The Analysis the Relationship between Social Capital and Local Community Attitudes towards Sustainable Eco-Tourism)Case Study: Chy Chy Ney Kuti Village of the Lahijan City)

The present study goal to investigate the relationship between social capital and local community attitudes towards Eco-tourism. To explain the theoretical aspects of the problem of Bourdieu, Putnam and Orams is used. In the present study, survey method was used. The study population include of residents 18 years and older Chy Chy Ney Kuti village of the lahijan city. The sample size software was used to determine pass through a sample size of 103 people is estimated. In this study questionnaire was used for data collection. Research findings show that participation variable and social trust variables, respectively, the highest (0/441) and lowest (0/202) the effect on the attitude of the community towards sustainable Eco-tourism variable. The results also show the positive effects of social capital (networks of relationships, social participation, social trust) on the attitude of the community towards sustainable Eco-tourism, which means that the increase of social capital, the average increase attitude of the community towards sustainable Eco-tourism..