فصلنامه توسعه اجتماعی
سال سوم شماره 2 (زمستان 1387 و بهار 1388)

This research is about the mortality cause among the 15-29 years old youth in Khouzestan province in 1386. This is a documentary or secondary analysis method that is done over the period of one year (cross-sectionally). Universe consists of the mortality causes in the above mentioned age group and the statistical sample includes death accidents in the same group. Research instruments are death certificates issued in. The 77/9% of the related death accidents in the above mentioned age group is men and 22% is related to women. Men die almost 3/5 times more than women. Among 15-29 years old youth 28997 years are the person years of lost lives that 21858 ones are related to men and 7139 ones are relatedto women. The first ten cause related to death between youth in Khuzestan are in following order of importance: events, heart diseases, abusing of narcotic substances, cancers, suicide, internal diseases, rudeness against others, breathing diseaes, psychological disees, behavioral disorder, infections diseases and parasite. Deaths in youth have a negative effect on the life expectancy and development. Since the mortality rate is higher in men than in women, mens life expentancies in comparison to those of women.

Today world is world of differences and diversities; that sometimes made up distances among people. Certainly, melting such a gaps need to new solutions. One of these new strategies in field is attempting for creation and increase of bridging social capital. This issue, in turn, requires studying its theoretical foundations. The present article focusing on the issue, defines the conception of bridging social capital. The conception was associated with heterophilous interactions, structural holes, weak ties, social identity complexity, and low-density networks. In fact, structural holes and weak ties are as bridges that connect social dense networks together; and this is the same bridging social capital that is not exclusive.

The social participation phenomenon is one of the most important dimination of socio-cultural, economical and political development in any society, and specially in Iran as a developing country too. One aspects of social participation of woman in various field. In glance look to the history of Iran, we can view that woman have been positive patted in socio- political, economical and other field as well. Thas this participation in certain period were reduced. But woman, present an active role in the social changes of Iran and their participation are inevitable. Survey is our research method, and a questionnaire helped us for collecting data. The sample consists of 384 women residing in the city of Ahwaz; they are selected through cluster sampling. The main objective of this research is to study the effective factors on social participation of woman the city of Ahwaz. Finding of this research indicated that, these was a significant relationship between independent variable such as get socio- economic status, relative deprivation, social reliance and self conception with depended variable social participation of woman, contract there is significant inverse correlation between power less ness and social participation.

The Present research survey the relationship between social stratification and some of common disorders in the Ahvaz city. The out look in the research has been devised on the classic theorisis of Marx and Weber opinions and contemporary theorisis such as “Polantzas”, “wright” and Anthony giddens. The research has also been conducted on the criteria such as the amount of income, type of profession, level of education, type of housing, locality, and cost of food items as bases and indexes related to social stratification. The effect of each of the above factors as an index on common disorders in the Ahvaz city has been taken under consideration. Through the use of survey research method and questionaires as tools, 500 patients from ten hospitals of Ahvaz with the age group above ten were studied as the base of cluster sampling. After collecting data and information classifying them the following results were obtained: 1. there exists a direct link between the level of income and the level of common disorders. The wore the level of income the less the level of diseases will be, and vice versa, 2. The results in the research reflect that there exists about 41% surplus of diseases spread such as cardio vascular Diseases (CVD) and Disorders of the Gastrointestinal and Renal and GU tract diseaes in social work, 3. The research shows that district 3 in Ahwaz with 19% of disease level is the highest area related to disease, and district 2 in Ahwaz with 6.8% of disease is the lowest area, 4. The amount of diseases spread such as cardio vascular, influenza,nervous disorder were higher among the groups living in private houses than those living in mortgaging or organizational houses.

This study aims at investigating socio-economic and cultural factors of families affecting the social capital of high school male students in Shiraz. Using survey method and questionnaires, data were collected from 196 high school male students of Region 4 of Educational Office. Independent variable is students, social capital that constitutes two dimensions: subjective (social trust) and objective (social participation). According to Coleman, Putnam, Fukuyama and Uslaner a theoretical framework was drawn. Independent variables are: family income, studying newspaper in family, watching television, parents, religiosity, parent's age and parent's education. Results show that there are significant relations between father age, mother education, studying newspaper as well as parent's religiosity and student's social capital.

This research empirically intends to investigate the effects of HRM and TQM dimensions on job involvement in Social Security organization. We want to examine the effects of independent variables including leadership, training and development, employee participation, customer focus, empowerment, teamwork, communication and reward and recognition on job involvement as independent variable. The research group (population) includes all Social Security organization administration staff in Iran. By the use of a voluntary sampling method, 403 of staff have been selected as the research sample. In the study we used questionnaire for data collection. For analyzing the data, SPSS software and the test of multi regression have been used. The present research has eight hypotheses and all of these hypotheses have been tested at the 95 percent level. Five of these hypotheses were accepted. The research results show that there is a direct and positive relationship between the empowerment, employee participation, customer focus, team work, reward and recognition as independent variables and job involvement as dependent variable.

The goal of conducting this study is investigating abilities, impediments and limitations of tourism in Khuzestan province. Information related to this study was gathered via comprehensive tourism plan of Khuzestan province that was prepared by deputy of research of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz Branch. The required information for this plan was gathered via questionnaire, interview, studying and analyzing available books and articles. By studying and analyzing aforesaid information it was shown that this province has got several abilities in the field of natural, cultural, historical, trade and saint defense for attracting tourist; that according to dispersion and importance of tourism attraction of this province, the small cities which had highest level of attraction were classified in 5 groups and by using synthesis maps the tourism ability in 5 basics of tourism were introduced and finally two groups, the first groups (including Shoushtar, Dezfoul, Andimeshk and Shoush) and second group (including Abadan, Khoramshahr and Shadegan Pond) that are located as main hall of tourism in this province were studied more. But there are several problems and impediments in the way of developing tourism of this province that main impediments are classified in 5 groups including Transportation, Cultural-Facilities, Equipments- Climate, Natural and Administrative, Political. Some of these impediments like administrative and political impediments have civil aspect and other including climate, natural and facility impediments have regional aspect.

Homeless children as a group with their special condition in the society who might be passing their critical adolescence period and undergoing identity crisis need special protection. By identifying the characteristics of this group of children measures can be taken to improve their life condition. Regarding the fact that there are many institutions responsible for identifying and sheltering these homeless children it will be necessary to examine their individual, family, and economic situations. This essay is aimed to study the characteristics of those homeless children who are busy in some trivial jobs such as selling trivial items in the streets. Their family background and the children's reason for engaging in such jobs are of concern in this essay.

The most important strategic resources of any organization or society are their human resources. The key to the success of societies is to develop human resources accurately, scenically and proper to their value system. Thus one of the main factors of success is the presence of a scientific approach in the society. The idea that knowledge is the key for solving problems should be promoted in the society. It should be emphasized that scientific development is the key to human development. Today it is a well-known fact that stable development is attained only through producing knowledge and scientific development; thus, research and producing knowledge are considered of importance in developed nations. Development indexes indicate that there is a remarkable relationship among economic, social, cultural, and scientific developments. Scientific development is necessary for reaching to the goals of national development. There is no doubt that the one thing which can help to human development in our society is our capability of producing knowledge. In this article by relieving terms such as the principle of producing knowledge, development concepts, the importance of scientific development in national development, national development, the dimensions of human development, the role of knowledge production in the process of human development, and some scientific methods for realizing this matter is presented.

Now days, environmental problems have many effects on Economy, Philosophy, Sociology and Morality. In this case, stable development appears in the sequences of change in human knowledge about development and environmental problems and also limitations of economic growth and social mobility in the current communities. Stable development leads us to a new method of economic growth and development. This new method is concerned with three fundamentally and important problems, the poverty problem and unequal economy in the various level of the international and internal communities and finally environmental and green house gases problems. In the global grading on the basis of the stable development levels, the Iran's grade is one hundred thirty two.

This research empirically intends to investigate relationship between social responsibility and corporate performance in Tehran stock exchange. In this research corporate social responsibility has been characterize with dimension four: corporate economic responsibility, corporate legal responsibility, corporate ethical responsibility, corporate altruistic responsibility and effect of these factors survey on performance. The statistical population includes 371 companies in stock exchange that thought stratified sampling method 107 companies were chosen as sample. In the study the data gathering tools was questionnaire and for analyzing the data, SPSS software and test of statistical correlation and Linear Regression have been used. The present research has one main hypothesis, four subsidiary hypotheses and all of these hypotheses have been tested at the 95 percent level. The research results show that there are positive and direct relationship between corporate economic responsibility, corporate legal responsibility, corporate ethical responsibility, corporate altruistic responsibility and performance; also there is a direct and positive relationship between the social responsibility and corporate performance.