Social capital in family and social security feeling (Case study of Sabzevar city)

Family as an informal network is the most eminent in-groupingsocial capital that may lead to security in the society. The current research has been done with the aim of investigating the relationship between social capital in family and feeling of social security among the inhabitants of Sabzevar city. Theories of Coleman and Weaver have been used to clarify the subject. The research has been conducted through survey research method. Questionnaire was utilized as the instrument of research. 400 individuals aged 18-65 in Sabzevar city were selected through cluster sampling.
Findings of the research show that the mean of dependent variable is lower than median and most of respondents feel a social security of less than average. Moreover family members trust old people more than the middle age and youths. This indicates that older generation own more social capital than younger ones.  
Results also show that, there is significant relationship between trust in young generation as well as mid generation and feeling of social security. There is no relationship between trust in old generation and feeling of social security. Furthermore, there is no relationship between the objective social capital and feeling of social security.