Iranian International Journal Of Social Sciences
Volume:12 Issue: 4, Autumn 2022

Happiness is considered as one of the most hidden and ambiguous concepts used in education and the missing concepts of teachers. Few documents are found in education that provides a clear view of the concept of happiness or its place. This study has been carried out with the aim of investigating the impact of social support and social security on the social vitality of teachers in Tehran and identifying the relevant factors affecting it. This study is considered as an Applied/Survey research in terms of the method. The statistical population includes the teachers of Tehran, and a sample of 384 of them was selected for the study using Cochran's formula. The required data collection tool was a questionnaire. The research tool has face validity. The collected data were analyzed with ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient statistical tests in Spss25. The effect of social support and social health was direct and significant on social vitality (p<0.05). The research findings show that effective measures can be taken to improve the social vitality of teachers by promoting their support and social health.

Identity, as one of the most important concepts of social sciences of the new era, is influenced by various factors that cultural capital is one of the most important factors in its formation and redefining. This paper seeks to study the effect of social capital indicators on national identity of youth by survey method which has been done by questionnaire with a statistical sample of 390 people among young people in eastern Golestan regions. The findings show that the average of social capital in the studied population is 3 out of 5, indicating that social capital is higher than the average. The results of statistical tests confirm the relationship between national identity and each indicator of social capital. Of course, the correlation between social capital and national, modern and religious dimensions of youth's social identity is moderate and positive, but this relationship with the ethnic dimension of youth's social identity is stronger and more positive. The results of path analysis test also showed that the dimensions of social capital have a direct and significant relationship with the social identity of respondents. Consequently, in order to strengthen national identity, social capital indicators, especially social agency, sense of security and tolerance of diversity should be considered more.

This study was conducted with the aim of identifying the role of the social security organization (SSO) in the economic and social welfare of Iran. The present study is considered as an applied research (descriptive-survey type) in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this study in the first stage included experts and academic faculty members of the university and in the second stage all the citizens of West Azarbaijan Province, and in the first stage, 12 experts and academic faculty members of the university were selected using the purposeful snowball sampling method and in the second stage, 384 people according to Cochran's formula and cluster sampling method. The research tool was the finalized questionnaire resulting from the opinions of the Delphi group including the activities of the social security organization, economic and social welfare in the form of 35 items, which was distributed among the statistical sample after verifying its validity and reliability. According to the results, the activities of social security organization and its subgroups have a positive and significant effect on the economic welfare (P<0.05) and social welfare (P<0.05) of the citizens of West Azerbaijan province. Therefore, it can be concluded that the performance of the social security organization can play an effective role in realizing the economic and social policies of the government.

This study aimed at investigating the effect of social capital on sustainable urban development. The research method and data collection tool was a questionnaire. Face validity and construct validity were used for the validity of the measuring instrument and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for reliability. The face validity of the measuring tool was agreed by professors and the construct validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were also considered favorable. The statistical population consisted of all citizens over 15 years old in Tehran. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster with the Cochran's formula at a level of 5% error, 2000 people were selected for sampling. The sampling method for selecting citizens was also random. Data analysis method was performed using descriptive indicators as well as correlation coefficient and multivariate regression. The software used was SPSS version 26. The results showed that in the indicators of social capital, Social trust is weak and sustainable development with two indicators of productivity and justice also had a lower average than the theoretical average. Findings related to the testing hypotheses also showed that social capital has a significant and positive effect on sustainable urban development. Also the social capital has a significant effect on productivity. And social trust, and social participation, and shared networks and norms, and social cohesion have a positive effect on productivity. Social capital has a significant and positive effect on justice. And social trust, and social participation, and shared networks and norms, and social cohesion have a positive effect on justice.

The events of September 1931 had a profound effect on the political and social sphere of Iran, the relatively open political atmosphere led to the re-emergence of liberal and opportunistic individuals and political forces. The Rashidian brothers, including Saifullah, Qudratullah, and Asadullah, were among the opportunists who, to gain economic benefits in addition to cooperating with the British Embassy, ​​began their activities in the field of cinema. The establishment of Rex and Homay Cinema, their management, and the import of foreign films were among the activities that the Rashidian brothers engaged in for more than three decades. After the coup of 28 August, they expanded their activities in the field of cinema. Therefore, this study seeks to clarify the nature of their activities, nature, and goals in this field, while using the historical research method based on data analysis. It will also reveal how these people benefited from cinema to gain power, wealth, and social status. The main question is what activities the Rashidian brothers did in the field of cinema to gain power, wealth, and especially social status, and what goals they pursued in this regard. Among the findings of this study, we can point to the use of cinema by Rashidians as a factor of influence and soft power.

Max Weber's bureaucracy theory, which includes traditional structures to management and administrative system, is one of the most significant theories acknowledge to administrative knowledge.  The concept of bureaucracy in Weber's opinion means that the desired organizational form, which is reasonably designed is very efficient, follows principles and logic and order and is based on legitimate authority. This article by using of the grounded theory is trying to address pathology of the bureaucracy system in Iran and its cause and effects based on Weber's viewpoint. The study subject of sociologists and senior managers of several organizations in Tehran which were 30 people through theoretical and targeted sampling to the extent that theoretical saturation was achieved. The data collection tool was a semi structured interview with 10 questions.  Based on this situation, casual conditions, underlying conditions and intervening conditions, strategic and sociological consequences of the bureaucracy structure in Iran and effects of its important factors were analyzed. Finally, after analyzing the data based on G.T.M structure, the paradigm model was obtained and adjusted. The research findings indicate that the structure of Iranian bureaucracy is different from the traditional rational model. Based on Weber's bureaucracy theory, in terms of the existence of a hierarchy of authority and division of labor, it is closer to the rational model, but in terms of following the rules and regulations, valuing the expertise and the merit system is far from this pattern. Consequently, in order to make the structure of Iran bureaucracy more efficient, it was recommended to adapt between the structure of the bureaucracy with Iranian-Islamic values and cultural characteristics that are richer and more rational (strong tendency towards success and performance, caring for human dignity, beliefs and attentions to Islamic values, avoiding favoritism, valuing rationality and hard work and seriousness)

Evaluating the performance of the health care system may be used to generate a common knowledge of prioritizing to enhance health care systems, offer a platform for discussion across programs and departments, and develop a shared understanding of the activities that influence health outcomes. It is crucial to have a model for evaluating the functioning of the health system in multiple organizations, including social security. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to offer a model for evaluating the performance of the Social Security Organization's health system. In this context, essential indicators and components for assessing the performance of the health system using the balanced scorecard model were identified and axes were established by first reading the research literature. After defining the variables and components, the conceptual model of the study is developed and then validated using the statistical methods of structural equations. A questionnaire was used to gather and evaluate the necessary data. In other words, the discovered axes were statistically validated. Customers and procedures are the most essential factors in measuring the success of the health system.

The purpose of this study is to explain the sociological causes of theft in Golestan province. The general framework of research has been systematically formed by using various theories of theft and schools. The statistical population of the study is the prisoners of Golestan province, which is about 5000 cases. According to Morgan table, the statistical sample is estimated 384 one. Systematic random sampling was used for sampling method. The required information and data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. SPSS 22 and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and regression tests were used for data analysis. The results show that all social and economic factors, such as: income, poverty, family, history of imprisonment, group of friends, addiction, place of residence, employment, level of education, the amount of previous punishment that was examined in this study on committing the crime of robbery or the occurrence of robbery in Golestan province had a significant effect.

Social indifference is a situation in which people avoid socio-political participation, social responsibilities, altruistic activities and active and civil involvement in social issues, ignoring the facts around them. This research is applied in term of purposes and in a description survey method, and has been conducted with the aim of investigation the relationship between virtual social networks and social indifference. The statistical population of the study was the citizens of districts 1 and 2 of Tehran and 400 people were selected using cluster sampeling. The results showed that the rate of indifference is moderate to high and there is a relation between the usage of virtual of social network and social indifference of  citizens and the age, sex and socio-economic variables are related to social indifference. According to the results of this research , background study, and theories proposed; citizens who have a high degree of diversity in the use of social networks, has influenced their behaviors, and this is a tow-way relationship that in some cases causes social indifference in the real space, but due to the freedom and ignorance of the syberspace, people in cyberspace have more commitments than each other. That means, warm and intimate relationships have been transferred from the real social environment to the cyber and virtual environment.

The pandemic in 2020 pushed the college students around the world to virtual learning. Traditional and virtual educations have differences in terms of efficiency and knowledge process. This experimental study has been conducted in 2022 and evaluated 384 male and female bachelor university students of Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch. The study examined the effect of virtual educational systems type on student learning. This article established and polled various instructional systems for online teaching and learning. These approaches and elements will facilitate in supplying online education effectively. The educational technologies have been improved forcibly through the corona epidemic whole around the world. In the present paper, effect of applying the modern technologies has been investigated on the student learning. Also, many researches on virtual learning undoubtedly are forthcoming post-pandemic. By considering the nature of this subject, the descriptive-analytical method has been used. The extent to which a technology in blended learning influenced student engagement and course performance has been studied. The education through virtual environment could ultimately reduce college completion rates.  Also, the most common applications and software which simplify the procedure of designing, analyzing, implementing, developing, evaluating the instructional environment and learning materials to improve learning and teaching have been compared. Then, the matching of teachers and students with these educational virtual systems has been studied. Moreover, the results shows that the instructional elements and modern educational systems can create more inclusive classrooms and empower students with disabilities have been declared. Also, there are differences in the students' characteristics which it may drive differences in the outcome. This study can help in a successful online teaching and learning during outbreaks like COVID-19.