Investigating Effective Factors on the Degree of Fatalism in Rural Areas (Case study: Konarak Township) Hadi Rasti, Esmaeel Rahmani

This article evaluated degree of fatalism and explained the effective factors in the rural areas of Konarak Township, and explanation. Research method is descriptive analytic and are its statistical population of all the villagers in Konarak township, that were selected 30 villages and 383 people as samples. The data are processed and analyzed using SPSS. The results indicate a substantial degree of fatalism with degree average 2.9. Also according to the results, correlation of religious factors (except for adherence to religious rituals), sense of equality (except for the rights of ethnic groups, priority of law from relationship and meritocracy), sense of efficacy and sense of alienation (except feeling meaninglessness), sense of efficacy and sense of alienation (except for feeling meaninglessness) with fatalism is statistically significant. The results indicated significant weaknesses in the knowledge and productive economic foundations and institutional mechanisms in the allocation and distribution capitals and facilities. Altogether within the framework of the traditional system based on tradition, tradition and religion lead to fatalistic tendencies in the villages of the region.