نشریه مطالعات جامعه شناسی
سال دهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 35، تابستان 1396)

The overall objective of this research is to determine social and family factors associated with the prisoners’ returning to prison. The population of this study is all prisoners who commit crimes more than one time and have been introduced to Tabriz prison. Their number is 160 people and the sample size of 120 people is determined based on Morgan table. Research samples were selected using simple random sampling. In this study, cross-sectional survey research method used and the data collection method is based on a survey research methods. A questionnaire used to collect data. In this study, there is a relationship between the community acceptance and returning to prison and also, there is a relationship between the family acceptance and returning to prison. In addition, there is a relationship between the job skills and returning to prison and finally, there is a relationship between the labeling and returning to prison. The results show that if the released prisoners are under the protection and care of families and are accepted by the society without any label and also with appropriate job skills, the possibility of returning to prison will be reduced.

The goal of this paper is to survey globalization and diplomacy and also analyzing the impact governments have been received from globalization phenomena in diplomacy and foreign affairs areas. Therefore, the question that can be raised is: What is the influence of globalization on foreign policy and diplomacy of countries? The hypothesis of the study is that, globalization by discrediting the place and time and also the extension of communication technologies are caused the countries to use soft power in foreign affairs that is manifested in their cultural diplomacy. The research method is descriptive-analytical and consists the period of post-cold war.

Studying the role of mass media, economic capital and social capital in orientation to health tourism is among the most important goals of the present research. In this research, 400 family heads from 10 districts of Tabriz municipality were selected as the sample size using clustered sampling method, being studied with the aid of questioner research tool. 31% of statistical population of the study involves women and 69% of it involves men. Findings of the study indicated that, 53.3% of the respondents introduced mass media as one of the most important advertisement tools for orientation to health tourism. Results of the study indicated that, there is a significant relationship between the two variables of satisfaction from mass media and orientation to health tourism. There is also a direct and significant relationship between the two variables of economic capital and orientation to health tourism among family heads of Tabriz city. Also, there is a direct and significant relationship between the two variables of social capital and orientation to health tourism among family heads of Tabriz city. Moreover, regression analyses results indicated that, independent variables of economic capital, use of mass media and satisfaction from mass media had the most effect on the dependent variable of orientation to health tourism. Meanwhile, independent variable of satisfaction from mass media with 20% had the most shares in explaining health tourism and after that independent variable of level of use of mass media explained 19% of dependent variable of health tourism.

The present paper was conducted with the aim of the studying the interactive role of accountability and perceived control on performance of Municipality employees in Tabriz. Statistical Society is all employees of the municipality of the city of Tabriz who were2488 employees. The sample of 383 was selected by Morgan table. The research method was descriptive-correlative. Data were gathered through standard questionnaires of; Hochwarter et al (2003) Accountability questionnaire, Tetrick & LA Rocco’s (1987) perceived control questionnaire, and Paterson (1990) Job Performance questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated using Cronbach alpha. Regression moderator and correlation were utilized to analyze the data. The results showed that, there is a significant and positive relationship between accountability and job performance (r=0/15, p<0/01). However, there is a significant and positive relationship between perceived control and job performance (r=0/29, p<0/01). Also it was conclude that, accountability and perceived control was not interactive role in predicting job performance.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between cultural capital and political participation of Tabriz Islamic Azad university students in 1393. The study population is 18,540 people and Cochran formula is used for determining the sample size that is 376 people. The research method is survey and data were collected through a questionnaire. To assess the reliability of the measuring instrument, Cronbach's alpha was used. Statistical methods include Pearson correlation, t-test and F test. The results show that, there is a  meaningful relationship between cultural capital and the following variables : political participation (with significance level of 0/001), political awareness (with significance level of 0/001), rate of participation in political gatherings (with significance level of 0/001), the reference group (friends) being political (with significance level of 0/003), the rate of participation in elections (with significance level of 0/001) and level of membership in associations and political parties (with significance level of 0/001). But there is not a significant relationship between cultural capital and taking political positions (with significance level of 0.28). In addition there isn’t a significant relationship between age and gender and students’ political participation. Also, there is a significant difference between students’ political participation and marital status (with significance level of 0/009). The political participation of Tabriz Azad University students with a significance level of (0.001) is higher than average, and their cultural capital with the level of significance of (0.187), is moderate.

The aim of this research is to study the relationship between social responsibility with perceived value and customer satisfaction of the sports clubs in Hashtrood city. The research is applied, its method is descriptive-correlational and its population is all sports clubs customers in Hashtrood city. (N =450). A sample of 300 individuals was selected through Random sampling. The measuring tool is Carol’s social responsibility questionnaire (1991), Sweeny’s perceived value questionnaire (2008) and Moghimi & Ramazan customer satisfaction questionnaire (1390). The validity of questionnaires was approved by five professors and specialists in the field of sport management. The reliability of questionnaires is achieved by Cronbach alpha coefficient and their α coefficient for social responsibility questionnaire is (α= 0/88), for perceived value questionnaire is (α=0/93) and for customer satisfaction questionnaire is (α=0/89) respectively. To analyze the data, SPSS software16 was used to perform descriptive statistics. In inferential statistics, in order to check normal distribution of data Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used. After confirmation of abnormal research data, nonparametric statistical method of Spearman correlation test was used to determine the relationship between social responsibility with perceived value and customer satisfaction the of sports clubs. The results showed that, there is a significant relationship (Sig <0/05) between social responsibility (and its elements of Economical, Legal, Moral, Humanistic) with perceived value and customer satisfaction of sports clubs in Hashtrood city.

Cemeteries are places that can describe customs, traditions and culture of societies by kind of mourning in the funeral, the method of encountering to the death phenomenon and inscriptions of the graves. The emergence of mourning customs, music, sounds of mourning, shapes and ceremonies content and also study on inscriptions and figures on the graves can show kind of attitude and outstanding values of communities. Tombstones are collection of visual and written symptoms. These symptoms can be considered as messages for posterity by looking at public culture. Significant changes in the form and method of landscaping of graves, arrangement of tombstones and statues and inscriptions, pictures and epitaphs express scenes of public culture and community values and even forgotten people which can be widely changed over time that in this research will be considered. Our study location is Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran and selection of tombstones which belong to the past two decades. By taking pictures of intended parts, we paid to classification of the graves in written, figurative signs, date of birth and death and other signs carved on rocks and after encoding we reached to final analysis. According to results, by looking at featured traditional values, monuments of the first decade of study (1995-2004) have been made socially and value-oriented by survivors. Whereas monuments of the second decade (2005-2015) have different values and luxury orientations have been highlighted by more individualistic looking in it.

The present study is conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between the usage of what's App and Telegram social networks and life style of social science students in science and research branch. Research method is practical and of survey-descriptive kind. Research population includes all the social science students in Tehran Islamic Azad University of Research and Science branch who are 960 students. Using general formula of Cochran 274 students were chosen as sample through simple random sampling method. Measuring tools are standard questionnaire of life style (LSQ) with 70 questions and a researcher-made questionnaire of social networks whit 20 questions which are prepared based on Likert scale. Questionnaires’ content validity is approved by experts and instructors, and their reliability is achieved by Chronbach's alpha coefficient 0.87 and 0.81 respectively. The results showed that, there is a significant reverse relationship between usage of What's App and Telegram social networks and life style. In other words, with the increase of usage of What's App and Telegram social networks the quality of all aspects of social science students' life style in Tehran Islamic Azad University Research and Science branch decrease