Exploring the impact of social capital and contribution to nature on environmental social responsibility (case study: residents of Jahrom).

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Sociology, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

10.22034/scart.2026.141488.1547

Abstract

Risk of climate changes is one of the most dangerous challenges that human has faced so far. Environmental manipulations are the most worrying threat to human life. Unlimited overuse of natural resources, which is undoubtedly influenced by modern life and its consuming culture and greedy values, has created unstable conditions for the entire planet. Many studies by researchers in different scientific fields on life styles & environmental problems are made in order to find solutions to control these critical challenges. Despite all this, the urgency of handling and studying the dimensions of this issue has not sufficiently recognized yet. The current research carried out with the aim of analyzing the impact of social capital and contribution to nature on environmental social responsibility. The present research is important in the sense that it is focused on the socio-cultural aspects of environmental problems. In other words, it deals with finding the way of a set of concepts, values, beliefs, habits, education and patterns that in the lives of humans support more meaningful contribution to nature. The statistical population of the research is the residents of Jahorm city over 18 years of age and the statistical sample is 424 people who were selected using the survey method and multi-stage cluster sampling. The results of the analysis of bivariate relationships of the research also indicated that there is significant relation between the contribution to nature and social capital with environmental social responsibility.

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