Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a general problem structuring approach that seeks to incorporate multiple stakeholder views in the analysis of a given problem. When applied to IS development, the method requires negotiation and debate between the stakeholders when exploring the feasibility of developing an information system. The applicability of this approach depends, however, on the willing...

the present article employs sociological, socio-psychological and anthropological theories design a theoretical framework and model with due regard to theoretical viewpoints and experimental resources and proposes hypotheses on the basis of them. the integrative research method includes a survey and historical study. the population includes 404 teachers related to 6 tribal groups: curd, fars, t...

National identity is the most pervasive level of identity among all social systems. In compare with other type of common identity, the national identity will affect on different aspects of life in every social system. So, this study attempts to examine Yazd young's attitude toward national identity and its effective factors. The sample size of this survey consists of 378 young (18-30 ages) whic...

This study examined the role of team identity on job satisfaction and job performance regarding the mediating role of the organizational identity. This paper is a correlation type using descriptive methods with applied goals. Our statistical population included all 420 male and female staffs of the telecommunication department in Eastern Azerbaijan province, Iran in 2014.Using stratified random...

In this paper, the author examines the burden of proof in the argumentative confrontations taking part in practices of political accountability. She does so by explaining how politicians maneuver strategically with the burden of proof in an attempt at winning the discussion in which they are involved. After making clear the role of the burden of proof in defining the difference of opinion in ar...

Rising rents play an important role in the displacement of residents through gentrification processes Germany. Applying interactionist approach and conceptualising as emergent phenomenon that results from interaction process, we explore how gentrifying district Altona-Altstadt Hamburg deal with situations rent increases. Four strategies emerge: de-problematisation, unwilling consent, changing f...

background: each group or profession has its own discourse. discourses create identity, support institutions and reproduce power relationships. professional identity of iranian nurses, which has recently had the opportunity to represent itself in social arena, needs investigation. this study aimed to make internal aspect of this identity clear. materials and methods: this study was conducted by...

abstract: the national identity is one of the most essential components of define any person from self and play a crucial role in contemporary world equations. the nature of national identity in any society depends on its status and the constructive dimensions and consequently the nature of its status and the constructive dimensions will have different results in various societies. therefore, u...

the study aims at investigating the relationship between social capital and national identity. based on giddens’ theory on identity and woolcock and narayan’s theory of social capital, the researchers, through a survey study, have investigated the relationship between social capital and national identity of 360 students of shiraz university. independent variables include demographic variables, ...

Idsardi and Raimy 2000 (I&R) propose that the representations posited by a learner are constrained by economy considerations. If a child hears a string like the Temiar continuative [sglOg], two possibilities are available while building the underlying representation of the string. Either the two segments [g] perceived in the string correspond to different tokens of the same type, or they corres...