Differences in Charitable Acts in Three Human Communities; Provincial Capital, City, and Village

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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.

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The act of charity is crucial​ due to its significance in the formation and development of charitable centers, resilience, trust, and social solidarity and cohesion. It is a prime example of altruism, cooperation, and participation. This study examined the variations in charitable behavior at the national level.
The research method involves the secondary analysis of data from a national survey that examines the inclination of Iranians to donate to charity. This census was conducted in 1402 with a statistical population of over 10,000 individuals in 31 provinces of the country. The type of research validity is theoretical and formal validity.
The data indicates that there is a substantial disparity in charitable behavior. Urban residents engage in a greater amount of voluntary charitable activity than their counterparts in rural areas and provincial centers. The results also indicate that, in contrast to expectations, rural residents are more likely to exhibit benevolence than their counterparts in urban and provincial centers.
We are unable to accept approaches that assert that behaviors become more individualistic, more universal, less volunteer work, and more financial and monetary relationships as we transition from a human society with less material and moral density to a human society with more material and moral density, as evidenced by the results of this research. In order to comprehend and scrutinize the disparity in philanthropic behavior, it is imperative that we transcend the dichotomous stereotype of rural-urban.

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The Journal of Community Development (Rural-Urban)
Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 33
Autumn and winter 2025
January 2025
Pages 274-266

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