STRATEGIC RESEARCH ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN IRAN
Year:2012 | Volume:1 | Issue:3|Papers Count:6

Feeling of social security plays an important role in the country’s planning. While its achievement requires complicated arrangements, its failure is due to different factors. The aim of this research thus was to develop a conceptual model to analyze the role of social capital and religiosity on feeling of social security. Research methodology was descriptive -correlational. Statistical population included all students of non-governmental and non-profit institutions of emnan, of which 334 students were selected as sample. Data was collected through a researchers’ made questionnaire whose validity and reliability was established. For determining the effect of variable components on each other confirmatory factor analysis was used and for determining the interplay between components of religiosity (inborn) and feeling of social security (external) correlation coeficents were used. Finally, for designing model, structural equation was utilized.The findings revealed that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between social capital and social, financial and political security.

The present study aims at explaining sociologically the vastness of feeling of social security among citizens of Isfahan. in order to discuss the issue and design a theoretical perspective, different sociological perspectives and related schools of thought were utilizedand research hypotheses were also articulated. Research procedure includes survey in which a questionnaire was used among citizens of more than 18 years old from all strata and social groups of Isfahan in the year 1390. A sample of 384 in 3 regions of Isfahan was selected using multistage cluster sampling method. The results of correlation table of independent variables with dependant variable show that all variables used in this study, except religious orientations and socio-economic status have significant relation with feeling of social security.

This research has investigated the relationship between feeling of disorder and feeling of insecurity, among citizens of Yasouj, using broken window theory. Research method is cross-sectional survey and research population includes citizens of Yasouj who are upper 18 years old. 482 cases were selected using random multi-stage sampling method. Measurement tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose construct validity was established through factor analysis and its reliability was measured using cronbach alpha coefficient. Descriptive findings showed that both rates of feeling insecurity is and disorder are high among Yasouj residents. Analytical findings indicated that there is a positive significant relationship between feeling of disorder and feeling of insecurity. Explanation of the feeling of insecurity on the basis of the feeling of disorder using structural equation model specified that the research model has an ideal goodness of fit and is consistent with empirical data. Structural coefficient of feeling of disorder on the feeling of insecurity is 0.83 which is significant with regard to T value (13.3). In addition, feeling of disorder can explain 68% of the variance of the feeling of insecurity.

Because of having conservation areas that limit creation of human settlements , establishment of nuclear power plants may affect geographic environment and spatial arrangement of surrounding settlements and as most of these power plants are established near cities and human settlements the study of their impact within the surrounding geographical environment is very important. In this study the impacts of nuclear power plants of Bushehr on the procedure of expansion of the city have been considered by using various descriptive and analytical methods, and field work. The results indicate that establishment of nuclear power plant in a distance 18 kilometers away from the south of the city have caused the problem of unplanned residential areas or informal settlements within the range of 5 to 10 kilometers of the power plant, while the range falls within the conservation area in which creation of buildings is banned. The most important reasons for creation of these informal settlements are listed subsequently: 1- The impact of establishing nuclear power plant on attracting immigrants 2- The impact of nuclear power plant on increasing employment 3- The impact of this power plant on economic prosperity of the city 4- The impact of nuclear power plant on reducing land price in consevation areas. In other words, by a increase in job opportunities resulted from building constructions associated with nuclear power plant, a prosperity in the city economy is appeared that this responsible for motivation for people of other regions to migrate to this part of Bushehr. Therefore, considering both lack of sufficient lands for city expansion and also disability of immigrants to provide legal housing for themselves, these people have started to settle in the nuclear power plant conservation areas and build informal settlements with no services in them.

In order to identify the mental state of prisoners, the present study examines factors associated with mental health of prison inmates is Ilam. Required information was collected through a questionnaire which was distributed among 343 prisoners who were selected by quota sampling method.Research findings indicate that the mean of mental health scores for subjects is. 83.17, which is below the appropriate level of mental health.. mental health variable was divided into its constituent components, namely, physical (mean score 20.65), anxiety (mean score 21.71), depression (mean score 20.79) and social functioning (mean score 20.11). Also, based on research resultsthere is significant relationships between variables such as amount of social capital (r=0.134), religious orientation (r =0.102), sentence length (r=-0.18), amount of aggression (r= -0.38), social alienation (r= -0.28), duration of detention (r=0.15), rate of relative deprivation (r=0.15)and coping with stress (r=0.223) with dependent variable (mental health).. Regression analysis showed that variables of alienation , relative deprivation, aggression, and social capital, are respectively impoerant in explaining the dependent variable. Overlal, they explain52% of the variance of the dependent variable.