Of building cultural centers in all communities and with any kind of attitude has always been one of the designers’ issues. When we use the term in ordinary daily conversation, we often think of culture as an equivalent to the “higher things of the mind”- art, literature, music and painting. According to sociologists, the concept of culture includes such activities, but also far more. Culture c...

a bstra ct   background: divorce is one ofthe most controversial and damaging social issues. since the divorce rates are increasing rapidly, the current study evaluated the effects of factors leading to divorce application.   materials and methods: this qualitative content analysis used purposive sampling to select 10 female divorce applicants at isfahan department of justice (isfahan, iran). i...

The present survey study has been carried out to examine the impact of satellite programs on 300 young  people who were permanently watching them. The authors used the theories of some scientists and sociologists like Klapper, Newman, Robertson, Harvey and Gidnez to clarify the variables. The results show that the more satellite programs will be watching, the religious identity is reduced. So, ...

Social scientists have long sought to understand the cultural production system. Such research elucidates the importance of the social milieu to cultural industries. We capture aggregate patterns of the social milieu and the geographical form it takes. We use a unique data set, Getty Images and geo-coded over 6000 events and 300,000 photographic images taken in Los Angeles and New York City, an...

of building cultural centers in all communities and with any kind of attitude has always been one of the designers’ issues. when we use the term in ordinary daily conversation, we often think of culture as an equivalent to the “higher things of the mind”- art, literature, music and painting. according to sociologists, the concept of culture includes such activities, but also far more. culture c...