we focus on fear of being victimization as affecting social capital and examine the mechanisms of its influence. Our main question is whether fear of victimization in social, economic, political and cultural spheres decreases the radius of social contacts and reduces social capital. To answer this question, a sample of 875 residents of Tehran between the ages of 12 and 45 was drawn for a quantitative survey. Survey findings on the four areas of social activity (economic, social, cultural and political) indicate that: i) the greatest fear of victimization is in the economic sphere; ii) about half of respondents think that the levels of crime and insecurity in the society are too high; and iii) fear of victimization has a determining role in reducing social capital.
Maleki, A., Rastegarnasab, F., Abdolmaleki, J., & Khalafkhani, M. (2012). Urban Life, Fear of Victimization, and Reduced Social Capital in Tehran. Journal of Social Problems of Iran, 2(1), -.
MLA
Amir Maleki; Farhad Rastegarnasab; Jaafar Abdolmaleki; Mehdi Khalafkhani. "Urban Life, Fear of Victimization, and Reduced Social Capital in Tehran". Journal of Social Problems of Iran, 2, 1, 2012, -.
HARVARD
Maleki, A., Rastegarnasab, F., Abdolmaleki, J., Khalafkhani, M. (2012). 'Urban Life, Fear of Victimization, and Reduced Social Capital in Tehran', Journal of Social Problems of Iran, 2(1), pp. -.
VANCOUVER
Maleki, A., Rastegarnasab, F., Abdolmaleki, J., Khalafkhani, M. Urban Life, Fear of Victimization, and Reduced Social Capital in Tehran. Journal of Social Problems of Iran, 2012; 2(1): -.
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