this paper reports on the results of a research carried out during 1993-94 aiming at studying street sellers as an informal sector activity and a source of socio-economic problems in shiraz, iran. this study makes use of two logit models in order to present a unified framework depiciting the factors that seem to affect the developmeht of informal sector activities. the first model looks at thos...

Since human soul seeks excellence, he continuously hunts for answers to his questions. Therefore, he works towards tools to help him achieve a better life, create a dream world (Armanshahr) or utopia; a nowhere; his desired world. The Sufis has been more attentive to the local realities of their society, and they saw the society full of shortcomings and sought to lead their people into a desira...

Adolphe Quetelet was one of the most prominent figures of the second half of the nineteenth century, yet in present-day histories of several social sciences the impact of his ideas is widely ignored. The first part consists of a sketch of his life and work. Astronomer and statistician, he sought to apply the mathematical tools of astronomy to create was has been called a 'mathematics of society...

This paper tries to study the role of social  factors in the explanation of vandalism among high school students in Andimeshk. Focusing on the social security. Through survey study more than 300 ones were selected by Cochoran Formula. After gathering he data through questionnaire, they were analyzed by Pearson Coefficient Correlation, Variance Analysis test, Multi-variable regression and path a...

conclusions it is proposed that the needed research be conducted at national and regional levels in coordination and cooperation with international organizations active in the field of traffic crashes in various parts of the world, especially in asian, african and latin american developing countries, where a greater proportion of pedestrian traffic crashes occur. results a review of the studies...