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Field goal: Improving the economic status and health in the elderly population are growing. But we consider that only increased longevity is not symptoms of development, quality of life is more important. Quality of life of elderly people is influenced by several factors, one of the most important factors is support social. This survey was done among 380 elderly men and women have been living in the city of Kerman. The research tool was a questionnaire with interview; questionnaire and the SF36 was used for assessing the quality of life and for measuring social support; a questionnaire was used. The most important supporters were in the first degree was wife/husband and then son and in third grade daughter. Mean score of physical quality of life was more than average mental health score. The results showed that emotional support, financial services, advisory and information, and age relationship with both components of quality of life According to the findings by increasing the types of social support, especially emotional support can be a great help to improve the quality of life for seniors.

This article analyzes the ‘gender identity disorder’, while emphasis is placed on traits carried as a result of the family upbringing of the ‘abnormal’ as compared with the normal persons. Identity has different dimensions, one of which is gender identity, which is acquired during childhood. These traits result from certain conditions particularly in the family environment which affects them. Gender identity disorder is constant inclination towards other sex or persistence on belonging to other sex and deep uneasiness with gender and gender role given to the person, which can have serious outcome for the individual, his family and society. This study focuses on characteristics of the people having this symptom and their families in Kerman Province. To analyze this disorder in Kerman all people that had referred to Welfare Organization of Kerman Province, nationally known as ‘behzisty’, were studied. This is a quasi experimental study. The experiment group was compared with normal (control) group, selected by assimilation process, interview and filling up initial and final questionnaire. The data was collected by interviewing both groups and analyzing the files of the experimental group. It should be mentioned that TTest was used to compare the role of families of the two groups. It was found that various variables at personal and family levels showed meaningful differences between the experimental and control group. These variables are as follows: Parents’ behavior during childhood, socialization process, emotional participation, emotional expression in the family, effective relationship with the family, sexual abuse and unsuitable dress, and makeup used during childhood.

This study was carried out in surveying method and effort was made to consider the elements taking role in the achievement of handicraft cooperatives in the city of Kerman. Statistical universe of this study consisted of 10 cooperative companies acting in Kerman in 2007. According to the results obtained under this research, 70% of the cooperatives studied hereunder had fully successful performances, 16.7% of the cooperatives were to some extent successful, and only 13.3% of these cooperatives were determined to have failed in their activities. Moreover, from among the independent variables studies herein, such aspects as the attitude of members toward the observance of cooperative principles, holding of training courses and regular participation of members in the courses, the cooperation and protection by various foundations, establishment of general assembly and observance of the resolutions passed therein, timely provision of raw materials, and granting of material and immaterial rewards to the members had a significant relation with the dependent variable of this study (the achievement of handicraft cooperatives).

Participation as a requirement for development can be studied from different perspectives. In this survey-method research we examine how individual and social characteristics affect rate of women’s social participation. Our sample is 300 women over sixteen years of age who were selected by random sampling. The data gathering instrument is the questionnaire which measures participation in two aspects of formal and informal participation. The hypotheses have been developed from Parsons’s social action theory. For data analysis, descriptive statistic and significance testing methods were used. Findings indicate that the average rate of informal participation is higher than that of formal participation. Also characteristics such as universalism, rationality, futurism, education level, participation of family members, and the evaluation of participation benefits, all have significant relationship with rate of women social participation.