Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the environmental citizenship of residents aged 18 and older in Shiraz and its relationship with the Cultural capital. Using the survey method, a structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The study sample was 1045 residents of Shiraz who were selected using the cluster sampling method. To evaluate the validity of the questionnaire, factor analysis was used, and Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire. The results showed that the variables of cultural capital, social class, and level of education had a positive and significant relationship at the level of 99% with the environmental citizenship variable. There was a significant difference in environmental citizenship between men and women. Women, high social classes, and Individuals with Ph.D. education had stronger environmental citizenship than other people. In total, the independent variables explained 21.4% of the changes in the dependent variable variance.

Abstract Democracy is one of the main topics of interest in contemporary sociology. In this regard, the present study attempts to analyze the sociological tendency amongst Tehrani citizens to democracy. The tendency for democracy has been examined in socio-political opportunities, socio-political freedoms, and secularism terms. We did a survey and conducted a multi-stage cluster sampling to draw a sample. The sample consisted of 604 Tehrani citizens over 20 years old. The results indicated that these citizens have a positive or relatively positive tendency toward democracy. Moreover, the study of social factors affecting the tendency to democracy showed that there is a significant relationship between independent variables of age, cultural capital and economic capital and the dependent variable of the tendency to democracy. The regression results showed that the research regression model consisting of 3 independent variables and one dependent variable is a suitable model and can predict the changes in the tendency for democracy.

Abstract This paper examines the factors affecting the physical health of Turkish and Kurdish ethnicities living in Tabriz and Mahabad with an emphasis on lifestyle (behavioral dimension). The study was conducted in the form of a survey and 500 people were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. The theoretical framework of the research is based on Dressler's models and other related theories. The research findings showed that socioeconomic status, the sum of cultural, social and economic capitals as well as lifestyle have a positive and significant effect on physical health. In other words, when these variables increase, the levels of physical health among ethnic groups increase too. Also, the physical health of the members of the Turkish ethnic group is greater than that of the Kurdish people. Moreover, the lifestyle-related health of Turks is also better than Kurdish.
 
 

Abstract The present study investigates the way in which the women encounter patriarchy in their private lives. For this purpose, their lives transformation in the stages of gender stereotypes, marriage, ideal femininity, matrimony and private life.have been considered. Our theoretical framework is based on the ideas of Pierre Bourdieu and the research method is qualitative. To collect the data, we employed semi-structured and in-depth interviews. In this survey, according to Pierre Bourdieu’s cultural capital indices, we have divided the women into three different groups: traditional, modern and educated. These groups have been interviewed based on four fundamental patriarchal indices in the survey including male identity, male-orientation and male dominance. The result of the study shows there were reproduction and resistance intermittently which depend very much on correspondents’ cultural capital and field experiences. The importance of those indices was not equal. In some cases, the structural pressure of the indices makes them bring their attitudes nearer, in spite of their differences.

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to study the relationship between the cultural capital and lifestyle among the middle class citizens of Sanandaj city, Kurdistan, Iran. The theoretical hypothesis behind this issue is that lifestyles are shaped in relation to the types and degree of social capitals in society. Also, lifestyles have a main role in constructing identities, meanings, attitudes, schemas, tastes and behaviors. The theoretical framework of this article is based on Bourdieu, Chaney, Sobel and Giddens’s viewpoints in the social sciences. The population comprises of Sanandaj middle class residents from which a sample has been selected according to its main internal strata. Also, we used the questionnaire to gather the data and information. The findings show that there is a positive and meaningful correlation between cultural capital and its different forms with lifestyle. Among the different forms of cultural capital, the embodied one has the most degree of relationship with lifestyle among the middle class residents of Sanandaj city.

Abstract Social sciences relative weakness in Iran has been investigated mostly via macro approaches, specially by structural functionalism approach, and few by micro approaches. The present paper is identifying thinking circles of social sciences faculty members of Allameh Tabataba’i University and University of Tehran based on Collins’ theory. According to Collins (2000, 2004) science development results from emergence and continuance of thinking circles as scientific communities. The central part of thinking circles is the 'interaction ritual chains'. Scientific actors inside the thinking circles are involved in theoretical discussions with 'emotional energy' which results in scientific development and dynamism within thinking circles. This research used qualitative method and unstructured interview with social sciences faculty members. Results showed that in spite of presence of common issues among professors, they lack 'common symbolic attention space', 'common issue concentration', and 'interaction ritual'; these are distinguishing features of scientific community from the viewpoint of Collins. 'Conversation space' is limited to temporary interaction with university students instead of dynamic and productive interaction with collogues. Professors have high emotional and cultural capitals while lacking thinking circles within faculties.