A Comparative Study on the Impact of Socially Accepting Institutions on the Political Culture of Youth (Case study: Students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz)

In a democracy, as a desirable model for political order, political culture with a focus on political participation is of an identifying role. One of the most important factors shaping and constructing the political culture is the accepting institutions of society. This study tries to investigate the role of socially accepting institutions in the political culture of Iranian youth by studying the students of Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz.In this regard, the main question of the research is: what kind of the political culture teachings would be transmitted to the youth by the institutions of social acceptance in Iran (“Parochial”, “subordinate” or “participatory”)? The hypothesis of the article is that socializing institutions in Iran are more concerned with transmitting the teachings of “subordinate” political culture.This study has tried to answer the main question and test the article hypothesis by using the survey method and questionnaire tools. In this regard, a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among a group of students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and the data were analyzed by using SPSS software.The findings showed that “families”, “peer groups” and “universities” transmit the teachings of “subordinate” political culture and “mass media” and “religious institutions” more than other institutions teach the teachings of “participatory” political culture, although their main tendency is still to strengthen the “subordinate” political culture.