Sociological Studies of Youth Journal
Volume:6 Issue: 18, 2015

This Paper aims to measure social health of the youth. The theoretical framework of this research is based on the standard indicators of Keynesian and methodology of the survey is cross-correlation too. The population included 18-30 years old youth in South Khorasan in Ghaen. The sample size of 400 cases was selected based on f Cochran Formula through random cluster sampling and standardized questionnaire. The researchers have been studied Cronbach''s alpha coefficients obtained 0/75 by helping SPSS software for analyzing research data along with descriptive and inferential statistical tests including Pearson correlation. The results show that there is a significant relationship between the sociological variables (age and economic-social status) and dependent variable (social health). There is a meaningful relationship between marital status and social health but there is no meaningful relationship between gender and social health.

The present article is a survey research that intends to explore the social factors affecting social identity. Statistical population consisted of over 551653 youth aged 15-29 living in the city of Esfahan. From among them، 384 persons were selected as sample of the study based on sampling formula using quota sampling method. Research hypotheses were formulated by referring to the theories given by Giddens، Bourdieu، Gerbner، Gaffman، Tajfel and Jenkins. Data collection instrument was questionnaire. After analyzing the data، it was found that the level of body management among the youth aged 15-29 living in the city of Esfahan was medium to high. Based on inferential analysis، there was a statistically significant correlation between cultural capital (r=-0. 166)، media consumption (r=-0/179)، attention attracting (r=-0. 319)، age (r=0/129)، marital status، job status and social identity. Furthermore، regression analysis results showed that there was a significant correlation between variables such as gender، level of education، marital status، media consumption، cultural capital، attracting attention and social identity among the youth under research so that these variables accounted for %0. 365 of the variance gained for social identity.

Superstition is an unreasonable and non-scientific belief that roots in the world of imagination، mixed with culture and accepted by the community members as a natural phenomenon. Superstition not only blocks the development process but also has numerous negative effects. The main objective of the research is to study the social factors influencing superstition among students of Islamic Azad University of Ardabil. They were 10،592 students from whom 371 students were selected as a sample through stratified random sampling method and Cochran Formula. In the research-made questionnaire of this study، the reliability of superstition tendency was high (0. 80 <). This study is done using the SPSS statistical software analysis and the results show that the average tendency towards superstition among women was significantly more than men. There was a significant inverse relationship between modernity and tendency towards superstition. The average tendency towards superstition among the employees was significantly more than non-working people. When people get older، their tendency towards superstition decreases. The average tendency towards superstition was different based on the education level. The stepwise regression analysis show that three variables of gender، modernity and the age could explain about 16 percent of the tendency to superstition.

Family adverse condition can be favorable for delinquency، so existence of favorable conditions in the family will cause equally possible adolescent subjective، emotional، mental and social development. This is the most important step in delinquency prevention. The purpose of the study is to check the familial factors on the tendency of 12-18 years old teenagers towards delinquency in the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Gorgan city. This research is a cross-sectional study. The study is done through survey and questionnaire techniques. The findings show from 6 variables entered in research and family disorganization variable has the main impact and fundamental role in juvenile delinquency with 0. 454 coefficients. This variable can itself predict 0. 30 percent of variance of attitudes in adolescent delinquency. The survey showed that family factors affected in juvenile delinquency. Among familial factors; family disorganization، family relationships، parental control، religious beliefs of the family and deviation of the family members have coefficient relationship with the attitude of adolescents to delinquency.

Pathology and determination of students'' moral vulnerability is significant step in their security against cultural، social، value، and moral changes. The present study has been done to assess the students'' moral vulnerability. The theoretical framework composed of theories of Durkheim، Englehart and Lerner. By the survey technique، this study has examined the relationship between the moral vulnerability rate and socio-cultural factors influencing it among male students in the city of Yazd. The number of 386 persons was selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method for statistical sample. The research findings show that there was no significant relationship between the media usage and moral vulnerability. Multivariate regression analysis showed that variables of social acceptance، traditional -religious commitment reduction and western lifestyle explained 63% of the variance of the dependent variable of moral vulnerability.

Iranian youth presently forms third percent of the total population. The demographic ideals and behaviors of this proportion of population play the important role in demographic phenomenon and equations of the society. The present study has investigated some of the youth''s socio-economic challenges and its denotation for marriage and childbearing ideals among the youth of Sanandaj city. The research data was raised from survey method that collected from 240 young persons aged 15-29 with a questionnaire. The analysis of the data is indicated that employment، monetary-economic problems، educations، marriage and the lack of clear outlook about future are the most important challenges of the youth in the region. Of course، these challenges were different according to people''s demographic backgrounds and they are influential on their marriage and childbearing ideals too. Finally، in this regard، it has suggested that government and other involving organizations should be pace in removal of the youth''s problems insistently and give the much attention and endeavor to this enormous stratum and valuable potency of the society.

Although lifestyles are the series of daily practices of social actors in the context of everyday lives، lifestyles are the renewal and inspiration of other plans. Furthermore، these styles can be an opportunity to challenge the established orders and meaning constructions. This research followed the analysis of these phenomena in Dezful using Hermeneutical phenomenology method and interview tools. The authors show that social actors are not passive. Social actors are actively looking for alternative ways. They find a way to resist on their lifestyles during the everyday life.

Life style has important role in the creation of individual and collective identity and can form behavioral pattern of people in the new world. Among these، the mass media has an important role in life styles and patterns of daily life of the community، and severely affected، and people under the influence of the media form their preferences and values. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the use of visual media and youth lifestyles in Ahvaz city. The method of this study was social survey and population of the study consisted of all young people in the city of Ahvaz، which is based on Cochran’s formula and multistage cluster sampling، 384 people have been selected. The researcher-made questionnaires were used to measure. To analyze the data، the statistical percentage، average، standard deviation، correlation، multiple regression analysis was used. The result show that there is a significant relationship between the visual media and aspects of lifestyle (leisure activities، deviant behavior and choice of clothing and grooming young people)، But there is no significant relationship between visual media and aspect of buying accessories and home decoration style and the marriage criteria change in young people. Multivariate stepwise regression analysis shows that the satellite channels have the greatest impact on the lifestyle of youth in Ahvaz city. In general، the independent variables could explain 38/25 percent of lifestyle changes.