Journal of Iranian Social Studies
Year:2019 | Volume:12 | Issue:4 |Papers Count:6

The present study aims to conceptualize the smoking experience of female college students through a phenomenological approach. The study was conducted based on in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 21 female students of the universities of Kerman. The participants were selected using a purposive sampling method and considering the saturation of information. The data were analyzed and divided into main categories of individual agency, coping, traumatic events, individual's resistance and sub-categories of risk and excitement seeking, response to unequal conditions, the need for acceptance, significant others, heterogeneity of family interactions and lack of resilience. Findings show that smoking is more a response to disordered conditions and is influenced by many social factors such as excitement-seeking, response to unequal conditions, need for acceptance, heterogeneity of family interactions, and lack of resilience.

A large number of Afghani women are living in Kerman. The present research, with an emphasis on these women and their problems, has noticed their capabilities in the production of handicrafts. In this research, applying a survey and case study method, researchers had documented status of these migrants. In addition, based on a participatory practical method, researchers hold educational sessions to increase their ability. By studying Longwe (1991) and Kaber (2003) theory of power, indices of empowerment were determined. Various indicators have been used to measure women's ability. The findings suggest that home-based businesses helped Afghan women empowerment, but had no effect on improving their quality of life and their family health status. The results of the training sessions held in Moshtagh child friendly center of Kerman show the useful role of informal education and non-governmental organizations in empowering women.

Today, world faces unpredicted conflicts which is characterized by decreasing quality of life of many people around the world. A lot of warnings in recent years had forced human to move towards more sustainable life patterns. The current study aims at identifying the conditions and interactions of water stack holders of groundwater of Rafsanjan. This research has been conducted with qualitative approach of Grounded theory. Participants were selected by purposive snowball sampling. Selecting 110 beneficiaries from agriculture sector, small industries related to production and export of pistachio, guaranteed the theoretical saturation of the sample. The data were collected via focus group discussion. The conditions and interactions of participants were analyzed as facing water scarcity. The findings illustrate the basic concepts of study including the demands for participation, demand for justice, demand for accountability, participatory insights, and climate changes. The core concept of this research is meaning reconstruction of participatory water governance.

Satisfaction is an emotional and cognitive reaction to environmental factors. Two aspects of environment affects satisfaction; the social environment and physical environment. This study aims at investigating the impact of the quality of the residential neighborhood on residents' satisfaction. The population of study included all residents of over 18 years old of Kerman city. A Sample of 396 individuals were selected from the selected neighborhoods. The findings show that satisfaction is moderate among all participants. The social quality of the neighborhood has an influence on satisfaction of residents. In addition, physical quality and social aspects of neighborhood, access to urban services and urban risks and hazards, all affect satisfaction directly.

The present study aims to investigate and identify the contents of the manuscripts written on classroom chairs in Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. The study categorizes the manuscripts in categories of life, love, social norms, educational issues, and relationship between the two sexes. The research was conducted with descriptive approach of content analysis. Based on direct observations, 3961 manuscripts were collected from the surface of chairs in classrooms of seven faculties and then were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings of the research reveal that among social concepts, educational issues are most commonly found in seven faculties studied. After educational issues, love, social norms, attitudes toward life and relationship between the two sexes are the important subjects among the written manuscripts.

Based on a body of studies on social ethics, it seems that there is a problem related to morality in Iranian society. Most Social thinkers, in spite of different political views, share the view that the foundations of social morality in society are shaken. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the status of social morality indicators among residents of Kerman city. A sample size of 384 people of over 18 years old were selected. The results of the survey indicate a higher average of social commitment (4. 51), social responsibility (4. 43) and altruism (4. 20) compared to other indicators. The legalistic indicators (3. 82), social trust (3. 67), socialism (3. 62) and social tolerance (3. 13) are in next orders respectively. The dimensions of social trust indicate that the level of generalized trust (3. 38) is lower than the others. In the context of institutional trust, the highest trust belongs to teachers (3. 69) while the lowest score was for the municipality (2. 74). In terms of altruism, the normal friendship score is 4. 59 and emergency empathy score is 3. 47. The results show that the highest commitment is for the family (mean 4. 50) while the lowest commitment is for the general population (mean 3. 92). It is concluded that social commitment is not generalized among the Kerman's residents. In general, some of the indicators are moderate and some are downward. Community development depends on improving the level of these indicators.