Political Culture: A Survey in the City of Tehran

Document Type : Descriptive & Survey

Authors
Amir Maleki 1
Alimohammad Javadi 2
Mohammad javad Zahedi 3
Yaughoub Ahmadi 4
1 Associated professor Faculty members Department of Social Science, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 25359-3650 , Tehran ,Iran.,maleki.pnu@gmail.com
2 a. Faculty members, Department of Social Science, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 25359-3650 , Tehran ,Iran , phone:+989128890638 , javadi.alimohammad@pnu.ac.ir
3 Associated professor ,Department of Social Science, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 25359-3650 , Tehran ,Iran.,mj.zahedi.m@gmail.com
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, Payame Noor University, P.O.Box 25359-3650 , Tehran ,Iran.,yahmady2001@yahoo.com
Abstract
This study investigates political culture in the city of Tehran, focusing on three of its domains including typology of political culture, classification and typology of political citizens, as well as examination of some variables affecting political culture in Iran. The applied research method is in the form of a survey and questionnaire-based data. The study sample size includes 612 citizens residing in Tehran in 2018. Findings show that most citizens are tended to a subject- parochial political culture. It is indicated that political variables i.e. the cost of political activity, government officials’ responsiveness, and institutional political trust are effective on political culture. Using cluster method, the citizens were divided into four categories: critical, obedient, unmotivated, and disappointed. Political culture factors are categorized in three groups by analyzing exploratory factors. These are: pluralistic, value, and involvement -behavioral. Findings show that, citizens have been grown higher in pluralistic, and with value aspects, but are in a low level with behavioral aspect, and this factor could be effective on political culture's type.

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The International Journal of Humanities
Volume 25, Issue 2
Winter 2018
Pages 61-76