the study aims at investigating the relationship between social capital and national identity. based on giddens’ theory on identity and woolcock and narayan’s theory of social capital, the researchers, through a survey study, have investigated the relationship between social capital and national identity of 360 students of shiraz university. independent variables include demographic variables, ...

Complex problems like drug crimes often involve a large number of variables interacting with each other. A complex problem may be solved by breaking it into parts (i.e., sub-problems), which can be tackled more easily. The identity matching problem, for example, is a part of the problem of drug and other types of crimes. It is often encountered during crime investigations when a single criminal...

CONTEXT Problematic stress levels among medical students have been well established. This stress can lead to depression, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, burnout and cynicism, having a negative effect on students and their patients. METHODS We propose to move towards examining the processes underlying well-being in some medical students and vulnerability in others. We draw upon social psyc...

the concept of identity and its formation is one of the most basic notions in the field of social psychology. many psychologist and sociologists have presented their theories based on this concept and the psychosocial progress of its formation in social contexts. henry tajfel, a prominent social psychologist, in his social identity theory has divided an individual’s identity into two parts: “pe...

A growing body of research points to the value of multiple group memberships for individual well-being. However, much of this work considers group memberships very broadly and in terms of number alone. We conducted two correlational studies exploring how the relationship between multiple group membership and well-being is shaped by (a) the complexity of those groups within the overall self-conc...

Social identities are associated with normative standards for thought and action, profoundly influencing the behavioral choices of individual group members. These social norms provide frameworks for identifying the most appropriate actions in any situation. Given the increasing complexity of the social world, however, individuals are more and more likely to identify strongly with multiple socia...

As a raw material, ivory has been used to manufacture wide range of objects, normally associated with sumptuous material culture. In this article we explore the role played by and artefacts among early complex societies, particularly its importance in definition identities emergent elites. To end, make thorough examination evidence from Copper Age Iberia, focusing on mega-site Valencina, southe...