Abstract. Up to 70 s cultural and cultural beliefs and values didn't have considerable place in current literatures of development and economic factors are the most important discussions of development. It is just since recent decades when role of values and perceptions on development process of societies has been considered and analyzed. This paper is also a part of research which studies effective social factors on tendency to cultural beliefs impeding development in Yasooj City. In this regard tendency to beliefs is first studied and then effective social factors on these beliefs are examined. Research method is of survey ones. Statistical society of the research includes all people up to 19 years resident in Yasooj. Information gathering was done by questionnaire. Results show that rate of people's tendency to beliefs appreciation, providence, epistemology, specialism and planning) is in average level and social factors such as age, education, job, economic-social base and participation are effective on people's tendency to cultural beliefs impeding development.

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