۸۰/۵۰۰۰ Social Development Social Welfare Globalization Family abuse Job Satisfaction social participation
davood ghasemzadeh; hosein vahedi; mehdi chitsaz
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One of the urgent needs for human and social success is the pursuit of happiness, although achieving this goal is not easy for everyone and for most people. The feeling of happiness and vitality is one of the most essential innate desires and psychological needs of human beings, and because of the major ...
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One of the urgent needs for human and social success is the pursuit of happiness, although achieving this goal is not easy for everyone and for most people. The feeling of happiness and vitality is one of the most essential innate desires and psychological needs of human beings, and because of the major effects on the health and well-being of society, In recent years, the interest of sociologists in the subject of happiness and its causes and consequences has increased. Therefore, the purpose of the present research is the phenomenological study of Tabriz University students' perception of happiness. The method of this research is qualitative and has been done with a grounded theory Method. In this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 students of Tabriz University. Interviews theme in this study are: youth perceptions of happiness, factors affecting happiness, happiness outcomes at the individual and community level, and appropriate strategies for youth happiness. The main categories that emerge from the interviews are: economical and family factors, self-worthy, life satisfaction, happiness as social development. After analyzing, reduction and coding the interview in the present study a commodity of happiness concept Obtained. The results of the interviews indicate that social and public policies related to youth social happiness should be formulated in accordance with their basic needs.
Saeed Soltani; Davoud Qasemzadeh
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Today, happiness is one of the most important indicators of mental health in society and is one of the basic concepts and components in the lives of young people. In this study, the study of happiness from a sociological perspective has been considered and capital factors (social, cultural and economic ...
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Today, happiness is one of the most important indicators of mental health in society and is one of the basic concepts and components in the lives of young people. In this study, the study of happiness from a sociological perspective has been considered and capital factors (social, cultural and economic capital) and non-capital factors (hope for the future, religiosity and life satisfaction) have been examined in relation to it. The present study was conducted by survey method and its statistical population is young people aged 15 to 29 years in East Azerbaijan province, that 613 of whom were selected using the Cochran's formula and multi-stage cluster sampling. Findings show that the average happiness among the studied youth is 60.31%, which shows that happiness has a moderate to high status among the youth . The results of the test of hypotheses show that the mean of happiness did not differ by gender and marital status, but by the level of education of young people, city of residence, employment status had had significant relationship. Happiness is also positively and significantly associated with the hope for the future, religiosity, life satisfaction, social and economic capital. The results of regression analysis show that, among the variables , variables of hope for the future, social and cultural capital, life satisfaction and economic capital explain 43% of the variance of happiness.
mohammad abaszadeh; davod ghasemzadeh; noshen saleh
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The Relationship Between forms of Capital and Happiness Among the Marginalized and non-marginalized: A Case Study of Tabriz City Mohammad Abbaszade[1], Davvod Ghasemzadeh[2] , Noshin Saleh[3] Received: 1/4/2015 Accepted: 5/2/2017 Abstract In ...
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The Relationship Between forms of Capital and Happiness Among the Marginalized and non-marginalized: A Case Study of Tabriz City Mohammad Abbaszade[1], Davvod Ghasemzadeh[2] , Noshin Saleh[3] Received: 1/4/2015 Accepted: 5/2/2017 Abstract In recent decades, research on the positive aspects of human life has increased and undoubtedly one of the most important areas of today human life is joy and happiness. This study investigates the relationship between levels of happiness among marginalized and non-marginalized people of Tabriz and forms of their capital. In order to measure the happiness levels a survey applying an Oxford Happiness Questionnaire among 300 people through multistage cluster sampling was done. Findings show moderate to high levels of happiness among the subjects and different types of capital (social, cultural and economic) have significant and positive relationship with happiness. Also the regression results indicate that the independent variables were entered into the study explained 14% of the variance in happiness. Results suggest that social and cultural capital plays a major role in levels of happiness but economical capital has a little role in explanation of happiness among the marginal and non-marginalized in Tabriz. According to the findings economical capital is also significant and effective but in order to increase happiness and subjective well-being of study subjects, the focus of policy making and cultural planning should be more on social and cultural capital. Keywords: Social Capital, Economical Capital, Cultural Capital, Happiness, Marginalization. [1]. Associate Professor of Law and Social Science Faculty at TabrizUniversity, Tabriz, IRAN. (Corresponding Author). Email: m.abbaszade1@yahoo.com [2]. PH.D. Student of Law and Social Science Faculty at TabrizUniversity, Tabriz, IRAN. Email: davood.qasemzade@gmail.com [3]. M.A. in Social Science at TabrizUniversity, Tabriz, IRAN. Email: saleh.n@gmail.com
