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Impact of provincial broadcasting on indicators of traditions and customs, tribes, products, historical monuments and economy in national-religious identity of people of Sistan and Baluchistan


Gholamreza Ebrahimi, Ebrahim Fayaz, Masoud Motalebi
Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to analyze the effect of provincial channel called Hamoun on the national and religious identity of people living in Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran. Method: as the survey method is used in this research, to control the suitable technic is questionnaire, which consists of two parts as well as the open and close-ended questions. Statistical society of study comprised educated people who were older than 19 living in Sistan and Baluchistan. According to the census of 2011, there were 1048000 people living in rural and urban areas; of them, 467049 members were educated people at the age of 19 years old and older. Sample size was calculated to 383 (n=383) using Cochrane formula. The sample size in each construction block was determined using systematic method based on the proper sampling method (sampling based on the classification and convenient assignment) after determining the sample size in each category (construction blocks) then the questionnaires were filled out by the selected members. Findings: Hamoun Channel’s attention to the participation of citizens of Sistan and Baluchistan Province in different fields has been related with the national and religious identity of people at significance level of 1%. It should be mentioned that this relationship was direct so that an increase in people’s attention to the programs of Hamoun Channel in different scopes of traditions and customs, ethnics, products, economics, historical issues, and participation of people leads to increment in national-religious identity of people living in Sistan and Baluchistan. In this case, Impact of provincial broadcasting on indicators of traditions and customs, tribes, products, historical monuments and economy in national-religious identity of people of Sistan and Baluchistan.

Volume 11 | 08-Special Issue

Pages: 1810-1819