contemporary iranian society is transiting from traditional outlook to modern attitudes. social chaos matched with behavioral and thinking chaos is characteristic of transition period. political structure, as a part of society, alongside the juridical, economic and social structure is transiting from traditional sovereignty to intellectual and legal one. political participation, as a tangible a...

this paper studies the experience of social exclusion in women with hiv. the method research is qualitative research and the technique used to collect data is interview. also, the population is women with hiv in clinique of behavioral sickness counseling in tehran. the sample size is 30 people. research findings indicate that these women have experienced exclusion. also, the results show that s...

The recent public outcry following a brutal gang rape of a young woman in India's national capital was a watershed moment in the world's largest democracy. It generated widespread public and political support for strengthening legal provisions to punish sex offenders. Although the legal response is a useful deterrent against such heinous crimes, women continue to suffer due to deeply rooted soc...

regarding the undeniable role of women in the process of rural development on the one hand and their inappropriate situation in terms of the most indices of rural development on the other hands, rural women’s empowerment is essential. meanwhile, many researchers and scholars believe that social capital and its components play a key role. thus, the main purpose of this descriptive- correlative r...

OBJECTIVE To determine the role of obesity, adult behavioural risk factors, and markers of specific childhood exposures in the association between adult socioeconomic position and hypertension in a cohort of people aged 60 years and older. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Spain. PARTICIPANTS 4009 subjects representative of the Spanish non-institutionalised population aged 60 years an...

Introduction: Taking into account the growth of increase in the elderly population in Iran and the world, and the emergence of the phenomenon of feminization of aging, the present study has been conducted, with aim of examining the relationship between anxiety about aging and the perceived  and experienced gender inequality among the women of Shiraz city (Iran). Methods: This cross-sectional s...

BACKGROUND Socioeconomic circumstances in childhood and early adulthood may influence the later onset of chronic disease, although such research is limited for type 2 diabetes and its risk factors at the different stages of life. The main aim of the present study is to examine the role of childhood social position and later inflammatory markers and health behaviours in developing type 2 diabete...