The present paper attempts to examine the effect of sociological factors on the religiosity of students at Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz. The theoretical framework of the study is developed based on the views of Joachim Wach, George Stolz, Peter Berger, and Glock and Stark. Within the selected framework, ...
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The present paper attempts to examine the effect of sociological factors on the religiosity of students at Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz. The theoretical framework of the study is developed based on the views of Joachim Wach, George Stolz, Peter Berger, and Glock and Stark. Within the selected framework, variables such as socio-economic status, ethnic identity, and secularization were found to be among the factors affecting the degree of religiosity.
The research data were collected through a survey from a population of 14099 students at ShahidChamranUniversity; a sample of 400 students was drawn through stratified sampling and the obtained data were analyzed statistically via SPSS, V. 16.
The result of multiple regression demonstrated that the independent variables in this research account for 37 per cent of variance in religiosity. Moreover, the result of B coefficient showed that secularization had a significant and negative correlation with religiosity. It also became clear that there was a significant and negative correlation between the socio-economic status and religiosity, whereas no relation was found between socio-economic status and degree of secularization. Secularization is observed more in men; no relationship was found between ethnic identity and religiosity.
Health is one of the most fundamental elements of welfare and social health, as an aspect of man's health, depends more on social and economic factors than on medical interventions of physicians and nurses. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to study the relationship between social health ...
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Health is one of the most fundamental elements of welfare and social health, as an aspect of man's health, depends more on social and economic factors than on medical interventions of physicians and nurses. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to study the relationship between social health and the way leisure time, as a social, economic and cultural factor, is spent. This study reports a panel survey with a random-multistage sampling method. The sample included 235 young people from Bostanabad in the age range of 15-29. The findings of the research revealed that social health in the research population was average and there was a statistically significant relationship and a direct positive correlation between satisfaction from leisure time (sig = 0.000) (r = 0.294), and spending leisure time on social (sig = 0.000) (r = 0.350) and practical-physical activities (sig = 0.004) (r = 118). The results show that satisfaction from leisure time and spending leisure time on social and practical-physical activities have a positive impact on people's social health.
The remoteness, marginality and lack of stability in border regions of our country are situational factors that have detrimental effect on the development of these regions. The strategic significance of these regions necessitates the intervention of an external factor to guarantee their development as ...
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The remoteness, marginality and lack of stability in border regions of our country are situational factors that have detrimental effect on the development of these regions. The strategic significance of these regions necessitates the intervention of an external factor to guarantee their development as well as the exploitation of their situational potentials. Cooperatives of border dwellers can have a major role in the stable land development of the border regions. Southern Khorasan, as a border province, has paramount security and strategic importance in providing national security; however, it is one of the least developed regions in our country and to develop it, we can focus on the potentials of the cooperatives section. This province has more than 430 kilometers common border with Afghanistan and has twelve such cooperatives.
The present study is a library research and based on field survey. For the field survey, field observation, interview with the managers and authorities and questionnaires were used. At macro level, all the cooperatives of the border dwellers in the province and at micro level, all the families who were members of these cooperatives in Darmian made up the population of the research. At macro level the unit of analysis was the cooperatives and the managers of all cooperatives in the province (12 cases) received a pre-structured questionnaire. From among these twelve, six cooperatives were selected as the sample of the study based on the availability of their managers, activity level, date of establishment and number of members. At micro level, based on the spread of the member families (in 25 villages), the sample was drawn using stratified sampling and the result was a total number of 140 families. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. It was revealed that the selected cooperatives, in spite of marginal factors like long draught in the region, have had a positive impact upon the reduction of immigration, increase of income, economic welfare and development of the region and the research hypotheses were confirmed. In the qualitative analysis, using the strategic planning method of SWTO, some suggestions were given for increasing the efficacy of the cooperatives; these suggestions include more investment on the part of the government, and reduction of legal and functional restrictions of the cooperatives.
The present paper, within the framework of social psychology, attempts to study the relationship between social security and life satisfaction. This is a correlational research that first focuses on theoretical concepts and reviews the findings of previous experiments through a library study. In the ...
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The present paper, within the framework of social psychology, attempts to study the relationship between social security and life satisfaction. This is a correlational research that first focuses on theoretical concepts and reviews the findings of previous experiments through a library study. In the next part, through a survey (questionnaire) the data were collected from the population of research (students at Islamic Azad University, Tehran North Branch); there were 35 participants in the study, ranging from 17 to 49 years of age; they were selected from among 4350 students using Kukran formula. The results of the study indicate that there is a strong correlation (61%) between social security and life satisfaction in the population of the study. Furthermore, we examined differing aspects of social security (occupational, economic, political, judicial, and security resulting from health and welfare services) and it was revealed that job security (with the regression coefficient of 31%) and economic security (with the regression coefficient of 23%) have the highest impact on life satisfaction. Thus, given the importance of social security and its relationship with life satisfaction, we should look for ways to strengthen social security and this requires attention to this concept and its various aspects on the part of people and authorities.
The present paper examines the relationship between access to information and communication technology and satisfaction with these services in two newly built towns of Parand and Pardis. The study is conducted through a survey and aims at examining the effect of modern communication on the organization ...
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The present paper examines the relationship between access to information and communication technology and satisfaction with these services in two newly built towns of Parand and Pardis. The study is conducted through a survey and aims at examining the effect of modern communication on the organization of newly built towns based on Manuel Castells' theory of network society, Jurgen Habermas' public sphere theory as well as the theories of communication development. The main question addressed is how much access the people living in these newly built towns have to modern communication and information technology and the role of such technology in solving their problems. To this end, 382 people living in these towns were selected (102 individuals from Parand and 280 from Pardis). They completed a questionnaire including 26 questions; then Chi Square and frequency tables were drawn using SPSS. The obtained results indicated that a huge percentage of participants (83%) had a computer at home and around half of the participants (52%) had access to internet at home; however, a tiny percentage of the subjects (17%) had access to broadband internet. A small percentage (21%) reported the use of internet on a daily basis. Cell phones, however, were more popular (98%); they were used mostly for sending and receiving messages, sending and receiving pictures and music files as well as games and entertainment. Finally, the assessment of satisfaction from these services revealed that a large number of people in both towns (52%) were not satisfied with these services.
This paper examines the social factors that affect the desire of inhabitants in the worn textures for reconstructing their buildings. We discuss several factors including the degree of trust people have in their neighbors, cooperation among the inhabitants in public affairs, affection for the district, ...
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This paper examines the social factors that affect the desire of inhabitants in the worn textures for reconstructing their buildings. We discuss several factors including the degree of trust people have in their neighbors, cooperation among the inhabitants in public affairs, affection for the district, desire for living in apartments, and awareness of legal warranties in reconstruction plan; then the relation between these factors and the desire of the inhabitants of worn textures for reconstruction was determined. After a theoretical discussion of the factors affecting the desire for reconstruction of worn textures and the aggravation of the conditions of such textures, we deal with methods of intervention and in the present research this intervention is ethnographic. The research population was all the families living in Imamzadeh Abdollah district, in region 9 of TehranMunicipality. The size of the sample is determined by Kukran formula. The research is conducted through a survey and the data are collected through questionnaires. Sampling was of a stratified cluster multistage design and within each cluster, simple random sampling was utilized. The data were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive analytical statistics were provided. The obtained results revealed a statistically significant relationship between the variables of the research and desire for reconstruction among the inhabitants of Imamzadeh Abdollah district.
Because of his limited power in understanding the external world and his restricted power of reasoning comprehensively and deeply, man faces uncertainty and doubt: uncertainty concerning the adequacy of his information and doubt with regard to the generalizability of his conclusions. Multiple-criteria ...
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Because of his limited power in understanding the external world and his restricted power of reasoning comprehensively and deeply, man faces uncertainty and doubt: uncertainty concerning the adequacy of his information and doubt with regard to the generalizability of his conclusions. Multiple-criteria decision-making is one of the ways to increase certainty and comprehensiveness of information and to reduce the uncertainty arising from the judgments of the decision makers. One of the established criteria in decision-making matrix, for cases where there is lack of certainty, is the criterion of minimum regret. The present paper, focusing on the recruitment of academic staff, attempts to identify the options with minimum regret. In other words, by assigning priority to these options or selection criteria, we will have the least risk in our recruitment. Therefore, the major criteria in selection of academic staff were examined in a case study at University of Isfahan. In choosing options with minimum regret, nine major criteria were studied in three educational, social and research categories. The criteria were ranked using ELECTRE algorithm. The results of the analysis revealed that the options of educational conduct, educational records (including the university they graduated from or whether they were top student or not), and teaching ability are among the criteria with minimum regret if considered in making decision about the academic ability of the staff. In other words, these criteria are highly trustworthy in risk management, and the decision-makers will regret less when relying on these criteria.
