Sociological analysis of cultural prerequisites for strengthening civil society in Iran

This research has been carried out on the strengthening of civil society in Iran. Civil society means a coherent, democratic and ethical society, including executive bodies and defined cultural values and it is assumed that the strengthening of this kind of ideal civil society in the first place requires the existence of certain cultural characteristics in the activists. In order to explain this, the concept of "cultural Prerequisites for reinforcing the civil society" was used. Ultimately, research has examined the works of classical and new scholars on the ten cultural elements: equalityism, individualism, discreteness, theoretical rationality, libertarianism, collective belonging, trust, moral discipline, activism, and legalism. These variables are classified in two dimensions of independence and convergence. In this research, by collecting data from 1016 Tehrani citizens, the variables were studied and it was found that these elements are relatively low. On the other hand, there is a moderate and negative relationship between the two dimensions of convergence and independence. The two independent variables of religious affiliation and education are the most important variables affecting the two main concepts that indicate a kind of social disruption.