage cluster sampling in 2017, and using a surveymethod and a questionnaire were examined. After collecting the data andanalyzing them using SPSS software, findings from descriptive statisticsand single sample t-test showed that, the status of social capitalcomponents which include social cohesion, willingness to participate inpolitical and religious activities, and trust in institutions is far from thedesired situation. The mutual correlation relationships of the twocomponents are statistically significant. In sum, it can be said that thesocial capital of the respondents has been eroded against the political andsocial system of Iran.