Title of article :
Vandalism Roots among Juveniles and Youths in Public Spaces of City (Case Study: Amol City)
Author/Authors :
Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh Department of Architecture - Islamic Azad University Sari Branch, Iran , Ebrahimi, Abdoullah Department of Architecture - Islamic Azad University Sari Branch, Iran , Rahmani Firouzjah, Ali Department of Sociology - Islamic Azad University Babol Branch, Iran
Abstract :
Urbanism in third world and developing countries compared to that of developed
countries has been increased with much more speed. From consequences of the
population increase and accelerated growth of population in cities, reference can be
lead to many problems such as increase of unemployment rate, housing problems,
social anomalies, increase in crime and delinquency. Vandalism in public spaces is
from among undesirable social phenomena in most of the cities in the country,
followed by serious damages. The research has been necessary to be performed as for
identifying the roots of vandalism among juveniles and youths between 13 to 34 years
of age. The research is an analytical descriptive study; and, data have been collected
through questionnaire. Statistical population of the research in 2016 included 13 to 34
years old juveniles and youths in Amol City (271169 individuals). Through usage
made of Cochran’s method, 400 juveniles and youths from among them have been
selected as sample size to fill the questionnaire through simple random sampling
method. To analyze data, independent t-test and path analysis have been applied.
According to the findings there is significant relationship between contextual
variables, socio-economic status, cultural status, environmental factors and vandalism
among juveniles and youths. As a result, taking action in the socio-economic, cultural,
and environmental fields can be resulted in reduction of damages caused by
vandalism.
Keywords :
Vandalism , Environmental design , Juveniles and youths , Public spaces , Amol City
Journal title :
Sociological of Studies of youth