purpose: considering the important role of rural women in food security, the main purpose of this study is to study the rural women's empowerment in improving household food security. method: the research data was collected through questionnaires filled out by rural married women in divandareh county. based on random sampling, 213 of them were selected. the validity of questionnaire was confirm...

globalization and social capital are two main concepts in modern sociology. the study of effects of women's social capital on their social participation is one of the critical areas in women's studies. in order to study women's social capital in globalization process, the writers selected 2200 women in the cities of tehran, shiraz and estahban in a random sense. the results show that cultural c...

Local organization and gender participation are two elements that have the significant role for rural development plan. The objectives of study to describe function local organizations as a media participation, job allocation men women performed in A case method was used with key informants from committees, target group, facilitators. data collected type form contribution, roles functions plan ...

rural tourism is considered as one of the important parts of the economic activities. this important economic activity in the different views has been taken into consideration. some know it as a part of the tourism market and some consider it as a policy for rural development. rural tourism quickly grew in the rural economic and has been the complementary of agricultural activities. the nature ...

BACKGROUND/AIM The general problems of persons with malignant diseases (stages of asthenia, chronic fatigue and exhaustion, followed by depression and anxiety) lead to a decrease in functional abilities and a declining quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the level of difficulty, the type of required assistance and the level of satisfaction that derives from maintaining life ...