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1 - Investigating the factors affecting the formation of environmental citizenship(case study, the topic of non-separation of waste in Mashhad city)
Rostam Saberifar

In the field of environmental citizenship, every citizen must accept his duties and responsibilities. One of the basic responsibilities of citizens is to separate and deliver garbage on time. Because if the citizens do not fulfill their duty, many environmental and soci More

In the field of environmental citizenship, every citizen must accept his duties and responsibilities. One of the basic responsibilities of citizens is to separate and deliver garbage on time. Because if the citizens do not fulfill their duty, many environmental and social problems will be created, one of the most important of them is environmental pollution and the presence of garbage collectors in the city. This research was done in a descriptive and analytical way and in the form of an integrated approach of value, belief and Stern's norm. Its purpose was to determine the status of environmental citizenship in the field of participation in urban waste management based on the criteria of waste segregation in Mashhad city. To collect data, a questionnaire prepared by the researcher was used. The statistical population was the residents of Mashhad. Based on this, the statistical sample size was estimated to be 385 people. The results of the research showed that environmental citizenship in this city was not formed at least based on the criterion of waste segregation and its timely delivery. Therefore, non-participation in waste separation is related to various factors, some of which include: Negative attitude towards waste, belief in human superiority, weak knowledge and understanding, little collective supervision, avoidance of responsibility, selfishness, inappropriate personal behavior, villa housing, inappropriate access to urban facilities and infrastructure and marginalization. The final analysis showed that the variables included in the model explain almost half of the changes in the dependent variable. Manuscript profile

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2 - Investigating the relationship between social capital and environmental behavior of Shiraz residents
Asghar Mirfardi Dorna Salamatian

A series of environmental issues, especially in metropolis, make it necessary to Consider environmental issues. This study aimed to investigate the environmental behavior of residents aged 18 and older in Shiraz and its relationship with social capital and gender. Using More

A series of environmental issues, especially in metropolis, make it necessary to Consider environmental issues. This study aimed to investigate the environmental behavior of residents aged 18 and older in Shiraz and its relationship with social capital and gender. Using the survey method, a structured questionnaire used for data collection. The study sample was 1045 residents of Shiraz that selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, respectively. The results of the research showed that according to the coefficient of correlation (0.246) at the 99% significance level, there is a positive and significant relationship between the environmental behavior and social capital of the residents of Shiraz metropolis and their environmental behavior at the 99% level. Dimensions of social capital (social cohesion, normality, social trust, social participation and social interaction) also had a positive and significant relationship with environmental behavior. There was no significant relationship between interpersonal trust and social capital. Age also showed a positive and significant relationship with environmental behavior (p. value = 0.000). There was a significant difference at the level of 95% in the environmental citizenship of men and women. women had a stronger responsible environmental behavior. Developing and implementing policies that strengthen social capital to pursue collective interests such as the environment is an undeniable necessity. Manuscript profile

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3 - An analysis of the relationship between urban rights and the formation of of the psychological capital of positivism (case study: Qaen city/ South Khorasan province)
Morteza Keshavarzi Valdani

Nowadays, citizenship has become an essential status for the political and social life of societies and urban rights, as a set of rights and privileges of citizens, which are the responsibility of the government and city management, play a central role in the realizatio More

Nowadays, citizenship has become an essential status for the political and social life of societies and urban rights, as a set of rights and privileges of citizens, which are the responsibility of the government and city management, play a central role in the realization of citizenship and the flourishing of citizens' talents, abilities, beliefs and attitudes. Considering the importance and role of urban rights in the realization of citizenship and improving the ability, attitude and competence of citizens, the purpose of this research is to investigate the role and influence of urban rights on the formation of the psychological capital of positivism in Qaen city. The research method in the present study is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical and correlational nature, in order to analyze the data, were used numerical mean and Pearson's test in SPSS software. The statistical population of the research also includes the citizens of Qaen (19 to 65 years old), which was determined as a sample size of 384 people based on Cochran's method and access to them is based on a simple random pattern. Also, validity and reliability of variables have been confirmed based on documentary studies and interviews with university professors. The findings of the research show that in the four dimensions of urban rights, i.e. social, political, civil and cultural rights, only the dimension of political rights and among the dimensions of psychological capital of positivity, i.e. self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience, only the dimension of self-efficacy has a favorable situation in Qaen city. Also, the results show that there is a significant relationship between the urban rights variables and the psychological capital of positivism at the 95% confidence level and with the Pearson coefficient of 0.694. Among the aspects of urban rights, social rights and civil rights have had the greatest effect on the formation of psychological capital of positivism. Manuscript profile

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4 - Explaining the effect of religiosity on the social trust of students (case study: students of the second secondary level of Mehriz city)
Aboulfazl Pourganji Manouchehr Alinejad

Social trust is one of the most fundamental elements of the strength and solidarity of societies. This issue is more important among students who are the future generations of any society. One of the factors that, according to the cultural-value system ruling Iranian so More

Social trust is one of the most fundamental elements of the strength and solidarity of societies. This issue is more important among students who are the future generations of any society. One of the factors that, according to the cultural-value system ruling Iranian society, has a strong role in the social confidence of students, is religiosity. Based on this, the present research examined the effect of religiosity on students' social trust. The research method was survey type. The statistical population was the secondary school students of Mehriz city, 250 of whom were selected and studied using stratified sampling method. The tool for collecting research data was a questionnaire. The findings of the research showed that the level of social trust of students is higher than average. Social trust among male students is significantly higher than female students. The linear regression estimate shows that the effect of religiosity variable on students' social trust is equal to (Beta = 0.40) and statistically significant. However, there is no significant difference between male and female students in terms of the effect of the religiosity variable on social trust. In other words, gender variable does not moderate the effect of religiosity variable on social trust. Manuscript profile

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5 - A comparative study of the mediating role of urban identity and neighborhood identity in the influence of the urban body on the culture of citizenship in the cities of Kashan and Yasuj
Farshad Falahaty Rasol Heidary soreshjani Mohammad Ganji

Nowadays, the issue of urban and neighborhood identity is one of the important issues of cities. Lack of attention to the identity components of the cities in the current situation has caused citizens' lack of participation in social activities and a low sense of p More

Nowadays, the issue of urban and neighborhood identity is one of the important issues of cities. Lack of attention to the identity components of the cities in the current situation has caused citizens' lack of participation in social activities and a low sense of place belonging. And as a result of this,. Meanwhile, the quality of the features of the city's body has an effect on the life of the residents. In this regard, the present research is following a comparative study of the mediating role of urban identity and neighborhood identity in the influence of the urban body on the culture of citizenship in the cities of Kashan and Yasouj. Descriptive-analytical research method and information was collected using questionnaire tool. The sample size was distributed to 266 people in Kashan city and 118 people in Yasuj city by calculating the Cochran formula and according to the population of the statistical population. The results showed that among the indicators of the urban body, the factor (furniture, roads and city legibility) in Kashan city with a weight of 0.93 and the urban transportation factor in Yasouj city with a weight of 0.81, and among the indicators of citizenship culture, the factor of social responsibility In the city of Kashan with a weight of 0.81 and in the city of Yasuj with a weight of 0.79, they have the highest factor loads. Manuscript profile

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6 - The pattern of organizing the edge of Kerman city
Amanolah Jamshidi Kamal Javanmard Mehrdad Navabakhsh

The current research was conducted with the aim of presenting a paradigmatic model of organizing the outskirts of Kerman city. In terms of purpose, the present research is applied in terms of qualitative method of grounded theory type (Strauss and Corbin). The target co More

The current research was conducted with the aim of presenting a paradigmatic model of organizing the outskirts of Kerman city. In terms of purpose, the present research is applied in terms of qualitative method of grounded theory type (Strauss and Corbin). The target community in this study was the organization officials of the outskirts of Kerman city, which reached conceptual saturation with a sample size of 18 people. The purposeful sampling method and research tool in this research is semi-structured interview. Reliability was obtained with the intra-subject agreement method of 0.78 and the face validity of the interview text was confirmed by experts. The findings include 56 categories in open coding and 45 categories of central coding and 5 categories of selective coding. The results showed that the way of organizing the edge of the city currently includes destruction; Discharge; Remediation (limited to inadequate measures) has been implemented; But these measures could not work. The strategies for organizing the edge of the city suggested by the experts include the implementation of the green belt plan of Kerman city; elimination of the conflict of interest of the organs; improvement with the empowerment and participation of marginalized people; The use of experts in the implementation of plans; Determining the rules of organization and the necessity of their implementation; Placing the property is subject to possession. Manuscript profile

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7 - A Sociological Analysis of Economical Actions and Values Effects on Consumption Behavior: Case Study of Isfahan citizens
Amin Yousefvand Mahmud Moshfegh Meysam Mousaei Saeid Maadani

10.30495/uss.2023.707499

The main purpose of this study is to explain economical actions and values role and effects on consumption behavior pattern that is evaluated through three types of consumption, including: communicational consumption, passive consumption, and innovative consumption. The More

The main purpose of this study is to explain economical actions and values role and effects on consumption behavior pattern that is evaluated through three types of consumption, including: communicational consumption, passive consumption, and innovative consumption. The research has been conducted on 370 people who were chosen through cluster sampling based on 15 districts of Isfahan using survey method. Results indicate that economical action and self reinforcement factors directly effect on consumption pattern behaviors and conversion tendency and conservation factors have indirect effect on consumption behavior pattern. Generally the results show that case study population is consumerist and their consumption has mostly been passive and then innovative in next phase. Therefore, consumption behavior pattern is a multi_dimentional issue that consists of individual, social and economical dimensions simultaneously while its individual and economical dimensions have been appeared more in case study sample. In the end some suggestions were presented in micro and macro level for policy making in this field. Manuscript profile

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