Analysis of the Role of Cultural and Social Capital on Family Stability among Couples in Chahardangeh

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cultural capital and social capital on family stability among couples in Chahardangeh. The research method is descriptive-correlational done by survey method. The statistical population was couples living in Chahardangeh in the second half of 2000. According to Cochran's formula, 200 people were selected as the sample size and the sampling method was cluster random. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the calculated alpha for each variable was higher than 0.70, which means the reliability of the questionnaire was acceptable. Data analysis was performed at both descriptive and inferential levels using SPSS software version 24. The results show that social capital in each of its dimensions, including the level of social trust, social participation and social networks had a significant effect on family stability among couples in Chahardangeh. Also cultural capital and each of its dimensions, including embodied cultural capital, objectified cultural capital and institutionalized cultural capital, have had a significant effect on the stability of the family among the couples of Chahardangeh. The results show that gender and education of couples do not have a significant effect on family stability.