The Mean Difference of Religiosity between Residents of Rural Areas and Urban Areas of Mahmoudabad City

Hedayat Allah Nikkhah,Mostafa Zhairi Nia,Maryam Fani,Soheil Sadeghi

doi:10.5539/ass.v11n2p144

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to study the mean difference of religiosity between the residents of rural areas and urban areas of Mahmoudabad City. For the measure of religiosity, Glock and Stark's (1965) model of religiosity is used. For the analysis of the theoretical perspectives, theories of IbnKhaldun, Tonnies, Durkheim, Giddens and Martin are used. The statistical population of the research consists of samples are 400 people. Half of the sample is from rural areas and the other half are from urban areas. This research is conducted based upon survey. The data obtained from the survey is described and analyzed by using SPSS software. The statistical methods are demonstrated and analyzed in two parts of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The findings of the research show that there is a significant difference in belief and ritual dimensions of religiosity between rural residents and urban residents. The levels of belief and ritual dimensions of religiosity are higher in rural residents in comparison with urban residents. In addition, among sub-dimensions of ritual religiosity, only intellectual religiosity has no significant difference between rural and urban residents. Moreover, the level of religiosity of total urban residents and rural residents has a significant difference and the level of religiosity in rural residents is higher than urban residents.

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Introduction and Problem StatementIt's obvious that religion as a transcendent value plays an important role in forming and causing some morale and some consequences in social life of people
Half of the sample is from rural areas and the other half are from urban areas
"As long as there is religion in one's belief and attachment, it is considered as an individual affair, but when it is manifested in norms, beliefs and social practices, when it affects social life and when it has social functions, it is considered as a social phenomenon" (Kalantari, 2012, p. 175)

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It's obvious that religion as a transcendent value plays an important role in forming and causing some morale and some consequences in social life of people. The institution of religion is of great antiquity and its formation is synonymous with the formation of the human society. Fourth, this institution has existed before one's birth and after one's birth, so they face it at his birth. This institution has existed before one's birth and after one's birth, so they face it at his birth Fifth, this institution changes slowly, but it never disappears because it's necessary for social life in human society Given the fact that urbanization is a dynamic process in which we can see a kind of transmission and www.ccsenet.org/ass

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