Mitra Azimi; Simin Veisi
Abstract
Utilizing successful models of work value in different cultures that are compatible with our culture, will improve organizations. Non-governmental organizations were chosen because of their dynamics and Harandi neighborhood because of their importance and challenges. Adapting the field findings ...
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Utilizing successful models of work value in different cultures that are compatible with our culture, will improve organizations. Non-governmental organizations were chosen because of their dynamics and Harandi neighborhood because of their importance and challenges. Adapting the field findings that were obtained through observation methods, in-depth and semi-structured interviews, as well as focus groups, with work values, which were obtained from documents, indicating the general work values such as individualism with some collectivist characteristics, idioceentric and competition. On the other hand, by comparing the work values of these organizations with the three intercultural models including the Eastern model, the Scandinavian model, and the American model, some characteristics such as the existence of inaccurate contracts, high power distance, Importance of seniority, Lack of competency criteria, Less emphasis on learning and organizational memory and the existence of cross-sectional cooperations, soulless hierarchical structure, Less emphasis on welfare, inability to reconcile traditional and modern values, rejection of the power distance, rejection of long-term plans, lack of a unified national system, and a sense of injustice especially entitle type among them were seen. Formation of an integrated management system that can increase the commonalities and also provide the individual interests of the organizations seems necessary. IntroductionWork values include all the meanings and orientations of the organization, which are known as organizational identity with all symbolic and material elements. There is a lack of empirical investigation and presentation of the ideal type and comparison with transnational examples to take advantage of their positive points in Iran. First, we study the existing theoretical and empirical texts to create the ideal type of work value with two components: general and universal values and specific civilizational values. Then, we will put them to the test in the cooperation space of non-governmental organizations in Harandi neighborhood of Tehran, due to the dynamics of work values in such organizations and their particular challenges in this neighborhood.Literature ReviewHolt (1997) investigated the entrepreneurial values of 200 managers of public and private industrial companies in China and the United States and showed that Chinese managers are simply pragmatic, and selective in developing behaviors that reflect success, independence, choice and self-determination. Sanchez-burks & et al (2003) showed that job interns in China and Korea received more indirect messages than Americans, and this influence was mediated by independent personal interpretations. The results of Chou et al.'s research, which compared Chinese and American managers, indicate that Chinese managers shared less knowledge with other groups and this sharing was to the extent that it did not conflict with their collectivist values and collective interests.MethodologyIn the documentary section, by studying theoretical texts and previous researches, the essential dualities and the civilizational patterns of work values were extracted. In the field section, using the obtained model and using observation techniques, in-depth interviews and focused groups with managers and members of NGOs, residents of Herandi neighborhoods, clients of NGOs and managers of government offices, we sought to recognize the recognized values in the cooperative relations of NGOs in Harandi neighborhood of Tehran. Also, all the observations and the implemented text received from the interviews and focus groups were considered as the examined texts and thematic analysis was done.Results General work values have been created to some extent in the investigated organizations. On the other hand, they act individualistically, However, at the same time, the high context culture has caused the duality of self/other to emerge in the relations between NGOs with each other and their beneficiaries, as well as the formation of "temporary cooperation" and "sustainable competition" between them. Therefore, considering that they are getting the most benefits for themselves, they can do co-opetition with each other only with the formation of an organized cooperation environment. To be more precise, it can be said that the essential dualities of the work values have found new meanings in the Iranian cultural context, So that sometimes relatively opposite elements such as "individualism" and "being high context culture" are placed next to each other.By matching the local-civilizational values of work, it will be easier to understand these dualities, Because, as we said earlier, it is not necessarily possible to present a bipolar range of work values. By applying Eastern work values and work values that govern the cooperation space of NGOs in Harandi neighborhood of Tehran, we observed that the high context culture caused by collectivism has caused "inaccurate contracts". And on the other hand, the "lack of coordination" between NGOs has caused that despite the "high power distance" and "importance of seniority", the meaning of seniority is "interpretable" and each one should interpret it in her own favor and according to her own characteristics. The lack of training of members and the lack of organizational learning, or to be more precise, the "vacuum of organizational memory", has dealt a big blow to the cooperation space of the NGOs of Harandi neighborhood. So that they are not able to provide their information to each other to prevent parallel works, and also to transfer their knowledge and experiences to each other and the future generations. A flexible hierarchy can have positive functions for an organization, but as we said, due to the relative nature of the meaning of seniority, it is not possible to take advantage of the benefits of seniority and therefore the resulting helping other(degaryari). The senior members can, if necessary, make the less fortunate groups benefit from their resources or the more capable members, But due to the lack of a model for a flexible and efficient hierarchy, only " cross-sectional cooperations" (hamyari) are seen.By comparing the Scandinavian work values and the ruling work values of the NGOs of Harandi neighborhood, it was observed that The "feminineness of the culture" that shows itself in the flexibility of an organization, is only seen in some of them. NGOs in this neighborhood cannot "provide welfare" for themselves and their beneficiaries because they are still meeting their basic needs and competing with other organizations. The lack of balance between the basic principles of the organization and not observing them, and then, the lack of facing the current issues has caused these organizations to not be able to establish a link between "traditional and new values" in an organization; while the basic principles of an organization are still not in them, we cannot expect transformation and respect to the today issues. The important feature of the Scandinavian culture, which is in harmony with the Iranian culture, and specifically the cooperation space between NGOs, is "equality and individual progress at the same time". Therefore, the presumption of the stereotypical dual existence of collectivist/individualist organizations with all the attributes attributed to them in Iranian organizations is questioned. In other words, in planning for Iranian NGOs, the Iranian spirit, which is based on individualism and equality, should be taken into account.It can be seen that the previous dualities, especially when we compare Iranian and American organizations, have found an Iranian definition; The attitude towards justice in these organizations is more about being entitles, which is more consistent with individualism. "Competitiveness" and "individualism" are common features of Iranian and American teams. The combination of these characteristics with "not accepting power" has caused long-term collective plans to not be formed and on the other hand, some negative characteristics such as lack of transparency and parallelism have emerged. Only with the formation of an "integrated system" that manages the management of all organizations, we can talk about the continuation of cooperative behavior. Such a system should increase the desire for "sensitivity towards justice" that is more compatible with the essence of a NGOs instead of being entitle.ConclusionThrough the sharing of knowledge and organizational memory, specifying an agreed basis for the meaning of seniority, formulating transparent agreements and the like, it is possible to present the fields of creating co-competition, which is similar to traditional Iranian work values such as cooperation(hamyari) and self-help(khodyari), among NGOs. They should especially be able to harmonize traditional features with organizational changes and flexibility. It seems that these goals can be achieved through the formation of a national integrated system, which includes the existing organizations and ensures their interests and able to implement the agreed and applicable organizational principles in them and prevent the interference and impositions of official organizations in their affairs.
Sociology
Ardeshir Bahrami; Parvaneh Danesh; Zahra Mohammadi
Abstract
Varamin City has faced an increasing growth in suicide attempts nowadays. The purpose of this research is to study the bases for committing suicide in this city. The approach of this research was qualitative, and the data-based strategy was used to code and analyze the data. The study participants ...
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Varamin City has faced an increasing growth in suicide attempts nowadays. The purpose of this research is to study the bases for committing suicide in this city. The approach of this research was qualitative, and the data-based strategy was used to code and analyze the data. The study participants were all young people from Varamin City who were referred to counseling and welfare centers because of a suicide attempt. Sampling was done in a purposeful and theoretical manner and theoretical saturation was achieved after an in-depth individual interview with seventeen people. The validity of the data was also obtained through review by experts and participants, and citations. The findings indicate that the central phenomenon of attempted suicide among young people under study is reproductive inequality. Causal conditions are disorganization of family boundaries, fear of subjectivity and instrumental view, skeptical self-concept, regressive marriage, and obstruction in self-perpetuation (meaningful agency). The bases also showed themselves in the form of categories such as limited charity, unstable mosaic texture, barren kinship/family chains, emotional poverty, and limited environmental awareness. The results show that in order to reduce suicide among young people, it is necessary to organize their action spaces so that they recognize themselves as agents and identity effectors and resist adverse conditions.
Introduction
Varamin City has faced an increasing growth in suicide attempts. The present study was conducted with the purpose of studying the contexts of suicide in this city. The distribution of suicide rate in Tehran province shows an increase in the suicide rate in the southeast of Tehran. According to the report of the Social Emergency Center of Iran's Welfare Organization (2021), the suicide rate in Varamin City ranks second among the eastern cities of the country after Pishva with 5.8 percent and 5.1 percent (the Social Emergency Center of Iran's Welfare Organization, 1400). Furthermore, in the year 2021, in order of priority, Tehran (1044 cases), Varamin (188 cases), Shemiranat (162 cases), Shahryar (160 cases), Islamshahr (145 cases), Shahr Ray (145 cases) attempted suicide that they have received specialized services from welfare centers. As can be seen, after Tehran, Varamin ranks second in Tehran province with 188 suicide attempts. In addition, in terms of suicidal thoughts in the years 2017 to 2020, after Pakdasht City, Varamin City ranks second among the cities of Tehran province with 57 cases of suicidal thoughts and attempts.
Literature Review
Parvin et al. (2018) investigated "Intentional Suicide: Contexts and Consequences" among young people of Pakdasht. The findings show that the social contexts that caused suicide can be investigated in two dimensions, macro and interpersonal. In the macro dimension, these fields are "weakness in temporal integration, generational poverty, and social backwardness." At the interpersonal level, social contexts include "group tensions, unfulfilled sexual desire, unstable family boundaries, and immature relationships." Delam et al. (2019), in a study titled, "Suicide Attempt by Teenagers: A Qualitative Study," showed that the breakdown of emotional relationships, conflict with family, the collapse of family structure, psychological problems, and the use of ineffective coping strategies are causes of suicide in teenagers. Kouchakian and Kaldi (2020) in "Suicide; A Response to the Elimination Cycle” showed that arbitrary behaviors, forbidden behaviors, valuing romantic feelings and a transcendental attitude towards marriage at the individual level, conflicting power hierarchies, lack of discussion and dialogue and participation, conditional support from parents, and limited interactions and lack of commitment are the main causes of suicide in Tehran. Vanberg et al. (2021) in a study titled, "Suicide Attempts and Suicide of Young Women in Turkey," showed that social and economic conditions such as job, family status, rejection, poverty, long-term physical diseases, and also family conflicts in the form of family violence and betrayal lead to suicide among women. Meng (2020) in "Rebellion and Revenge: The Meaning of Female Suicide in Rural China" showed that suicide in China has a different meaning for women of lower status in the family. Suicide as an act of revenge is understood. Suicide for women is a protest against the existing social and economic pressures that have rejected them morally. Keely et al. (2022) have studied the role of youth's perception of social support in explaining suicidal behavior. The results showed that the relationship between the perception of low school support and suicidal thoughts is stronger in those who do not have parental support.
Materials and Methods
The approach of the current research was qualitative and the data-based strategy was used to code and analyze the data. The study participants were all young people who tried to commit suicide in Varamin City and were then referred to counseling and welfare centers. Sampling was done in a purposeful and theoretical manner, and theoretical saturation was achieved after an in-depth individual interview with seventeen people. The validity of the data was obtained through review by experts, review by participants, and citation.
Results
The findings show that reproductive inequality is the central phenomenon of attempted suicide among young people under study. Causal conditions are "disorganization of family boundaries, fear of subjectivity and instrumental view, skeptical self-concept, regressive marriage, and obstruction in self-giving continuity (meaningful agency). The contexts also showed themselves in the form of categories such as "limited good, unstable mosaic texture, kinship/unproductive family chains, emotional poverty, and limited environmental awareness."
Conclusion
In this research, we wanted to study the bases for suicide attempts among the youth of Varamin City. Therefore, reproductive inequality was identified as the central category of suicide attempts. Causal conditions consist of six categories: "disorganization of family boundaries, fear of subjectivity and instrumental view, skeptical self-concept, regressive marriage, and obstruction in self-continuity (meaningful agency). The bases or contexts also showed themselves in the form of categories such as "limited charity, unstable mosaic texture, barren kinship/family chains, emotional poverty, and limited environmental awareness."
Keywords: Suicide, Fear of Subjectivity and Failure, Unstable Mosaic Texture, Limited Charity, Regressive Marriage.
abolfazl zolfaghari
Volume 22, Issue 70 , March 2015, , Pages 279-312
Abstract
AbstractFlanerie is one of the most important social Phenomena in the everyday life of individuals in Iran. This Phenomenon implies on many different meanings and themes in urban public life. Flanerie is an action oriented to shaping a cultural space and is a sign of resistance against dominant discourse ...
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AbstractFlanerie is one of the most important social Phenomena in the everyday life of individuals in Iran. This Phenomenon implies on many different meanings and themes in urban public life. Flanerie is an action oriented to shaping a cultural space and is a sign of resistance against dominant discourse and formal culture. This research attempts to interpret flanerie experience in Sanandaj public spaces. The main questions are: how do flaneurs understand and interpret their experiences? How do they make their interactions and meanings in these spaces? How do they construct their own subcultures and resist against the rituals of dominant culture? The theoretical approach consists of a constellation, using the views of Simmel, Benjamin and DeCerto about flanerie and modernity. The research method is urban ethnography, using fruitful techniques such as deep interview and participant observation. Also sampling is purposive-theoretical. The findings show that respondents’ interpretations of flanerie experience can be classified in to fivemain categories: 1- the colonization of everyday life in urban public spaces; 2- the creation and reshaping of symbolic spaces through flanerie; 3-the differentiation/ dedifferentiation of everyday life through flanerie; 4- the carnivalization of everyday life; and 5- flanerie as an urban subculture. The main finding is that flanerie is a social practice oriented to resist the dominant and formal cultural discourse.
Hossein Dehghan; Nasser Pourreza Karinsara
Abstract
Analysis of the content of social science textbooks in elementary, secondary and high school educational levels, the results of which are presented in this paper, aims to answer the question of “How well have water-related concepts and messages been addressed in social science textbooks?”. ...
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Analysis of the content of social science textbooks in elementary, secondary and high school educational levels, the results of which are presented in this paper, aims to answer the question of “How well have water-related concepts and messages been addressed in social science textbooks?”. To find a solution to the aforementioned question and carry out a research on preliminary theoretical studies, the model was determined for content analysis, and consequently, the analysis began subsequent to determining the validity and reliability of the model.
Content analysis method, in this research, has been used in the form of quantitative analysis. The statistical population of the research is the social science textbooks of the first-grade elementary school up to the end of high school. Accordingly, the statistical sample is equal to the statistical society; in other words, the content has been analyzed on the basis of census method for more precision in the results.
Findings show that water-related content is missing from the textbooks. That being said, there are only two articles available on the issue; one on saving and the other on the optimal use of water in social science textbooks. It seems, in this regard, that some chapters in social science textbooks in different levels of education need to be redefined due to insufficient attention to the teaching of optimal water consumption.
Women Studies
Somayeh Shafiee
Abstract
In the light of the constitutionalist discourse, women activists entered the field in line with aspiration of constitutionalism and challenged the dominant gender order by entering the public sphere. The present study focuses on the women mobilization for fundraising and seeks to clarify its dimensions ...
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In the light of the constitutionalist discourse, women activists entered the field in line with aspiration of constitutionalism and challenged the dominant gender order by entering the public sphere. The present study focuses on the women mobilization for fundraising and seeks to clarify its dimensions through the method of documentary analysis.Findings are presented and analyzed in five categories: donation spending, motivations, mechanisms, participants' characteristics, and women's collective action strategies. The purpose of collecting donations was to help the families of the Constitutional warrior also the accumulation of initial input to establish the National Bank. All was based on the patriotic motives of women for national independence. This feminine collective also action reflects the formulation of the identity politics of activists who suffered from discriminatory relations and gender stereotypes and sought opportunities for social participation in mobilization. Being unemployed and lack income, women used tactics such as donating gifts, selling personal property, and allocating dowry to provide resources for mobilization. Women's participation from different socio-economic backgrounds has given a supra-class dimension to mobilization. Avoiding consumerism, calling for solidarity, and financing through alternative means such as charity have been the main strategies of the actors encountering available resources, constraints, and barriers.
masud golchin
Volume 6, Issue 10 , August 1998, , Pages 139-162
Abstract
This article which is of the latest works of Durkhem, has been written after his greatest work - Fundamental Forms of Religious Life - and published firstly in Scientia
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This article which is of the latest works of Durkhem, has been written after his greatest work - Fundamental Forms of Religious Life - and published firstly in Scientia
mehdi malmir
Abstract
Abstract In this article, the author presents a General and Multidimensional Model of power. Then providing a model, State agency power and Nation agency power are measured in the developing countries. Accordingly, State power divides four dimensions: Economic power, Political power, Military ...
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Abstract In this article, the author presents a General and Multidimensional Model of power. Then providing a model, State agency power and Nation agency power are measured in the developing countries. Accordingly, State power divides four dimensions: Economic power, Political power, Military power and Executive power. And Nation power divides Four Dimensions too: Economic power, Political power, Social power and Cultural power. Moreover, on the basis of both the State Power and Nation Power, using the term of property space different patterns of relations between nation states in various countries have been recognized. As a descriptive article, the findings of the research indicate that the most of developing country encounter with the power cleavage/ gap < span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> problem between State and nation.
hoseynali shirzadi
Volume 5, Issue 9 , November 1997, , Pages 151-168
Abstract
The cooperatives, known to be the seventh type of commercial companies in trade law, for their activities in the society have serious problems including bow to _ meet the members' needs to persuade them to participate in these activities, _ provide financial sources, and _ compete with the powerful private ...
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The cooperatives, known to be the seventh type of commercial companies in trade law, for their activities in the society have serious problems including bow to _ meet the members' needs to persuade them to participate in these activities, _ provide financial sources, and _ compete with the powerful private companies. In this article, the writer tries his best to _ inform and aware the managers and boards of directors of cooperatives how to solve their problems and do their social and economical activities successfully, - advise them to pay attention carefully to the principles of organization and management, and - apply these principles to their cooperatives. At last, the writer comes to this conclusion that the managers of Such Companies, first of all, should be familiar to these principles, then believe them and finally take use of them in their performances.
ezatollah sam aram
Volume 2, Issue 3.4 , May 1993, , Pages 154-165
nahid moti; farideh sarhadi
Volume 1, Issue 1.2 , February 1992, , Pages 163-177
Mohammad Reza Pouyafar
Abstract
The present study aims to identify the experience of Imam Reza's pilgrimage through a phenomenological study. Accordingly, the interview method and participatory observation have been used. A qualitative sampling has been used for Purposive Sampling Strategy. 28 interviews with participants were conducted, ...
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The present study aims to identify the experience of Imam Reza's pilgrimage through a phenomenological study. Accordingly, the interview method and participatory observation have been used. A qualitative sampling has been used for Purposive Sampling Strategy. 28 interviews with participants were conducted, in which a relative balance was established in terms of gender and between the native and non-native pilgrims. For the conceptual framework of the study, William James's theory was used to define religious experience and a combination of indigenous theories and models of religious measurement were used to define the basic concept of pilgrimage experience based on three dimensions of thoughts (Beliefs), actions (Behavior), and emotions. Findings of the research revealed a variety of religious experiences in all three dimensions of religious experience. At the same time, there is a difference between the religious experiences of the native and non-native pilgrims in indicators such as belief in holy objects, patterns of time spending in the shrine. But in other elements and components of the pilgrimage experience, the variations between each of the two groups of native and non-native pilgrims were the same.
akbar faryar
Abstract
phenomenology is not restricted to philosophical domain. In the past half of a century it has put it's imprint on social sciences including sociology. In reaction to positivism it paved the way for the emergence of phenomenological sociology, though it has not been immune from some distortions and misunderstandings. ...
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phenomenology is not restricted to philosophical domain. In the past half of a century it has put it's imprint on social sciences including sociology. In reaction to positivism it paved the way for the emergence of phenomenological sociology, though it has not been immune from some distortions and misunderstandings. This paper while reviewing some concepts misconcepis and theoretical underpinnings of phenomenological sociology, compares it with Ethnomethodology. In the final section, this author tries to come to conclusions and offer some suggestions and critiques.
nader salar zadeh
Volume 8, Issue 13.14 , August 2001, , Pages 173-203
Abstract
The consumer cooperative of "Sepah" is one of the important cooperatives of Iran. [Sepah] consumer cooperatives with sufficient capital and suitable management play an important role in fair distribution of welfare in Iran, considering the primary purposes of these cooperatives, i.e. responding to the ...
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The consumer cooperative of "Sepah" is one of the important cooperatives of Iran. [Sepah] consumer cooperatives with sufficient capital and suitable management play an important role in fair distribution of welfare in Iran, considering the primary purposes of these cooperatives, i.e. responding to the consumption needs of their members, and the acceptable services they provide. lt is suggested that the number of these cooperatives to be increased. In this way, consumer cooperatives may have a modifying role in the market place, and in inhancing the purchasing power of low-income strata. Owing to the successful record of "Sepah" consumer cooperatives, it is also suggested that other cooperatives may study and adopt the managerial experiences of these cooperatives.
alireza kaldi
Volume 7, Issue 11.12 , March 2001, , Pages 175-201
Abstract
The present research accomplished with the aim of an investigation about aspects influenced on the people's attitudes towards the disable persons in Tehran. The general aim of the research was an investigation about the social acceptance of the disable persons. The method of study was survey research, ...
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The present research accomplished with the aim of an investigation about aspects influenced on the people's attitudes towards the disable persons in Tehran. The general aim of the research was an investigation about the social acceptance of the disable persons. The method of study was survey research, and data was cllected by questionnaire. Sample population included 1500 persons over 18 years old residing in 20 districts of Tehran. Sampling was of random systematic and cluster type. The results achieved in this research were as follows: Attitudes towards persons with disability tend to be two sided, positive and negative. These attitudes according to the variables such as age, sex, level of education, occupation, and marital status of respondents ivere different. People with multiple disabilities were the least, and people with stuttering were the most accepted forms of the disabilities.
naeem badie; hushang abbas zadeh
Volume 4, Issue 7.8 , November 1999, , Pages 179-216
Abstract
The conceptualization and measurement of news media credibility have been a continuing concern of mass communication researchers for many years. This study examined how students at the college of social sciences, Allarneh Tabatabai University, perceived news media credibility. The findings suggest that ...
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The conceptualization and measurement of news media credibility have been a continuing concern of mass communication researchers for many years. This study examined how students at the college of social sciences, Allarneh Tabatabai University, perceived news media credibility. The findings suggest that there is no statistical difference between the degree of credibility among news media (radio, television and newspaper) with respect to domestic news. However, the degree tends to be about an average.
Ali Nourisani; Reza Ali Mohseni; Majid Koosheshi
Abstract
The implementation of reservoir dams has caused the displacement of more than 80 million people. According to the present study, more than 2 million people have been affected by the construction of dams in Iran. The present study aims at investigating into the socio-cultural impacts and consequences ...
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The implementation of reservoir dams has caused the displacement of more than 80 million people. According to the present study, more than 2 million people have been affected by the construction of dams in Iran. The present study aims at investigating into the socio-cultural impacts and consequences of two methods of managing the release of dam reservoirs. Criticizing these two policies and consequences and identifying the causal, contextual, intervening, strategic occur. The research method is qualitative and the Grounded Theory is used. The study participants were 47 informants and local experts who were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed based on three methods of open, axial and selective coding. The results of the interview analysis included 391 general concepts, 118 subcategories, 21 main categories and 2 central categories. The research findings based on the paradigmatic model show the relative stability of social, cultural domains in relocation, resettlement policy, the disruption of social structure and cultural context in cash compensation policy. The results of the present study can be considered in terms of the necessity of changing the approaches, determining the social sphere and the need to monitor and evaluate the social impacts of the projects.
hadi khnayeki; mansureh tabrizi
Volume 16, Issue 46 , November 2009, , Pages 187-228
Abstract
this article is an attempt to Provide a deep recognition of desirable and satisfactory marital relationship.It''s obvious that the formation and continuation of individual satisfaction from this relation has a close relation with the mentioned person''s individual and social conditions. Beside displaying ...
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this article is an attempt to Provide a deep recognition of desirable and satisfactory marital relationship.It''s obvious that the formation and continuation of individual satisfaction from this relation has a close relation with the mentioned person''s individual and social conditions. Beside displaying deep introduction from satisfactory relation of individual''s this study attempts to study the individual moral attitude, the attitude of a spouse and their action based on relationship procedure. Collected data shows that among the samples the rank and role an individual believes in · has a deep effect on his'' he entire thinking of a true relationship. Simple prospects of individualist among woman show that they need effective place in marital relationship. in following such desires from their life which are displayed in features such as sincerity, kindness and comprehension'' Women face several challenges. This study shows that consciuy or subconsciaus moral attitude is helpful in facilitating the marital relationship during a spouse''s life period. Each woman according to the condition adopts especial strategie for making the relationship acceptable. Success or failure of woman in utilizing such strategie figure out their inner satisfaction or dissatisfaction from their relationship with their spouses in different periods of life.
ebrahim barzegar
Volume 15, Issue 42.43 , February 2009, , Pages 189-222
Abstract
Scientific literature on revolutions can be divided into three pans: Causer, phraseology or processes and internal and external consequences of revolutions. This article focuses on the third part emphasizing the Global impacts of the Islamic Revolution. The effect of the revolution on the Islamic world, ...
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Scientific literature on revolutions can be divided into three pans: Causer, phraseology or processes and internal and external consequences of revolutions. This article focuses on the third part emphasizing the Global impacts of the Islamic Revolution. The effect of the revolution on the Islamic world, is a reality which has been confirmed and supported by theoreticians, writers, researchers and even the political opponents of the revaluation. In this article an attempt is made to a conceptual framework for the explanation of this impact by providing four dimensions for the collection of plentiful data in fifty one Moslem states, and Moslem minorities in other countries, and for the theoretical organization of data on the impact of Islamic revolution. In accordance with the findings of this research, four factors namely: the attitude of Iranian society, the attitude and behavior of the Iranian government and leaders, the and attitude behavior of a given society, and finally, the attitude and behavior of the given government toward the Islamic revolution of Iran affect the influence of the revolution. Certainly, these attitudes and behaviors on both sides (Iran and the countries studied) have been changing over the times. On this basis, first a researcher can obtain a general picture on the impacts. Second, he can recognize the macro- axes of his data- system. Third, he can ascertain the main questions and crucial points of the study in each phases of the research. And fourth, he may use this model of study for conducting a comparative research design within the selected states.
Dariush Boostani; Fatemeh Heidarynejad
Abstract
The aim of the present study is a sociological investigation of women suffering from HIV/AIDS through an emic approach. The study utilizes the qualitative method of grounded theory, and the field of the research is Kerman, with the participants being women referring to the behavioral diseases counseling ...
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The aim of the present study is a sociological investigation of women suffering from HIV/AIDS through an emic approach. The study utilizes the qualitative method of grounded theory, and the field of the research is Kerman, with the participants being women referring to the behavioral diseases counseling center. The data were collected via sequential interviews with fifty women. Data analysis culminated in five categories and one core category which were: exclusion-support, biographical disruption, vagueness of the patient’s rights, double powerlessness, and losing self. The core category was “The trap of women’s powerlessness in the process of an identity-oriented disease.” Generally, the findings indicate that the women’s powerlessness is a consequence of their exclusion and biographical disruption in the process of the disease. Also, the powerlessness in conjunction with the gender powerlessness culminated in weakness of the patient’s agency during treatment.
Sociology
Reza Hemmati
Abstract
At the present time, technology has become an integral part of the social existence of humans and is the most important factor in the social transformation of societies. However, different societies, given their cultural capabilities, have been various responses to technology. Some societies with the ...
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At the present time, technology has become an integral part of the social existence of humans and is the most important factor in the social transformation of societies. However, different societies, given their cultural capabilities, have been various responses to technology. Some societies with the proper understanding of the nature of modern technology have used it as an unimaginable opportunity for their progress. Others have contributed to the importation of technology as a contingency, and now they are struggling with many cultural implications. The main question of the article is, what is our encountering with technology, and what analyzes and solutions have been provided by our thinkers in this regard? To answer this question, at first, various views on technology were put forward and strengths and weaknesses of each of them were elaborated in detail. Then, from the historical, philosophical, social, cultural and political point of view, we tried to analyze how our society encounters with modern technology. The results showed that in addition to the paradoxical approach to the technology in our society, systematic efforts to understand the problematic of technology have not been made.
Sociology
Mohammadreza Tahmak
Abstract
To understand government is one of the fundamental grounds of understanding Persia’s history. However, understanding Persia’s history requires examining the constituent parts of Persian society. This study is carried out with a critical approach, in historical individuality employing a mixture ...
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To understand government is one of the fundamental grounds of understanding Persia’s history. However, understanding Persia’s history requires examining the constituent parts of Persian society. This study is carried out with a critical approach, in historical individuality employing a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods and it investigates the proportion of forces in zones of Asir, Beyram, Alamarvdasht, Gallehdar, Gavbandi, Maleki and Tamimi of Fars state prior to the modern state. The findings of this study indicate that on the one hand, people in these regions had been generally armed and possessed the instrument of exerting coercion, on the other hand, the local governors needed the support of their subjects. This process causes the balance of forces between the people and the local governors, subsequently, bringing into existence cores of armed local power. Moreover, the existence of these armed communities in conjunction with data as to forces of central government and macro-level analysis of the country point out to the plural structure of government in Persia prior to its modern state.
Ali Khorsandnejad; Hassan Chavoshian; Arash Heydari; Hamid Abdollahi Chanzanagh
Abstract
“Childhood” is a modern phenomenon which has not been inquired historio-sociologically frequently. The prevalent prospect defines the child in a psychological system, and considers it to be an innocent, vulnerable and protection-needing being. Immanently, this form of constructing the child ...
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“Childhood” is a modern phenomenon which has not been inquired historio-sociologically frequently. The prevalent prospect defines the child in a psychological system, and considers it to be an innocent, vulnerable and protection-needing being. Immanently, this form of constructing the child creates and excludes diverse experiences of childhood. But childhood is not an integral entity and we shouldn’t attempt to give meaning to its plural range of social experiences through its constructed criteria. The present researchers tried to mark one of these “excluded” childhoods with a historical approach and explore the context of emergence of “Daar-alta’adib” as the first carceral space of children. We made use of theoretical considerations and methodological assumptions of Foucauldian genealogy and archaeology to construct an alternative narrative of experiences of childhood in Iran. Findings indicate that the perception of childhood in first Pahlavi era was based on the figure of “child in need of education” and criminal children were represented in terms of educational pathology. The subject that was disciplined in this discourse was “ill-natured child” whom turned into “delinquent child” as historical changes came in to play. Protection ideology collaborating with psychology produced child as a vulnerable being, and through this process, spatial emergence of Daar-alta’adib became possible.
Masoomeh Bagheri; Marziyeh Shahriyari; Parvin Ganji
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Introduction & Objective: Social deviations, especially in women, threaten the health and security of society. For its survival and stability, the society must take appropriate measures to prevent the deviations of delinquent women and measures to rehabilitate them. This is possible only through ...
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Introduction & Objective: Social deviations, especially in women, threaten the health and security of society. For its survival and stability, the society must take appropriate measures to prevent the deviations of delinquent women and measures to rehabilitate them. This is possible only through accurate identification of the underlying factors and aggravating the tendency to deviance. The purpose of this study is the life scenario of street women on their perception of the tendency to prostitution and risky behavior experienced in Khorramabad. Method: Among the qualitative research methods, the phenomenological method has been used to examine the experience of prostitution. Twelve people were selected by purposive sampling and snowball sampling strategy. In-depth interviews were used to collect data. Content analysis method has been used to analyze the data obtained from phenomenological interviews. Findings: It includes two main themes of perceiving the meanings of the tendency towards immoral relationships (prostitution) and its semantic dimensions. The meaning of semantic perception of the tendency to immoral relationships to the four sub-themes of the way of liberation, the last resort, the negative burden of prostitution, the sense of revenge on the spou
akbar sharifian
Volume 8, Issue 15.16 , February 2002, , Pages 200-229
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In the spring of 1995 a research was conducted in Shahed University to reveal why some of the students achieved greater progress than the others? Two groups of students were selected: the first group consisting of the students whose average scores in two semesters was 15 out of 20. The second group consisted ...
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In the spring of 1995 a research was conducted in Shahed University to reveal why some of the students achieved greater progress than the others? Two groups of students were selected: the first group consisting of the students whose average scores in two semesters was 15 out of 20. The second group consisted of the students whose average grades during the same period were below the accepted level. Based on the theoretical framework several variable were high lighted and some 20 hypotheses were tested. Findings suggested that educational progress did not correlate with such variables as age, living system, employment, social status, housing situation, type of high school diploma, date of diploma, number of participation in contests and the year of acceptance to the university. On the other hand, variables such as gender, family problems, level of interest in liesure activities, course of study, calss attendance and social awareness proved to have an impact on students' educational progress.