Iranian Sociological of Association Iranian Journal of Sociology 1735-1901 10 2 2009 07 01 Check altruism in everyday social relations and factors affecting it Check altruism in everyday social relations and factors affecting it 87 108 21410 FA S Ahmadi Journal Article 2016 08 22 This research has studied altruism in social relationships and effective causes on it in the yasouj and has attempted to determine rate of the altruism among citizens and to investigate relationships between the altruism to empathy, social responsibility,cost-benefit analysis and demographic variables. Research method is cross-sectional survey, statistical society is all of individuals aged 15 through 65, in which 386 subjects were selected by means of  random multi - stage sampling. Measurment tool is a questionnaire, that construct validity through factor analysis has been used  for determination of the validity and the reliability was measured by means of cronbach alpha coefficient. Research findings in relation to initial purpose, show; rate of altruism, is significantly more than actual mean of altruism. The findings also indicate that there is no significant relationship between empathy and altruism, but social responsibility and cost-reward analysis have significant effect on altruism. Analysis of relationships among variables in regard with dimensions of every variables shows, there is comolex interactions between independent variables to altruism. This research has studied altruism in social relationships and effective causes on it in the yasouj and has attempted to determine rate of the altruism among citizens and to investigate relationships between the altruism to empathy, social responsibility,cost-benefit analysis and demographic variables. Research method is cross-sectional survey, statistical society is all of individuals aged 15 through 65, in which 386 subjects were selected by means of  random multi - stage sampling. Measurment tool is a questionnaire, that construct validity through factor analysis has been used  for determination of the validity and the reliability was measured by means of cronbach alpha coefficient. Research findings in relation to initial purpose, show; rate of altruism, is significantly more than actual mean of altruism. The findings also indicate that there is no significant relationship between empathy and altruism, but social responsibility and cost-reward analysis have significant effect on altruism. Analysis of relationships among variables in regard with dimensions of every variables shows, there is comolex interactions between independent variables to altruism. http://www.jsi-isa.ir/article_21410_51783435ce8f5bb47f2c2bc7ebc29eb1.pdf