Social Science Quarterly: 4 (3)

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1 - Clustering Social Progress and its Impact on Economic Growth
hoda Rezaei Roshan ali rahmani Amir Mansour Tehranchian Reza Ali Mohseni

The present paper intends to test the impact of these two variables of social progress and economic freedom on economic growth. Statistics related to the social progress, economic freedom and per capita gross domestic product in 128 countries are based on the Social Dev More

The present paper intends to test the impact of these two variables of social progress and economic freedom on economic growth. Statistics related to the social progress, economic freedom and per capita gross domestic product in 128 countries are based on the Social Development Index, the Heritage Foundation and the World Bank in 2017, and are used the methods of decision tree and multiple regression. The results of the decision tree method show that there are significant differences in the rate of social progress and economic freedom between countries with different revenues. Also, the results of multiple regression estimations in the study year show that the variables of social progress and economic freedom in these countries have been effective and have a positive and significant effect on GDP per capita. Thus, with the effectiveness of these indicators, society will come toward development and economic and social well-being, and this society will be an ideal society. Manuscript profile

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2 - Assessment of attraction and environmental compatibility in architectural structure of eco-tourism resorts from tourists’ point of view (case study: Gilan ecolodges)
Seyed Mohammadreza Nasir Salami Maryam Rostampisheh Said Tizghalam Zonouzi

Architectural structures and elements is one of the most important parameters in eco-tourism and these are key factors in ecolodges. Ecolodge type and its architectural quality, level of compatibility with native culture and natural environment and its attraction and sa More

Architectural structures and elements is one of the most important parameters in eco-tourism and these are key factors in ecolodges. Ecolodge type and its architectural quality, level of compatibility with native culture and natural environment and its attraction and satisfaction value have great importance for eco-tourism market and its future planning of entrepreneurs’ architectural rebuilding and innovation. Gilan is one of the eco-tourism centers, where numerous ecolodges with different structures have been established in recent years, meanwhile, tourists’ point of view is an essential recognition for future planning. In this research, level of architectural attraction and environmental compatibility in ecolodges based on tourists’ attitude have been investigated through quantitative analysis and evaluated questionnaires of architectural components, which has filled by 221 tourists. The result of statistical analysis indicated high level of architectural attraction for tourists and acceptable value of environmental compatibility in architectural structures, although structure of ecolodges are very different of rural houses. It not only means incompatibility but also can cause more attraction and satisfaction values. Manuscript profile

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3 - Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of mindfulness training on life expectancy of patients with breast cancer
Zeinab Ghaedrahmati

Breast cancer is the most psychologically effective cancer among women. This malignancy accounts for about 33% of all cancers in women and its prevalence in the general population in different countries of the world is estimated between 8% and 10%. One of the psychologi More

Breast cancer is the most psychologically effective cancer among women. This malignancy accounts for about 33% of all cancers in women and its prevalence in the general population in different countries of the world is estimated between 8% and 10%. One of the psychological characteristics of breast cancer patients that can be affected by their conditions and problems is rumination and sleep quality of patients. Sleep problems in breast cancer patients are as important as anemia or metabolic disorders. Research shows that women with breast cancer suffer from sleep problems, and most of them use sleeping pills. As a result, it is very important to study the treatments of the third generation and their impact on these people, and due to the problems of these people, to try to help improve the quality of life of these people with the help of psychological therapies so that Help improve the sleep quality of these people. This is a descriptive quasi-experimental study and the statistical population of the study was all people with breast cancer in Khorramabad who were selected by available sampling method and 40 were randomly divided into experimental and control groups and the experimental group They were trained in behavioral methodology for eight weeks. The data were then analyzed through SPSS program. The results indicate that mindfulness reduced rumination in patients with breast cancer. Manuscript profile

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4 - The genealogy of political process of reform in relation with Religious Intellectual intellectual readings after the Islamic revolution in Iran.
lafteh mansoori Ahmad Ali Hesabi nabiollah ider

Holding a novel and different approach, this study aims to investigate the nature of both social identity construction and social system development as two subjective and challenging issues in a dialectic process and based on an integrative sociological and socio-psycho More

Holding a novel and different approach, this study aims to investigate the nature of both social identity construction and social system development as two subjective and challenging issues in a dialectic process and based on an integrative sociological and socio-psychological approach in the light of three theoretical perspectives at macro, micro and medium scales (vis-a- vis mainly the suggested subjective orientations).. The main question addressed is whether individuals’ sense of social identity construction subject to Facilitating Factors of youths' Social Identity Construction in Social System. To this end, facilitating factors of social system-based construction among youths was addressed with a sample of 445 probability stratified sampling selected students from Tehran University. Attending this field study, they attempted a researcher-made tablet-rendered valid and reliable questionnaire. Content and construct validity measures of the instrument were measured through expert judgment and factor analysis, respectively and its reliability was estimated through Cronbach alpha correlational analysis. One sample parametric t-test and Binomial test-based analyses of the data supported the main hypothesis predicting that social system through precipitating factors has no effective role (T=21/45) on identity construction of youth. This study mainly suggests a scientific, different and comprehensive applied model for social identity construction on the basis of facilitating factors of social system. Manuscript profile

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5 - To study sociological lived experience of economically self-reliant women
zohre Bozorgnezhad maysam mousaei reza moini

One of the main transformations of Iran on the way of development is womens employment and making revenue. While women employment shows ascending trend, cultural-social conditions in society almost does not show suitable dynamics.so, in some cases women face with proble More

One of the main transformations of Iran on the way of development is womens employment and making revenue. While women employment shows ascending trend, cultural-social conditions in society almost does not show suitable dynamics.so, in some cases women face with problems such as role pressure. Present study aims to analyze lived experience of economically self-reliant women and performs grounded theory method and data from semi-structured interviews from 31 eligible women were collected and were analyzed by theoretical coding and by MAXQDA software. Results showed that mostly studied women experience phenomenon based “role pressure”. Causal conditions of this phenomenon were explained by 3 types of “ financial need, maintain traditional role of house wifery, non social and family support”. Mediator conditions also achieved in the form of “age, education, husband education,distance from house to work place”. Some strategies women adopt when face with axial phenomenon are “ physical and mental empowerment, resiliency and adjustment, part time work,...” and the main consequences of these strategies are “ achieve social position, achieve economic and individual benefits, occupational, family and individual injuries”. The conclusion is todays the phenomenon of “role pressure” is observed among iranian working women,so, it is necessary the social system adopt policies in order to balance their traditional role and economic-social role. Manuscript profile

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