The relationship between family social capital and power structure (case study of khorramabad city)

Abstract

Background: Numerous studies have been conducted on the social capital and structure of family power, but there is a study of the relationship between family social capital and the power structure of the research gap. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family social capital and power structure (Khorramabad city). Method: This was a correlational study. The statistical population of this study was 17-13 year old women living in Khorramabad city. A sample of 384 was selected by stage cluster sampling. The research tools are: Gafari & Awagh Social Capital Questionnaire (2006) and Power Structure Questionnaire in Mahdavi and Sabouri Family of Khosrow Shahi (2003). Data were analyzed using two-way correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Results: There was a significant and positive relationship between dimensions of social capital and dimensions of power structure in the family (P< 0/05). There was also a significant positive relationship between external social capital, internal social capital and social capital (P< 0/05). Conclusions: can predict the structure of power with external social capital.

Keywords

• social capital
• family
• power structure