A Content-based Analysis of Bench-writing and Graffiti of Secondary Schools and Universities in Ardebil City from a Sociolinguistic Point of View

Graffiti is a type of vandalism and a kind of social abnormality which among its main manifestations are writing and engraving on the walls of schools, universities and public institutions. The objective of this research is to study the content of bench-writings and graffiti at secondary schools and universities of Ardabil city, taking into account the variables of sex, age and education based on Durkheim’s (1995) theory of abnormal behavior. The data were analyzed for the concepts such as love, life, names, time, pictures and education. The present research is a descriptive-correlational study. The results of statistical analysis indicated that there is a significant difference in the content of bench-writing and graffiti of high schools and universities in the city of Ardabil from sociolinguistic point of view. The results of the research indicate that there is a significant relationship between sex, age, education and content of graffiti in high schools. However, there is no significant difference in a variety of themes related to love and different types of life themes depicted on graffiti and bench-writings of schools and universities.