Gender expresses the social and cultural identity of men and women in society. It has balance or not, considering various factors such as cultural, religious and social beliefs, norms and values, the level of women and men's liberties in the family and society, the structure of power (patriarchy and maternity) and the degree of their cooperation in providing livelihoods. The purpose of this pap...

modernity is a concept which has been investigated from different aspects. probc. bly one the most valid theories in this field is giddens’s theory. giddens originally considers modernity as a cultural trend that has arrived new phase and has its own characteristics in all social life aspects. reviewing giddens’s theory shows the claims expressing that modernity shows itself in leisure time. it...

the transition of iranian society from a traditional order to a modern one and experiencing the required life is considered as one of the causes in rising marriage age among girls. accordingly this research has probed theoretically and methodologically into the underlying roots. for the purpose of this research, a survey method has been used to gather data. the statistical sample includes two g...

Immigrants in the destination society are always exposed to various challenges in cultural and social fields in order to be accepted, and for these reasons, they must adapt themselves to the forced effects in the immigrant-receiving societies. In this article, by choosing the Afghan immigrant community, It has been devoted to the sociological study of the cultural and social impact of Afghan im...

Fertility and childbearing, in addition to the biological aspects, has always been regarded as a social phenomenon and, therefore, to understand the incident, values and beliefs, norms, and in short, the culture of any society should be scrutinized. Since the concept, condition, and value of childbearing is associated with cultural, social, political and economic dimensions, it has undergone va...