A Sociological Analysis of Happiness, at Micro-and Macro-levels
Volume 9, 1,2, Winter 2008, Pages 34-57
M CHalbi, S.M Mosavi
Abstract This study is intended to provide theoretical and empirical analyses of happiness both at micro level and macro level. At micro level, a social survey was conducted in cities of Tehran, Yazd And Ardakan with sample size of 386. Oxford standard happiness inventory was employed as' the measurement scale of happiness at this level. At macro level a quantitative comparative analysis was conducted based on world value survey (4th wave ) for 69 countries. Findings show that average score of happiness for all three cities is low. Besides that among sixty nine countries, the rank order of happiness for Iran is 61. Multiple variable analyses indicate that among different factors such as trust, friendship, family relationship, lack of social isolation at micro level and social capital ta macro level have direct impact on happiness.
Women’s Feeling of Insecurity in Mashhad City’s Urban Spaces
Volume 18, Issue 1, Winter 0, Pages 69-98
H. Akbari, A. MirMohammad Tabar
Abstract The main purpose of this study was to analyze women's fear and feeling of insecurity in Mashhad city's urban spaces and recognize the effects of spatial, situational and personal factors on this feeling. To create the theoretical framework of the research, we combined the theories of urban spaces and feeling of security. We did a survey and gathered the data using a questionnaire. By the use of the multi-stage cluster sampling, we selected 4025 women from Mashhadi women community, aged 15 and above in 13 districts. The findings showed that 42 per cent of Mashhadi women felt this insecurity "less", while 33 per cent of them felt it "the most".
Plus, the regression analysis revealed the influential variables on women's feeling insecurity in Mashhad's urban spaces. These factors are listed in the order of importance: abnormal behaviors in the neighborhood, the existence of unsafe urban spaces, household's average income, violence experience in the neighborhood, not the wearing veil, place of residence, the existence of deviant spaces in the neighborhood, and light of alleys and streets. Furthermore, we might say that the performance of independent variables could be different in various women's age groups.