فصلنامه مطالعات فرهنگی اجتماعی خراسان
سال دهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 38، زمستان 1394)

The goal of the present study is prioritization of the role and function of academic education in Gonabad¡ based on a combination of cause- consequence Analysis and Parsons’ AGIL. It is a survey research¡ and for data collection¡ a questionnaire was designed by using Osgood’s Scale. The respondents were asked to rate higher education functions based on the stimulus “university graduate.” The questionnaire was completed by 471 young participants from the city of Gonabad¡ Iran. The results show that the higher education functions were rated as “average” and that all the respondents gave priority to social (better social status)¡ cultural (knowledge¡ creativity and open mindedness) and economic (future work opportunities¡ adequate income and social efficiency) functions.

Adab Nameh and The Prince can be considered as two literary works in which some advices are given to the king by philosophers away from the scope of power. The first one is written by a literary figure¡ Nizari Ghuhistani¡ excluded from the court of Kartids during Mongolian Era in Iran and the second by an Italian philosopher¡ Machiavelli who faced the wrath of the Byzantine political system. It is important to note that although these books were written in different times and climates¡ political isolation¡ annoyance with those in power and ambition to return to the power were of major concerns to their writers¡ causing them to adopt a similar attitude towards the field of politics. This article is an attempt to analyze attitudes to the concept of politics in Adab Nameh and The Prince based on Skinner’s Hermeneutic method and with an emphasis on the impact of socio-political background on the emergence of the text.

Cultural capital is the individual’s power of identification and his/her ability to use cultural goods and includes the individuals’ sustained tendencies developed based on three subjective¡ objective and institutionalized dimensions and during the process of socialization. The aim of the present study is to assess the extent to which the students of Payam Noor and Islamic Azad Universities benefit from cultural capital and its components. More specifically¡ the paper intends to sociologically analyze the effects of leisure time¡ use of cell phones¡ consumerism¡ fashion involvement¡ body type¡ and music on the cultural capital among these students. The theoretical framework is a hybrid approach derived from Bourdieu¡ Bennett and Veblen. The sample of the study is comprised of 322 female students of Payam Noor and Azad Universities of Qaen who have been selected by stratified cluster sampling. The method of data collection is a self-designed questionnaire. The questions were checked for their reliability¡ and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.75%. SPSS 22 and inferential (factor analysis¡ regression and route analysis) and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that there is a relationship between independent variables (leisure time¡ use of cell phone¡ consumerism¡ fashion involvement¡ body type¡ and music) and the dependent variable (the cultural capital). The findings of the study indicate that the students highly benefited from cultural capital (51.24). Based on the stepwise regression¡ the most important factor influencing the students’ cultural capital was the use of cell phones with 0.309 Beta coefficient. The cultural capital predictor equation can explain 75.6 % of the variance of the dependent variable.

History of dedication and trustee appointment for endowments and managing holy places and sacred shrines in Iran goes back to pre-Safavid times. To protect and take care of the endowed properties¡ there is a need for administrators and trustees to superintend such affairs. The duties of a trustee include¡ dealing with property expenses and the proper use based on the will and intentions of the founders and the sustainability of the case of endowment. Seydolhosein Tomb in Arabkhaneh is one of the Shrines to which the Khozeimeh Alam Family (one of the influential families in Qayen area) has dedicated properties. This family has¡ then¡ handed over the trusteeship of these properties to Hardengi Family. The present paper examines the correspondences related to the records of the Hardengi Family and the services they offered to these endowments. The findings reveal people’s beliefs¡ information about the tomb’s repair¡ maintenance expenses and the local authorities’ interest and attention to Mazar Dehek and issues revolving around its trusteeship.

Since the beginning of time¡ man has been affected by climate. The first humans built shelters and lived in caves to protect themselves from the weather elements. With the help of new climate technology¡ many developing countries¡ including Iran¡ have made use of climate responsive architecture to keep humans comfortable.
Architecture and climate are two human-made and natural systems that closely affect each other¡ in such a way that examination of the impact of climactic elements and their feedbacks on architecture is unavoidable. In general¡ factors such as sunshine and the resulting temperature¡ humidity and the level of precipitation and different winds interfere in climactic issues and put an impact on humans’ living environments. These elements can cause architectural limitations as well.
In this paper¡ the climate of Mashhad has been analyzed by means of climate diagrams and methods. To do so¡ the statistics of the Meteorological Organization in a period of 30 years (from 1984 to 2014) have been studied. Based on the results¡ Mashhad’s climate is cold and arid. The paper draws on thermal comfort indices such as¡ Mahoney¡ Olgyay¡ etc. to study Mashhad’s climatic conditions and consequently investigates proper solutions to achieve a higher compatibility of the climate and architecture and sustainable development in Mashhad. The results will contribute to the design¡ the buildings’ type of placement¡ selection of the type of building materials and architectural elements in constructing new buildings in this city.

Under the influence of urbanization¡ various socio-cultural factors transform people’s lifestyles. Lifestyle represents itself in leisure activities¡ clothing¡ nutrition¡ body management¡ architecture and interior design. This study aims to examine the impact of socio-cultural and economic factors on the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the villages converted to cities (Khaf and Rshtkhvar Counties) in Khorasan Razavi Province. Theories of Ibn Khaldun¡ Weber¡ Veblen¡ Simmel¡ Bourdieu¡ Giddens and Cheney provide the theoretical framework of the paper¡ and the method of data collection is a questionnaire created by the researchers. The results show that there is a significant relationship between social and cultural factors and the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the above mentioned areas. Beta factor assessment reveals that social factors with a beta of 0.266 have the greatest effect on the lifestyle of the villages converted to cities and cultural factors with a beta of 0.193 are the next in importance. Overall¡ most changes in lifestyle in Nashtifan and Salami are caused by cultural factors¡ while in Jangal¡ these changes are due to social factors.