The Relationship between ICT\\\'s and Adolescents\\\' Delinquencies

AbstractThis study investigates the relationship between the new media (ICT's) and high school students' delinquencyin Abadeh county. In this study, delinquency includes vandalism and other delinquenty behaviors, which isspreading fast in adolescence age. The research methodology is based on survey in which 500 male andfemale students were randomly selected. The related data was collected by self-report questionnaires.Findings show that the mean use of ICT in males is higher than females but the mean use of old media arenot significant. Most of ICT's have positive relations to juveniles' delinquency but some of old media havenegative relations. The final model shows that ICT's could explain 12 percent of total delinquency, 12percent of vandalism and 14 percent of other delinquent behaviors

An Investigation of Relationship between

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of Globalization and body image of women inTehran, Shiraz and Estahban. The Sample of the study consisted of 2200 women in these cities. Afterreviewing local and international literature, we examined 9 hypotheses that drawing from synthesizedtheoretical framework with regard to Giddens theory and past researches.The research methodology was a survey. The data was collected by using a questionnaire and a scalefor body image. All women of these cities selected systematically at random. The results showed thatModernity, Awareness about Globalization, Life style, negotiation in family, Cultural Capital and MarriageStatus on the whole could explain about 40 percent of women's body image

Lifestyle and Body Image Case Study: Shiraz Women

This study investigated the relationship between lifestyle which seems as a scale of globalization process with body image. Required data was collected by systematic random sampling among 508 women in Shiraz. Based on existing theories and studies theoretical framework has constituted based on Giddens theory. Six hypotheses have been established. For collecting information, survey method and self reported questionnaire were used. In data analysis and explanation, multiple regression and unilateral dispersion analyses were used. The result showed that among effective factors on body image, modern musical lifestyle, religious' lifestyle, leisure lifestyle and participative lifestyle explained 23 percent of variations of body image. Among these variables, only religious lifestyle had negative relationship with body image and other variables had positive relationship with dependant variable

Testing social identity models of collective action in an Iranian environmental movement

The social identity model of collective action (SIMCA) and the encapsulation model of the social identity of collective action (EMSICA) are well-known models that have been applied to protest action. The current study tests the predictive value of the core constructs in the models (social identification, perceived injustice and group efficacy) in a peaceful pro-environmental program. Specifically, we sought to answer whether the two models provide equally good accounts of (self-reported) past participation and of intended participation. To do so, we conducted a survey of 382 participants of a sustained environmental collective action program (Nature Cleaners) in Iran. Our findings underlined the important role of social identification in predicting environmental action. The results also showed that SIMCA was more relevant for intentions to participate, whereas paths specified by EMSICA better predicted past participation. The results provide a demonstration of the applicability of collective action models to the domain of pro-environmental action in the Iranian cultural context where collective action is rarely studied. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of studying collective action in a wider range of situations and contexts