نشریه مطالعات جامعه شناسی
سال نهم شماره 3 (پیاپی 32، پاییز 1395)

This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of SF-36 within aged population of Ahwaz city in the southwest of Iran in 2016. The method of the study is descriptive. The samples size is 763 older adults from the 8 municipal zones of Ahwaz city. The internal validity and homogeneity of variances were confirmed and using factor analysis the internal contingency of factors verified. The results show that, there is significant relation between general health and quality of life and it was affected respectively by frailty, mental health, and social activity. The general health was the main factor which enhances and predicts the quality of life of elders. It means that the healthy older adults have the better quality in their everyday life.

The present study aims to evaluate the identity status and social capital among the students of Tabriz Azad University. The study is a survey method and the data collection tool is standard questionnaires. The population included 5146 students of Tabriz Azad University among whom 335 students were selected based on Morgan Table (234 females, 112 males).Also, the sampling method of the study is stratified random sampling method. The findings indicate that, the students of this university have high levels of social capital. Easily verifiable identity emerged as the dominated identity of the students of Tabriz Azad University. The results show no significant difference in social capital levels of the owners'of identity status. The variables of gender and marital status played a decisive role in shaping the students' social capital level. In other words, being married leads to greater sense of responsibility towards children and spouse. So the gender and marital status play a decisive role in one's social capital level. But no significant difference was found in the type of identity status. Howeverthe results indicated significant difference among the students of different faculties in social capital level as well as identity status.

In the presentage, modern information and communication technologies which have resulted in fading spatial and temporal borders, have caused the expansion of personal values among cultures which have the possibility of presenting more of these values in the world. Virtual social networks such as Facebook are among the most important instruments of promoting such cultural values in societies. In the present study the effect of Facebook Social Network on the fashionism of girls and women of the city of Tabriz is studied. The study was conducted using a survey research with the instrument of a researcher-made questionnaire distributed among 15 to45yearold women in Tabriz in 2014 with relying on the Structuration Theory of Giddens, Cultivation Theory, and Satisfaction Theory. The sampling method was the stratified sampling. Findings of the present study indicates that, there is a significant and positive correlation between the duration of membership of users in Facebook, the degree of using Facebook, purposive use of Facebook, the degree of participation and activity of users in Facebook and fashionism, and also, this social network plays a significant role in the tendency to fashionism among women and girls.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between young generation’s media consumption and their attitudes to the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom. The sample of the study is obtained through multi-stage cluster sampling method. The sample size was determined 366 people in accordancewith Cochran formula. The results showed that, there is a significant relationship between the use of media and the students’ positive attitudes towards the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom. It means that, the greater the amount of media consumption the less students’ positive attitude to the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom will be.

This study examines the relationship between social and cultural capital and social vitality. The study population is12-18 years old children and adolescents (total 890) under the custody of welfare centers (90) and children under the custody of relatives (800) in Tabriz city. 333 people using the Cochran formula and stratified random sampling method was selected as a sample of the study. According to the concept of doing social vitality and its relation to social and cultural capital eight hypotheses proposed to be tested. To test the hypothesis, Pearson correlation, T test and linear regression were used.Results show that, there is a significant relationship between cultural and social capital and social vitality of children and adolescents under the custody of welfare centers and relatives. There was no significant relationship between age and social capital of both groups. Also, there was no difference in the amount of social capital based on gender among children under the custody of relatives; however, there is a significant difference among children under the custody of welfare centers in such a way that among boys are more than girls. There was not significant relationship between age and social vitality among children of relatives, but there is an inverse correlation among children of welfare centers. Also, there was a significant relationship between age and cultural capital among children in both groups.  Finally, the reported average of social vitality of children under the custody of relatives is 39.18% and lower than the average, and social vitality of children under the custody of the Welfare centers is 24.39% average and at a low level. In other words, social vitality among children under the custody of relatives (with 15 percent difference) is higher than that of the children under the custody of Welfare centers.

This study has been conducted to identify the professional components of teaching of social sciences in high school level in Tasuj, Shabestar and Sufi an. The statistical population of this research includes 45 teachers of social science in first and second grades in Tasuj, Shabestar and sufian. Due to the limitation of statistical population (about 40 people) 40 teachers of social science in the first and second grades have been selected as a sample. The sampling method of this research is random. The tools used in the research are questionnaires that made by researchers that their validity was verified by professional social and educational scientists and their reliability was proved by Cronbach alpha about 84%. The way of statistical analysis is the CFA. The result of research show that, the components of combination, value of orientation, involvement, meaningfulness and challengeable are respectively important and basic components in social science teaching. The results of the research can be used by teachers in social science teaching in high school level.

This study aims to investigate the role of political culture on the formation and development of Takfiri and Salafi currents in the Middle East as the case study of Iraq and Syria. Variables in this study include: the traditional political culture and formation and developments of Takfiri and Salafi currents. The explanation of the role of political culture on the formation of Takfiri and Salafi currents in Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria communities; the explanation of the components of the political culture in Middle East; the explanation of the social structure of Iraq and Syria; and an explanation of the emergence of ISIL social origin are among the purposes of the study. Theoretical framework based on research study of the concepts such as political culture, political culture in the Middle East and the ideas of Takfiri and Salafi.  The timing of the research related to the period after the occupation of Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 up to now, and social and political developments in Syria, after the death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000 and the coming to power of Bashar al-Assad.

The first   goal of fashion designers in all countries is earning more and creating a consumerist society. If some European and American politicians support this policy, that is because they can control the thoughts and restrict the foresight of young people, amuse them with subsidiary matters of life and make them busy to pay no attention to social and political events. This research is accomplished by quantity method and the data are gathered by distributing a researcher- made questionnaire (with 84/0 validity) among the visitors to cultural complex ofRoudaki foundation who are 18-35 years old and the sample population was 210 people. The   findings show that, the statistical society is influenced by advertising and available modes in social network for selection and prioritizing of their self -appearance and life. This research   contains one main hypothesis and six subsidiary ones. There is a relationship between elements of membership in Facebook (the last type of clothing, hair model, face make up, body shape, type of entertainment, activities of free time, and type of food) and fashionism. Also, there is a meaningful relationship between the components of conscious behavior and job performance with fashionism in young people, and on the contrary there isn’t a meaningful relationship between some components like gender, marital status, field of study and literacy with fashionism.