فصلنامه مطالعات میان فرهنگی
پیاپی 50 (بهار 1401)

Differences in the method of intercultural adaptability of Afghan immigrants in Iran from the perspective of sources of ethnic identity of immigrants is the main goal of this study. Data were collected using qualitative method and semi-structured interview technique with 15 Afghan immigrants and the final findings are typologized by thematic analysis. This research has been done using the theoretical framework of various strategies of acculturation and ethnic identity among immigrants and the results show that the characteristics of ethnic identity of immigrants strongly affect the type of their integration into the destination community. In the finding section, a review of the differences between the three main ethnic groups in Afghanistan (Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras) in terms of religion, language and face is conducted and the findings indicate that the apparent identity in terms of resemblance to Iranians leads to greater integration of Afghans, and when this apparent similarity intersects with the Persian language and the Shiite religion, the two strategies of integration and assimilation reach their peak. But among the ethnic features, there are many paradoxical intersections that cause parts of the identity of each of the Hazara, Tajik, and Pashtun ethnics that are compatible with Iranian culture to be accepted and parts of the same identity to be rejected. For this reason, having a different face, being Sunni, and the Pashto language are all characteristics that make immigrants consider themselves "other" and alien, and choose strategies of separation or marginalization

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a media literacy training program and determine its effectiveness in reducing Internet addiction and improving the quality of life of teenagers in Karaj. In the present study, the development of the educational program, the qualitative part and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the educational program had a quantitative part. In the qualitative part, it was a type of thematic analysis with a sequential exploratory design and in a quantitative part, it was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included teenager students aged 15 to18 years in Karaj in 1397, which was a sample of 400 teenagers who were diagnosed with Internet addiction using the Internet Addiction Questionnaire, of which 40 were randomly selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. For the teenagers in the experimental group, a media literacy training program was conducted in 10 sessions, each session lasting one hour. Data analysis was performed using multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that media literacy training significantly reduced Internet addiction in the experimental group participants. Education also had a significant effect on quality of life and its components; But in the components of social functioning, emotional problems and physical pain were not significantly effective. Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that the media literacy training program can be used as an effective intervention to reduce Internet addiction and increase the quality of life of teenagers

The purpose of this study is the pathology of media literacy consumption among different strata of society in Hormozgan. Qualitative research method and research community includes different strata of Minab city. The results show that media literacy injuries include five categories of mental-ideological injuries, financial injuries, psychological injuries, social injuries and moral injuries. Among these, the categories of mental-ideological injuries, social injuries and moral injuries have the highest frequency and prominence, and financial injuries and psychological injuries are in the next degrees. Six categories of weakness in communication infrastructure, foreign media propaganda, weakness in human relations in society, lack of knowledge, weakness in the field of planning and monitoring of communication organs and media addiction are the causes of media literacy harms. Among these, the components of foreign dissident media advertising and lack of knowledge have the highest frequency and other components are in the next ranks. The four categories of promoting media knowledge, promoting face-to-face human relations at the community level, managing cyberspace and strengthening the motivation to support and use internal cyberspace are ways to prevent the harms of media literacy. The components of promoting media knowledge and cyberspace management are the most prominent among them, and the categories of promoting face-to-face human relations at the community level and strengthening the motivation to support and use cyberspace are of paramount importance.

The purpose of this study is to study and cognitively compare the cultural distance between the two non-adjacent language communities of Russia and Greece in terms of instrumental view towards women from the perspective of cultural linguistics. For this purpose, 330 common tool-words in the comprehensive German list were equated into these two languages and then the frequency of feminine grammatical gender in them was extracted as an indicator in the theoretical framework of the research. The results of the Chi-square test with a significance level of 0.416 show that the difference between the two frequencies is not significant but still exists and the feminine grammatical gender in Greek tool-words is more than Russian. The insignificance of this difference can be found in the cultural convergence based on common religious foundations, the spread of Greek cultural conceptualizations to Russia, the commonalities of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the proximity of basic human values. On the basis of this study, the instrumental view towards women among Russians is less than the Greek.

The purpose of this study is to reflect the social status of Bakhtiari women through clothing before marriage, during marriage and after marriage. In this article, based on the view of anthropologist Van Janp and analysis of this view, we will deal with Bakhtiari women's clothing. In rites of passage, the etiquette is the transition from one social situation to another, which may vary according to different ethnicities and cultures. In Iran, there are different ethnic groups, each of which has different rites of passage. This article focuses on the customs of the Bakhtiari people (one of the tribes of Iran), has tried to study and analyze the type of clothing of Bakhtiari girls in three stages before marriage, during marriage and after marriage. The present paper is a combination of field and library methods, documentation and content analysis. The results of the study show that women in Bakhtiari culture choose their clothes based on their position and status and pay attention to color, clothing decoration and appropriate to the seasons of the year, and Bakhtiari women and girls by changing the type of clothing in each stage of life finds a new position in the process of socializing. The color of clothes and the type of clothing of Bakhtiari girls and women at every stage of life, reflects the responsibilities and expectations that they face in each period of life, according to biological and natural conditions. The type of clothing worn by Bakhtiari girls and the different meaning of the color of these clothes have made their culture different from other Iranian ethnic groups.

Since the family system in Balochistan is a traditional religious type and also the trend of modernity has affected various societies, so the Baloch community is no exception. The purpose of this article is to address the impact and reflection of modernity on the lifestyle of traditional Baloch families and the method in this research is descriptive-analytical. It should be noted that the library method for reviewing the texts and content of the materials used, relies more on scientific articles. In this research, field methods such as the author's observations and experiences, conversations with a number of university women and religious leaders, and a questionnaire have also been used. This article is inspired by the theory of modernization, which is used to explain the process of modernization in societies. After defining modernity and discussing the results, it indicates that today's generation does not adhere to the traditional teachings of the family and this issue will face more challenges over time. In other words, in contrast to tradition and modernity, modern values gradually marginalize traditional values. To deal with this phenomenon, traditional methods alone cannot be of much use, but a modern approach must be taken to confront modernity.