Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract This study examines the positive and negative consequences of the migration of specialists in three fields—technical and engineering, healthcare, and the humanities—across three specific organizations in the city of Mashhad. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that the migration of specialists has led to decreased productivity and effectiveness, increased labor replacement costs, disruptions in knowledge transfer, reduced job satisfaction, and a growing desire to migrate among the remaining workforce. In addition, the perception of migration as a marker of success, declining organizational commitment, and the emergence of unstable work relations represent key cultural and institutional consequences of this phenomenon. However, in some cases, organizations have developed a degree of resilience by improving documentation practices and knowledge transfer systems. Overall, the results highlight the need to reassess human resource policies and strengthen intra-organizational capacities to address the consequences of migration.

Abstract This research examines the role of social organization among rural migrants in the city and its impact on local development, focusing on the perspectives of Portes and Boomsma within the Tehran-Vila neighborhood in Tehran's District Two. The study employed a qualitative approach with a grounded theory strategy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and narratives from 40 individuals (comprising three generations of migrants, including 13 women and 27 men) in Tehran-Vila (destination) and Bidok Yazd (origin), along with insights from 6 key informants, focus group sessions, field observations, and analysis of secondary statistical data. The resulting analysis identified the core category as "Migrant Social Organizations as Facilitators of Local Development." The findings indicate that the social organizations of rural migrants have acted as democratic institutions; by creating support networks and strengthening a sense of belonging to the neighborhood, they have contributed to improving the quality of life, enhancing social solidarity, and facilitating residents' participation in local development processes.

Abstract This articl aims to examine and analyze, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by Iranian journalists, and to identify the factors influencing this usage based on the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model. As one of the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and validated models for investigating the acceptance of emerging technologies, UTAUT2 was deemed appropriate for analyzing journalists' adoption of AI tools due to its consideration of a wide range of individual and social factors.
The research employs a survey methodology, with data collected via a modified standard questionnaire. The statistical population consists of journalists working in news agencies based in Tehran, from which a random sample of 200 individuals was selected using simple random sampling.
The findings reveal that journalists' familiarity with and use of AI tools are relatively low. Various factors—including performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and price/value (the study variables)—have a significant impact on behavioral intention and actual use of these technologies.
The results suggest that although Iranian journalists generally hold a positive attitude toward using AI tools, their actual usage remains limited. This indicates a gap between the potential and the real-world application of artificial intelligence in Iran’s media industry.

Abstract The present study was conducted to identify students' social demands and how they are formed, using a qualitative network analysis approach. To collect information, semi-structured interviews were conducted with (24) girl and boy students in the second year of high school in Kermanshah City. Participants were selected from schools (three educational districts) using purposive sampling. According to the research findings, students' social demands have been extracted into four overarching themes: " rotating traditional paradigms ", "balance of rights/responsibilities", "opportunity to be seen", and "liberation from the image of an accepting student", and are coherent with the final theme of "life with the joy of this world". Data analysis showed that adolescents' social demands do not form in a vacuum; rather, they examine and compare opinions by establishing connections and exchanging opinions with actors in their situational and preferred networks. During the exchange of ideas with network members, they learn about new ideas that cause them to rethink their mental interpretations of the meanings of demands. This leads to the formation of new desires in them. Although the range of relationship density in situational networks is greater than in preferential networks, due to the internal content of preferential networks (Extensiveness of relationships, diversity of topics, intimacy and belonging in selected relationships) The impact of opinions on these networks is deeper.

Abstract This study explores the portrayal of women in 1990s newspapers through the lens of social semiotics. This study aims to explore how female subjects are turned into passive subjects through stereotypes, cultural codes, and semiotic mechanisms. To achieve this, nine images were purposefully chosen and examined across three levels which are as follows: representational, interactive, and compositional. At the representational level, the images portray women as social victims, ideological subjects, or as being tied to power discourses. At the interactive level, the viewing angle, distances and missing gazes highlight the passivity and detachment of women from the social environment. Moreover, at the compositional level, the application of colors, layout, the inclusion or emphasis on certain elements, and lighting highlight the social and cultural restrictions imposed on women. The findings of the study reveal that the portrayal of women in this era was predominantly shaped by patriarchal, masculine and ideological discourses, which transformed female subjects into passive subjects.

Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of organizational culture and organizational health on the social responsibility of the employees of Fajr Energy Gulf Company. The method of this research is a quantitative survey. The statistical population of this research includes all the employees working in Fajr Energy Company of the Persian Gulf, numbering 1337 , and 298 people were selected as a statistical sample based on Cochran's formula and by simple random sampling.
the results of this research showed that there is a significant relationship between organizational health variables and organizational culture with social responsibility. The results of the regression analysis showed that 24% of the variables of the research problem are explained by the variables included in the model, i.e. organizational culture and organizational health.