This article focuses on Corbin and Strauss’ evolved version of grounded theory. In the third edition of their seminal text, Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory, the authors present 16 assumptions that underpin their conception of grounded theory methodology. The assumptions stem from a symbolic interactionism perspective of social life, inclu...

Recent studies of person-situation interactions have focused nearly exclusively on the statistical rather than reciprocal form of the concept. In an attempt to reverse this trend, two models of reciprocal interactionism are offered: choice of situations and congruence response models. The choice model proposes that individuals select situations and avoid others on the basis of certain underlyin...

This article explores the existing literature on social memory in Iran, a growing research area for studying country’s past. The scattered and fragmented nature of across disciplines makes an in-depth thematic analysis important to organize these intellectual efforts. is divided into two parts. first part presents chronological scheme that identifies discusses three distinct phases development....