Journal of Applied Sociology
Year:2019 | Volume:30 | Issue:1 (73)|Papers Count:11

Introduction The field of action of the spectator covers a broad range, from the simple act of buying a ticket to decoding and interpreting the performative text. Because of the live nature of theater, audience is of greater importance in theater as it is one of the few arts in which the spectator is part of the definition of the art in terms of the thematic and performative status; Furthermore, in modern societies, the consumption behaviors of individuals provide the basis for the formation of social identity. Consumption is based on perception and way of valuation and is consequently selective and derived from attitudes, values and tastes; it symbolizes the characteristics through which the individual is judged...

Introduction we are currently witnessing that, in terms of science production, the gap between the North and the South countries is still remaining despite plenty and diversehigher education institutions and their worldwide development across the world, and the science has not appropriately developed in all countries in parallel with the proliferation of actors in the field of science. In other words, many of the studied countries have completed the popularity and democratization stage in higher education, though only a few were able to achieve sustainable production of science alongside accessing higher education. The author in the present study seeked to findthe conditions needed by a society to achieve academic development in parallel to higher education...

Introduction With the advent of the modern world and the prevalence of modernity Women's employment has become a challenging issue. So that some said, The presence of women in the community has led to the growth of women and society and some of the researchers said women's employment are a factor in the removal of mothers from marital and maternal duties. Having a mother with a child's birth finds meaning and the mother's nourishment will cause the baby and the mother to develop physically and mentally. On the other hand, in recent years, the increase in women's education and the subsequent employment of women has made women's employment in our country a social issue and a serious challenge. This article seeks to examine the experiences of women living in Isfahan in breastfeeding laws...

Introduction Existing facts denote that happiness is not in an appropriate state in Iran and Illam province, while nowadays happiness is one of the most important elements of development and welfare and crucial factor in social order too. Current research tried to study and identify effective factors on happiness in Illam province and make some recommendations to increase it. After review of literature and identify the most effective variables on happiness in previous researches, the theoretical debates have been studied and categorized in philosophical, religious and scientific (sociology and psychology) fields. There are three general approaches in social sciences and psychology including cognitive, social and critical that address happiness. Current research was based on social approach. It has three subcategories that theoretical framework has been formulated based on them: collective behaviors (Durkheim’ s approach), cultural and historical characteristics (Inglehart’ s theory) and institutional processes (Giddens’ s approach)...

Introduction A sociology of religious emotions in Iranian studies becomes important due to the fact that we are living in a religious society. Up until now, in the domain of sociology of religion, there has not been enough attention to the emotional dimension of religious experience. This research takes a sociological approach toward emotions, and especially, it aims to interpret religious emotions of two groups of university students. Qualitative method has been used for this research through in-depth interviews with 12 members of Student Basij Organization and Nahad Rahbari in Tehran University. One of the notable concepts that can be applied to understand religious emotions is the term “ emotional regime” , introduced by Linda Woodhead and Ole Riis (2010). Emotional regime emphasizes the dialectical relation among “ individual” , “ society” and “ symbol” ...

Introduction Mothering has always been one of the key roles of women in Iranian society. However in contemporary times, regarding changing attitudes and increasing social opportunities for women such as education and employment, motherhood is not only recognized as a definitive role for women, and they can choose alternative options. The transition to motherhood is a new and unique experience for employed women in the low fertility context. The fertility transition in Iran over the past few decades has been remarkably tangible. The total fertility rate (TFR) of seven children in the 1980s decreased to two children in 2000s. Thus, the purpose of this article was to explore the experiences of transition to motherhood in the context of work-mothering paradox. In this regard, two questions were raised: (1) what has changed the concept and status of mothering for employed women? And (2) what issues and problems are employed women faced to combine work and family life?...

Introduction In recent years, the data and objective conditions indicate Iran's entry into a new era of environmental crises, especially in the water. According to United Nations indicators, Iran currently has a severe water crisis, because about 69% of the total annual renewable water used in the country. Also, according to statement political officials, if the water crisis Continuity, about 50 million people will be forced to migrate in Iran in the next 25 years, and the east and south of the country will be actually empty. Meanwhile, the eastern part of Isfahan is one of the areas that, despite the seriousness of the water crisis in it, has been less an issue of independent research. This research gap is that firstly, dehydration has led to unrest in the region at least in two periods, 2012 and 2017 respectively. Secondly, the three cities studied in this research, namely, Ziar, Ezhieh and Varzaneh are very important cities in the east of Isfahan. Thirdly, these three cities are Zayande rood legal and historic lords due to their occupation...

Introduction This study aims to explore different aspects of social life of women who are heading their family in Baneh, a bourder city in Kurdistan province in Iran. Women headed household are mostly divorced, widowed and abounded women who head their own family including orphan children. It also includes women how have disable husband. They are one of the most vulnerable groups of women. In a relatively traditional society, living without husband for married women is equal to struggling with different socio-economic problems. Women headed households mostly are considered as those who are poor, low or no income, no private house and finally have poor children. In Iran they are almost under protection of welfare organizations which try to empower them...

Introduction Bullying is a behavior in which, in a two-way communication, one party exercising verbal and verbal power accompanied by aggression, attempts to scare, subjugate and achieve tangible and intangible benefits on the other, and at the workplace of an employee in During a long period of time, there is a danger of psychological abuse, such as excessive criticism and humiliation, and the loss of the power of self-defense in relation to the wisdom (Nadi and Gerami, 2014). The main source of stress is the worker's bullying in the workplace, which has a profound cognitive, physical, and psychological consequences (Lewis, 2006). Pressure in the atmosphere of the planet leads to harmful and costly individual and organizational problems (Ganster & Rosen, 2013), which reduces mental and physical health, leading to self-induced absenteeism and lack of access to workplaces (Keashly & Neuman, 2010). The desire to quit service is a function of the well-being and perceived ease of leaving the organization. In sum, individual factors, internal organization and organizational factors determine the probability of individual employee abandonment...