The Role of Socio-Economic Factors in Establishing Collective Behavior of the Youth in Boshehr(Based on Smelser' s Structural Theory)

Abstract

This research attempts to examine the role of Socio-economic factors in establishing collective behavior of the youth in Boshehr based on Smelser' s structural theory. Smelser in one of the most well-known sociologists in collective behavior studies who explains these behaviors in the framework of social structuralism. This research conducted on survey method. 383 persons selected through systematic random sampling. The face and construct validity have been used to verify the validity and the Alpha coefficients to assess the reliability of the measurement. Pearson correlation, analysis of variance and regression analysis were used to verify hypothesis and the research model. According to the result, a significant correlation was found between age(r=-0/11), income (r= 0/10) and relative deprivation(r=0/75) in establishing collective behavior. Through the regression coefficients, relative deprivation, marital statues, sex, household situation and job situation explained 47 percent of dependent variable variance.