Iranian International Journal Of Social Sciences
Volume:3 Issue: 4, Autumn 2013

The main objective of this paper is to argue how the mobile phones have transformed the Iranian lifestyle and how the arrival of mobiles has been a catalyst for revolting behavior, and has launched a new consumer behavior and has changed our relationships. The paper explains how the people's behavior has developed a whole new social code in Iran. It is argued that the social value of being able to make a phone call at any time will also be extremely large. The paper discusses the contradiction of individualist behavior and using mobile phones more publicly, that is to say, it used to be that you had to make an effort to overhear other people's conversations. The paper investigates several questions relating to changing lifestyles such as whether men spend more time on the phone than women in Iran after the arrival of Mobile phones, whether mobile phones are just the preserve of a certain age group, whether class and wealth play a major part in mobile phone ownership, and whether the expansion of the mobile culture will be influenced with the removal of phone boxes. The paper points out that the Mobile expands the space for individualism by asserting itself against old hierarchies: people allow having more than a private mobile phone; nobody controls all forms of long-distance communication, and the phone is not the property of state organizations. In the age of mobile phones, it is the individuals, and not the society that play the major role.

This descriptive-survey study aims to identify the problems of publishing scientific journals in state universities and Islamic Azad Universities. Statistical population includes all academic journals the data of which is registered in www.Magiran.com. Required information were collected using a questionnaire. Results of this research indicate that the problems of publishing scientific journals in both state universities and Islamic Azad Universities are not significantly different and barriers of regular publication of these journals include factors and variables such as arbitration-related issues, shortage of scientific manpower, lack of correspondence between arbitrators' remuneration and their efforts, and other issues affecting the undesirability of status quo of publishing scientific journal.

Mathematics curriculum in schools is always a key position and is considered as an essential knowledge. So it is taught in the first years of school curriculum. This knowledge has focused on calculating the initial period. So this part of mathematics play an important role in Lives of all people so this knowledge is essential for learning today. In the early years of primary school children, through the making and working with objects and tangible things, learn different concepts. Play is one of the most effective and best ways to teach children. Education using play has several advantages. Since students like play and involve in their play and since play appear as simple complex situations of life and concepts of educational problems and as a result, they easily learn the concepts. This research has studied the educational games effects on learning of math concepts on primary school girls of Shahr-e-Ray. Research goal determine effect educational plays to learn on the concepts of the curriculum of first-grade math students The study population consisted of all female first-grade students in the school year of 2012- 2013 who lives in Shahr-e-Ray.50 first grade student was chosen with Cochran formula, and divided into two 25 group(experimental and Control) randomly. The data collected with 30 question questionnaire made by researcher that divided in two areas of training numbers (knowing number) and comparing the number ( less, more or equal). Educational games (6 games) were performed during 10 sessions. This study was semi-experimental pretest and posttest with control group and follow up steps. For data analysis descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used. The result of this study showed that educational games has influenced on learning of math concepts in knowing and comparing numbers. We found that educational play have effect on learning math curriculum concepts (knowing and comparing numbers).

Ethno-musicology is an academic field encompassing various approaches to the study of music that emphasize its cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dimensions or contexts instead of its isolated ‘sound’ component or any particular repertoire. The term ‘Ethno-musicology’ became common in1950, although the emergence of the field can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. Anthropological study of folk music of Gilan province, in Iran with regards to its richness and long history is the subject of this paper. Folk music of Gilan is a part of folklore since it represents the type of thoughts, feelings and behavior of Gilanian People. Nowadays, some Gilani music is on the verge of ‘getting forgotten’ The problem is not only the loss of a kind of music but it is feared that this change will cause another change in thinking and behavior, Therefore, the task is to identify, document and analyze Gilani folk music. In this paper, Informal interview and participant observations comprise the methods of data collection. Functional theory has been used for analysis.

This article aims at identifying the factors involved in affecting the travel demand to Iran. The hypothesis of the research specifies the variable of “domestic social unrest and insecurity” as the most significant obstacle that stands against an expansion of the demand for travel to Iran. To test the above hypothesis, first several demand models that have been proposed to study demand for tourism in different countries, are briefly reviewed, and then in a macro model the function of demand for travel to Iran is estimated using econometrics methods. The substantial finding is that, at the present time, the low demand for travel to Iran is not due to insufficient infrastructures and facilities, in regard to accommodations and transportation, but it is the element of “insecurity” that is the most significant hindrance to the demand growth for travel to Iran. Hence, to increase the travel demand to Iran and eliminate the present impediments, alongside economic solutions, it is necessary to elevate the security related obstacles.

This article aims to study factors affecting mental health of young people in Ahvaz City. These Factors are social adjustment, social intimacy and social support. This study is a survey and Questionnaire is used for data collection. Population was young people aged over 18 years old Living in Ahvaz city located in Iran and the method of sampling is multistage random sampling.in this research, using Cochran's formula, for The population of this study, with a error level of 5% and 95% confidence level, a sample size of 384 was calculated. To compensate for unusable and incomplete questionnaires, 400 questionnaires were distributed and 371 questionnaires were delivered. Inferential statistics results showed that the relationship between mental health and social adjustment was significant (Sig. =0.000, R=0.781). Also, between social support variable and mental health there was a significant relationship (Sig. =0.043, R=0.613) While a significant relationship was not found between mental health and social intimacy (Sig. =0.059, R=-0.00134). In continue, stepwise regression analysis was carried out by entering 2 variables in the equation, as a result, a total of 61.9% of the mental health level was explained.

During last century and in a period of time called modern history of middle east, we have seen different changes in life of urban communities as whole, and urban and rural of the mentioned region in particular. The range and power of such changes has been in such a level that we can cl aim it has changed the “life world” of people noticeably. Among all parts of the region our field study (Iran’s Kurdistan) faces in one way with a weak efforts of first generation for keeping of traditional values, for example; in the fields of religion, family and socio cultural issues, and on the other side, faces with double efforts of new generation who has adapted himself more with modern elements and values like; new education, mass media, secular values and urban life values with orientation toward consuming and welfare. However, it must be mentioned that all human societies among them Kurdistan involves dynamic and consistent process of “de-traditionalisation and traditionalisation”. Data of this research considering socio cultural peculiarities of studied subjects by using qualitative methods and grounded theory and applying techniques like; deep interviews, oral history and field participation. Theoretically, new theories of modernization and some theories which related to interpretive sociology especially Engellhart’s theory of values evolution, new theory of modernization and reflexive modernity of Giddens have formed our conceptual framework. Anyway, observations, studies and “ lived experience” of researcher shows the happening of different “ objective- subjective” kind of changes in the “ life world” of Kurds under influence of environmental conditions, locating in border age, historical, political and cultural conditions of geographical region called ”Mukerian”, in different fields; “ religion and spiritual values” ,social interactions, both inter and intra group relations, relation of couples, parents and their offspring, love and sexual issues, divorce, marriage and related traditions, in the fields of economic and life stocks of rural” life style, including; house decorations and material used for building, decorative and cosmetic materials and… also in the field of cultural and ethnic changes, attention paid to clothing and music, art and literature and other ethnic and identity symbols, all shows modernizing of Kurds .In fact we in one side observing “ creation of some new and modern tradition” and in the other “ modernizing of some old traditions” in Kurdistan. All such changes guided us toward our field theory which we have called it “pseudo modernism with Kurdish Iranian exclusivity”.