For several decades,Iranian cities are experiencing major and fast urban growth. At the top of them is Tehran, Iran’s capital city, with doubled population in 30years from approximately 6 to 12.5 million in 2016. Undoubtedly such a magnificent raise in population has increasedthe need for settlements and the city has to respond to it. Today, Tehran,is the center for such exogenous development w...

This study attempts to reveal the effect of family structure on social participation of  Payame Noor university students, it consists of 339 students. The theoretical framework of this investigation is based on two hypotheses. Hegen personality structure theory and Parsons action theory.  One hypotheses is on satisfactoriness in the family structure were based on personality structure theory an...

in iran’s history, women have always had important role in political, social, and cultural areas. after the constitutionalism movements, this role was increased and certain women found positions in executive and legislative powers. after islamic revolution, the situation changed and an islamic approached took the place of the former secular one. under this new approach it is usually claimed tha...

Background: Researchers have been investigating similarities of and differences between homosexuals and heterosexuals for past few decades. Several studies have shown that in the particular domain (e.g., spatial ability), male homosexuals would resemble female heterosexuals better than male heterosexuals. Executive function, however, has received more attention than social cognition in this lin...

      Social interaction among different ethnic groups has been a major focus of study in the world in recent decades. The population of Iran is composed of variety of ethnic groups (such as linguistic, religious and cultural) and for this study the people of different backgrounds are considered. This article will discuss the types of social interaction among different ethnic groups and the rol...