نشریه مطالعات جامعه شناسی
سال پنجم شماره 3 (پیاپی 16، پاییز 1391)

The purpose of this research is the study of cultural intelligence and factors related to it (using the media, religious identity and social capital) among the students of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz. Azad University of Tabriz is the statistical community of the study and the sample size is 375 using Morgan Table. The methodology of the study is survey. To collect the data cultural intelligence questionnaire and a research-made questionnaire on the use of the media, religious identity and social capital were used. Cultural intelligence as the criterion variable has metacognitive, cognitive, motivational and behavioral dimensions and predictor variable includes the use of media, religious identity and social capital. For analyzing the data Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regressions were used in SPSS software. Reliability obtained by Cronbach alpha in this study. The results show that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between the use of media and all dimensions of cultural intelligence except the cognitive dimension. There is a positive relationship between religious identity and four dimensions of cultural intelligence. Also, there is a negative and inverse relationship between social capital and metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral dimensions but there is a positive relationship between social capital and cognitive dimension of cultural intelligence.

In this study citizens’ satisfaction with the municipal performance and social and economic factors related to it have been identified. The research method is combined (survey and documentation and ...) and a questionnaire was used to collect data among the head of 381 household that were selected by cluster sampling (consistent with the selected volume). The results indicate that the rate of citizens’ satisfaction with the performance of the municipal is in lower level and below it. Citizens’ satisfaction was effected by factors such as social consent, social trust, social participation, economic and social base and expectations. The data were analyzed using both inferential and descriptive statistics. In descriptive part frequency tables and figures relating to the variables were measured. In inferential part the relationship between variables were examined using Pearson correlation, t-test, and analysis of variance. Meanwhile the variables of social trust and social consent have the highest and lowest share in explaining the dependent variable.

Regarding the increasing proliferation of virtual social networks many supporting and opposing views and ideas are presented regarding the nature of these networks, their applications and functions and the reason why Iranian users become members of these networks. Also, each view imagines functions and capabilities for these environments and their users. Accordingly, the objective of the present study is to study the most important media needs of Iranian young users in using virtual social networks by utilizing Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT). Therefore, 460 participants were selected among the users that are members of social networks in Tabriz employing availability and voluntary sampling method. The findings of the research indicate that there is a significant correlation between emotional (entertaining and recreation), cognitive (obtaining news and information), and social needs and tendency to use virtual social networks. In addition, there is a difference in users’ media needs which are: emotional, cognitive, social and political needs.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of teaching in native language on improving students’ educational motivation. The research was conducted by implementing documentary procedures as well as field studies. Eighty persons (divided into four groups، namely، students and their parents، as well as teachers and scholars in three fields: educational sociology، linguistics، and literature) were interviewed. The gathered data was obtained through analysis of documentary procedures and field studies. The results indicate that all four hypotheses، the effect of teaching in mother tongue on creating motivation، self confidence، facilitating the process of learning، and eliminating self-alienation in children was confirmed. The article concludes by offering strategic and practical approaches towards teaching children in their own native language at schools.

This paper has reread the Salah’s story using descriptive and analytical-hermeneutical approaches and the nature in ecological/ sociological reading is regarded as Naqhatollah. The result is that the natural structure has a share of  life resources (water,…) ( especially  today against insanity of production and consumption  of modernism-humanism ) which need attention, care  and nursing that the author called it integrated management and nursing. This management and nursing of nature (Naqhatollah) and integrated production and consumption culture are among inferential doctrines and massages of the story.

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between social health and organizational citizenship behavior of Islamic Azad university staff, District 13. Research hypotheses include 1.Social health and its components namely: social prosperity, social participation, social cohesion, social solidarity and social acceptance and 2. Organizational citizenship behavior and its components that are: conscientiousness, altruism, civic virtue, generosity and reverence. The research population consists of all staff of academic units of Islamic Azad University in district 13. To analyze the data collected by questionnaire, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used.  In inferential part in order to test the research hypotheses, correlation analysis is used to examine the relationship between variables; regression is used to predict the dependent variable and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is used to compare the difference of staff in various academic units. The results show that there is a meaningful relationship between social health and organizational citizenship behavior (and its dimensions) of Islamic Azad University staff in district 13.

Contemporary sociological orientation is toward appreciating the importance of consumption and lifestyle activities in shaping personal and collective identity. Using field survey techniques and a questioner this study answers this question that, what is the relationship between religiosity and various aspects of life from the viewpoints of young adults in Isfahan. The population of the study is Isfahan city that 372 young people aged 18 to 29 years selected as the sample size. In order to answer the main research question, religiosity in ceremonial, consequenting and ideological aspects, age, marital status, and education were analyzed as independent variables and also lifestyle is examined as the dependent variable. The results show that there is a relationship between these variables: religiosity and lifestyle (consumption norms dimension); religiosity and lifestyle (interpersonal relations dimension); between religiosity and the whole lifestyle. Also, life style of respondents varies depending on their education and marital status. But there aren’t significant relationships between religiosity and lifestyle management and between age and lifestyle.

One of the most important objectives of governments is the improvement of development dimensions. In this way the role of human development can be very important. The most important factor in human development is individuals in that society, because they are both the aim and mean of development. This has led to special attention that the world and international organizations take into consideration and identify factors affecting human development. This paper seeks to identify the impact of poverty as a problem of societies on the human development indices. In modern economy, poverty reduction policies can influence the components of education, health, and.... In this paper, in addition to poverty index, the impact of intellectual capital index, per capita income, public educational and health costs on the human development Index are studied. 9 selected developing countries, including Iran, have been analyzed over the period 2001-2010. In order to estimate the parameters of the specified model, panel cointegration techniques with the method of dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) has been employed. The empirical results show the negative impact of poverty on human development index, but the index of intellectual capital, per capita income, public spending on education and health  have the positive effects on the human development index.