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Cultural industries are among the industries whose main function is to create and commercialize cultural concepts in the field of various goods and services. Cultural industries refer to activities and goods whose primary economic value is separated from cultural value and play a significant role in economic growth and development. Therefore, the cultural industry is a commercial structure that is defined through the production and distribution of cultural symbols and texts for profit. Cultural industries play a very important role in enriching the material and spiritual lives of people, which is of great importance as a cultural and spiritual food for humans and is pursued with high sensitivity by government officials in different societies. Therefore, in this research, one of the goals of this research is to examine the challenges and mechanisms for promoting the cultural industries sector based on the People’s Government Development Document, which was analyzed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process method and the challenges were compared and finally ranked and weighted by Expert Choice software. The present study seeks to answer the question of which of the challenges of cultural industries, based on the People’s Government Transformation Document, is of high importance from the experts’ perspective and is considered the most important challenge, so that solutions can be provided to reduce those challenges. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of subject matter, and in terms of field research, it is a questionnaire-type study. In the first stage, challenges related to cultural industries were identified in a library manner using the People’s Government Transformation Document, and then, in the form of a questionnaire, the challenges were ranked by ten experts using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method using Expert Choice software. The most important challenges of cultural industries are 8 main challenges and 11 sub-factors from the perspective of the unsuitable business environment of cultural industries, the lack of national and global brands, and the inapplicability of handicrafts with lifestyle changes, the quantitative and qualitative weakness of national films, the uncertainty of music, and the disorder of the clothing market, and the weakness of the competitiveness of the animation and digital games industry, and the disorder of the book production, distribution, and promotion system, and the inefficiency of the Iranian healthy toys and stationery market. Today, cultural industries have been able to cause economic growth and development in many countries in the world. Cultural industries are considered to be activities and functions whose primary economic value is separated from cultural value, which have a significant contribution to economic growth and growth. Each cultural industry has its own impact on the economy, considering its function and nature. From the experts’ perspective, the quantitative and qualitative weakness of national cinema films is ranked first with a coefficient of (0.166), the inappropriate business environment of cultural industries is ranked second with a coefficient of (0.163), the weak competitiveness of the animation and digital games industry is ranked third with a coefficient of (0.145), the disorder of the book production, distribution and promotion system is ranked fourth with a coefficient of (0.125), the inefficiency of the clothing industry market is ranked fifth with a coefficient of (0.123), the lack of national and global brands of handicrafts and its lack of application is ranked sixth with a coefficient of (0.120), the inefficiency of the Iranian healthy toys and stationery market is ranked seventh with a coefficient of (0.095), and the uncertainty of music is ranked last with a coefficient of (0.062). Accordingly, the sub-factors under each challenge have also been ranked by obtaining the answers of experts and analyzing the Expert Choice software, which among Of the eleven factors, the weakness of hardware and software infrastructure for the production of professional products is ranked first with a coefficient of (0.128), and the lack of a clear strategy in the field of music is ranked last with a coefficient of (0.047). Considering the ranking of challenges and identifying the most important problems in the cultural industries sector to resolve these problems, supporting the non-governmental sector to create large cinemas and expand regional film markets, supporting investment in cinema markets to develop this sector, reforming and managing support systems and allocating resources in relation to cultural industries, and creating a comprehensive and comprehensive information system for cultural industries should be on the agenda of the country’s cultural and economic policymakers.

Histrionic personality, at a clinical level, is characterized by attention-seeking, extroverted, provocative behaviors, coupled with superficial emotions and heightened emotionality. At a social level, this disorder may manifest differently. The present study aimed to investigate the semiotics of histrionic personality within Iranian culture using factor analysis on a large sample of students. This research adopted a correlational design. The study population consisted of students from universities in Tabriz. A sample of 716 students was selected and assessed. Participants completed the Histrionic Personality Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis. The results of the principal component analysis yielded a two-factor solution, labeled as "attention-seeking" and "exaggeration/independence." These findings can be interpreted in light of cultural differences between Iranian and American societies in the manifestation of histrionic personality traits.

The study of ethnic differences in childbearing preferences and behaviors has attracted demographers and policy makers, due to its impact on future social and demographic compositions and trends. The aim of this article is to explore ethnic differences in childbearing ideals and behaviors in Iran using data from the National Family Survey (2018). The sample size includes 1302 married women aged 15 to 44, living in urban areas of the country. The results showed that childbearing ideals and behaviors vary significantly among different ethnic groups. Baloch women have the highest number of children ever born, ideal family size, and desire to have (another) child, while Gilak/Mazandarani women have the lowest. Multivariate analysis showed a significant effect of ethnicity on childbearing ideals and behaviors. However, socioeconomic and demographic variables slightly reduced the role of ethnicity, supporting the ethnic/cultural hypothesis. When controlling for other variables, Gilak/Mazandarani women exhibit fewer childbearing preferences and behaviors compared to Persian women. Conversely, Kurdish, Arab, and particularly Baluch women have more childbearing preferences and behaviors. Therefore, ethnicity plays a crucial role in fertility preferences and behaviors. Consequently, it is essential to consider ethnic diversity in population policies and programs when addressing fertility.

The public sector audit has a fundamental role and position in reducing mistakes, violations and fraud in the financial, budgetary and reporting areas of government organizations, and if this audit is carried out properly, it will improve the accountability of the government and strengthens national trust and solidarity between the nation and the government. Considering the importance of creating a culture on the efficient and effective implementation of public sector auditing and in line with the fulfillment of part (3), paragraph (a) of article (48) of the Seventh Five-Year Development Program Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the research aims to identify and model the factors influencing the audit culture in Ilam province has been done through brainstorming methods, content analysis, library documents and exploratory and structural-interpretive factor analysis. The research is of a fundamental type, its method is a descriptive approach with a correlational and causal-comparative approach, the statistical population of the auditors of the public sector of Ilam province. The findings of the research indicate that "individual", "social", "political", "economic", "ethical", "religious" and "security" values ​​are effective factors on the audit culture of the public sector in Ilam province. The results of the relationship between factors have been prioritized based on the structural-interpretive model and the Micmac analysis. The research findings provide a suitable solution for improving the culture and use of public sector audit opportunities.

This research is a secondary analysis based on data from the World Values Survey (2020), examining the factors influencing value and attitudinal distinctions within the Iranian family institution. The study aims to identify and analyze patterns of change in attitudes and beliefs related to family, sexual relationships, domestic violence, gender roles, and social responsibilities in Iranian society. The results indicate that social attitudes in Iran are changing under the influence of factors such as age, gender, economic status, and cultural shifts. The majority of respondents (71.9%) oppose premarital sexual relationships, but generational gaps and positive changes are observed regarding abortion and divorce. Additionally, society is increasingly opposed to violence against women and children. Data analysis reveals that individuals with university education and urban residents hold more modern attitudes towards social issues. Furthermore, economic status influences attitudes; with increasing income, acceptance of abortion and divorce increases. These changes are particularly evident in younger generations and among individuals with better economic standing. These findings underscore the need for policymakers and social planners to pay attention to these changes and adopt approaches appropriate to the evolving society.

The aim of this research is to understand how new media can intertwine the multifaceted dimensions and processes of religion and peace within (global) society in the current era. Additionally, it explores how religion can utilize new media to promote peace globally and converge various social and cultural groups.

This article employs existing theoretical and research capacities in religious studies and communication/media studies, utilizing a library-based method and an analytical approach. It seeks to answer research questions through a conceptual triangulation of three theories: "Meaning Mediation," "Geertz's Model; Religion as a Cultural System," and "Lederach's Peacebuilding Pyramid." 

New media can alter the meanings of concepts and, by enhancing knowledge and awareness, create platforms for constructive dialogues, mobilize civil actors, and showcase war victims to garner public support for conflict resolution. Religion, as a cultural resource, can also collaborate with new media to unite religious and secular actors around the theme of peace, overcoming media limitations such as filtering and the dissemination of fake news.

Science and culture are among the issues that have always been interconnected, with various theorists seeking to uncover the nature of their relationship. According to Islamic philosophy, science is introduced as the foundation and basis of the culture and civilization of human societies. To evaluate that civilization, one must examine its scientific foundations; therefore, if the scientific foundations of a culture and civilization are destroyed or destabilized, the defensibility of its slogans and ideals is undermined, allowing for distortion to enter its domain. One of the most significant factors in the destabilization of the structure of science is the degradation of its issuance from a metaphysical position to a realm governed by language and social phenomena. This degradation, which results in the introduction of relativity into the structure of science, also destabilizes the cultural norms derived from that science, rendering them outdated. Modern thought journalism is one of the most important tools that, by reducing sciences to superficial and trivial literature, despite aligning with societal masses, targets the scientific roots of civilizations. The contemporary cyber model of this type of journalism has a greater impact on the degradation of science and destruction of civilizational foundations due to its specific characteristics such as content construction, context-dependence and temporality, individualism dominance, reliance on multimedia, language centrality, and audience-centricity compared to previous models. In our country, active thought journalists initially aim to discredit the ideological foundations embedded in cultural elements and norms and ultimately indirectly target the core ideology of Islam and the Revolution. This article attempts to elucidate this process of destruction through an ethnographic approach to cyberspace.

Globally, there is emerging evidence that narcotics policing is moving away from traditional enforcement interventions toward a greater focus on harm reduction. Signs of this change include alternatives to criminalization in the form of diversion programs wanted by the police. This article examines the extent to which the new orientations in the narcotics police are reflected in the change of the police culture. The key change is to help the police from criminalizing people who use drugs. Another goal is to advance theoretical discussions about factors affecting cultural change in the police organization. According to the extensive qualitative study of the challenges, innovations and reforms in the anti-narcotics police, these findings show the transformative effect of some experiences on the values that police officers have and how to understand and recognize the harmful effects of drugs. Their role and effect is in deviating some statistical crimes in the anti-narcotics law, including drug use. These findings also show how the change of ideas and approaches in the field of police has strengthened and facilitated the changes in the culture and performance of the police. The estimation of this study is that cultural change can give critical reflection to police training through experiential learning and practical approach.

In the current context of media warfare, the seminary can, by establishing interaction with media outlets, serve as the eyes and voice of the Islamic Revolution, disseminating the message of the revolution and the ideology of pure Muhammadan Islam. Therefore, the collaboration and interaction between these two institutions are of great significance in enhancing the cultural and social synergy of society. Accordingly, this study aims to develop interactive policy frameworks for seminaries and national media. Using a meta-synthesis method, the study analyzes findings and suggestions from existing research on this subject, synthesizing data to provide a comprehensive perspective on the scientific and research-oriented approach to the interaction between seminaries and national media. The results indicate that by employing 52 desirable and realistic policies proposed for more effective interaction between seminaries and national media, many existing gaps in disseminating Islamic culture and religious values within society, identifying enemies, avoiding Western culture, promoting religious rituals, managing public opinion, and strengthening religious foundations can be organized and improved.

The present study aims to examine the factors influencing the emergence of identity crisis from the perspective of Nahj al-Balaghah. This research employs a descriptive qualitative method based on documentary-library studies and adopts a historical sociological approach. In this regard, since Amīr al-Muʾminīn (ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, peace be upon him) consistently reproaches the people of his society in his sermons for their bewilderment, misguidance, confusion, and perplexity, this study investigates the causes of the identity crisis among the people of Kūfa during his era, with an emphasis on Nahj al-Balaghah. Social factors such as the presence of an unsuitable leader in society, the silence of elites and intellectuals, pseudo-scholars, the collapse of social cohesion, along with individual factors like the dominance of carnal desires (nafsānī essence), prejudice, and irrational understanding, can be identified as causes of the identity crisis based on Nahj al-Balaghah. In other words, in contemporary society, elements such as leadership, elites, and scholars play a significant role in shaping people's identities.

Art is a fundamental component of the culture of a society, and its motifs can serve as a reflection of the society’s cultural, social, political, and economic status. In this investigation, the text of Mohammad Yaghoubi’s drama “Drought and Lie” from the 2000s serves as the data for analysis. The purpose of this research is to study the concept of gender in the aforementioned text in order to identify the manner in which this concept is generated or perpetuated within the context of the social conditions of Iran in the 2000s. Ruth Wodak’s discourse-historical approach has been selected in the research methodology section. The research results indicate that the drama “Drought and Lie” presents the definition of gender and gender roles in a state that is between the traditional official dominant discourse and the modern discourse (as the rival discourse), which was established in the 2000s, by employing the historical-social horizons of the era and utilizing Wodak’s fivefold strategies to analyze the linguistic aspects of words, phrases, and key contents of the text. The final conclusion posits that the author of the drama “Drought and Lie” has effectively conveyed the position of Iran's transitional society toward modernity in the 2000s, as well as the repercussions of cultural changes in the private sphere of family and marital relations.

This ethnographic study using semi-structured interview and non-participatory observation and with the help of combined targeted sampling (acute cases and snowball) with 15 women abandoned in the cultural context of one of the suburbs of Isfahan city with a methodological framework inspired by Gerard's theory It is Genet. The findings show that these women used the negative acceleration technique in creating their life stories. Paying attention to the element of time in the narration of these women's lives made us understand the cultural reasons and the role of culture in the passage of time of these women in the narration of their lives. The reason for this is that these women were from the Bakhtiari ethnic group, and in the past history of the Bakhtiari people, the respect, attention, authority and high status of the ancestors and elders of the people, commitment and adherence to traditions and ethnic and cultural values are clearly alive and lasting. and people always build a bridge to their past and remember it. Finally, it can be said that time is a cultural thing that is constructed in the narrative of these women's lives in a new way and according to the cultural context

Migrations have had political, social, economic, and cultural effects, either intentionally or unintentionally. As the effectiveness of the migration phenomenon, especially in the cultural aspect, is one of the important and significant issues. As an important waterway, the Persian Gulf has been a meeting place of various cultures not only politically and economically, but also culturally. One of these cases is the generally unwanted migration of people of African descent, especially from the eastern parts of this continent, to the shores and rear shores of the Persian Gulf centuries ago and especially in the last two centuries. In addition to being influenced by the residents of these areas, this group has also had a deep impact on the culture of these areas. One of the most important of these effects is the formation and spread of a phenomenon called zar, which is considered one of the subcultures in these areas. In the term, zar is a kind of confusion and distress of people, which they considered to be the result of the actions of evil spirits. The formation and wide spread of the Zar phenomenon has many reasons. The basic question of this research is that what are the causes of the spread and continuation of the zar phenomenon in the shores and backshores of the Persian Gulf? It seems that the lack of a safe haven and the lack of logical reasoning to solve the problems of the residents of the shores and backshores of the Persian Gulf on the one hand and living with many problems in the southern regions of Iran, the many trips of sailors from these areas to the African coasts and the settlement of African descendants on the coasts On the other hand, the Persian Gulf has caused the spread and development of a phenomenon called Zar. Also, this phenomenon has had harmony and similarity with some cultural structures of these areas. This research has been done by relying on library sources and field observations and with descriptive analytical method.

This article aims to examine whether, in the process of the mediatization of religion, the media plays a leading and determining role, transforming religion according to its own nature, or vice versa.

This qualitative study is conducted through library research. To this end, it will explore and compare two significant theories in media studies: technological determinism and social-religious determinism, paving the way for conclusions.

This research defends the claim that a deterministic argument regarding the relationship between religion and media is valid, asserting that it is the media that has a determining role. Finally, we will examine existing alternatives to the theory of the mediatization of religion.

A new analysis of Yervard's theory indicates that contrary to popular belief, determinism still functions and plays an important role in the relationship between media and religion.

Various fields such as political, international relations, economic, social, and cultural all have a connection to the subject of defense and security. Threats from the cultural sphere make the country's national security vulnerable. The purpose of this study is to explain cultural security as a basis for dealing with the new military threats to Iran's future. The current research employs a qualitative methodology, approaching the fundamental goal from an analytical-descriptive perspective. The work process employs a hybrid methodology. The research approach is prospective research. The study examined and analyzed 17 qualitative articles in the field of "cultural influence," identifying its indicators in three sections: "form of cultural influence," "method of cultural influence," and "type of cultural influence," followed by solutions to address this influence. Obtained.Iran's rich culture guarantees its long-term peace and stability. Iranian culture has indicators such as: the name of the land of Iran carries with it the patriotism of Iranians, Iranian history and civilization, poetry and music, national rituals and ceremonies, myths, national pride, religion, science, and knowledge, which are aspects of Iranian culture in the countries of the cultural commonwealth, and at the level of the world, which is comprehensible and universally understood and has the capability of regional, trans-regional, and global discourse.

Discovering the various reasons for the young girls' tendency towards fashion choices, and giving direction to the way of choosing suitable clothing for society, is one of the concerns of the country today. This issue becomes more important in smaller cities due to the greater authority of tradition, religion and local culture factors, compared to big cities. The purpose of this research is to determine the factors affecting fashion trends among girls.

This applied research is descriptive-survey in terms of method. The statistical population of the research was girls aged 15 to 20 years old in Shahrekord city, from whom 384 people were selected as a sample using Cochran's sample size formula for an unlimited population. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire; the content and form validity of which was confirmed by experts. Structural equation model and partial least squares approach were used to investigate the research hypotheses.

Appearance characteristics and clothing form, with a coefficient of 0.3, has been the most influential factor. This means that because of all the changes in the society, in the end, it is the form, color, style, sewing and cutting that is considered the most important factor in determining the surface coverage. The cultural conditions governing the society with a path coefficient of 0.275 is the second influencing factor on the choice of fashion by girls. The third influential factor, with a path coefficient of 0.217, was the individual's personality traits. religious beliefs with a path coefficient of 0.186, the fourth influential factor; And the social class with 0.139 path coefficient was the last factor in the choice of help by young urban girls.

The results showed that all the investigated factors in order to their effectiveness had an effect on girls' tendency towards fashion.

culture of learning tools; The symbol has special meanings and concepts that make people think in the context of that learner; how to organize your thoughts; They unconsciously ignore some aspects of things during the process of thinking and in other words see them. Learning culture can be different aspects such as student learning; employee learning; faculty members; researchers and administrative staff; The organizational learning of the university should be focused

The research approach was qualitative and meta-composite technique. The statistical community included studies in the form of articles from 1396 to 1401 and 2016 to 2022 in the field of effective components of learning culture, which were searched with the keywords determined in reliable scientific databases. and it was gathered that a total of 169 studies were reviewed after several stages of review and screening, finally, 30 articles were selected and the data were analyzed by coding and content analysis.

research findings in open coding, 227 components of learning culture were extracted, which were divided into three categories including individual learning culture, collective learning culture, and international (global) learning culture in axial coding, and finally, the results of the selective coding stage The obtained components were classified in the form of causal, contextual, strategic, intervention and consequences

The purpose of this research is to represent the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom in the memoirs of martyrs defending the shrine. This research is applied in terms of objective and qualitative content analysis method with inductive approach was used. The research community includes seven books of memoirs of the martyrs who defended the shrine, which were selected by purposeful sampling. The results indicate that the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom in the mentioned books were classified in the form of three main categories including forgiveness and sacrifice, hereafterism and guardianship. Martyrdom, self-sacrifice, courage and resistance in the front of truth and service to the people are among the characteristics of these precious martyrs. It was Iranian who became the symbol of Islamic resistance. By internalizing the meaning of resistance and standing in the mentality of Iran and Iranians, they manifested the spirit of resistance in the society. Another main topic of the discussion of hereafterism in this context has been the attention of the martyrs to the fulfillment of religious duties and mustahabbs, establishing the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil, as well as strong family orientation. The third category is also the issue of guardianship. The mentioned martyrs believed that the administration of guardianship in the Age of Absence is the responsibility of the legal guardian, who has the authority and authority in the Islamic government, and in this regard, they sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Ahl al-Bayt and the defense of the Haram.