social institutions have not changed equally, completely and simultaneously under the impact of modernization process. different levels of the family construction have been formed disharmoniously with social changes. that is why we are witnessing incompatible coactions among a some parts of traditional family norms on one side, and the values arisen from modernization. so that in some cases thi...

background research shows that parents have an immense influence over their children’s behavior during adolescence. adolescents who grow up with parents who are addicted to drugs and alcohol are more likely to turn to self-destructive behaviors such as suicide attempts. because addiction in iran is a primarily masculine phenomenon and in traditional iranian culture, the father is responsible fo...