Document Type : Original Article
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Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Economic, Management and Social Sciences, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
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Assistant professor, Sociology Department,, Economy, Management and Social science Faculty, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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PH. D. Student, of Sociology, Faculty of Economy, Management and Social Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
10.22034/scart.2024.140736.1466
Abstract
Introduction: Social isolation means living without a companion, the absence of significant others and common connections, trust and moving towards periods of crisis and disruption in the objective connections and networks of social relationships of members of society, and it can have a negative effect on the performance and well-being of individuals and social cohesion within society. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between sociological factors and social isolation of the blind in Shiraz, and Merton's theory of anomie is used as a theoretical framework.
Method: The research method, survey and statistical population included the blind people of Shiraz city under welfare, which was calculated based on Cochran's formula, the total sample was 362 people. Statistical samples were obtained using random sampling method and the data collection tool was a questionnaire.
Finding: According to the results, 66% of the people in the sample had an average of 20.7% high social isolation and only 13.3% low. At the level of bivariate relationships, the findings show that there is a significant relationship between the sociological factors of perceived social support and social health and between the background factors of income, education and employment status with social isolation. The results of multivariate regression show that the independent variables explain 51% of the dependent variable, i.e., social isolation of blind people.
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