this journal publishes authoritative articles in the following areas: Social work Social Welfare Social health Social Security Social Issues Norms
Eqbal Valadbeigi; Mohammad Zahediasl; h a
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This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the social dimensions of mourning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sources or statistical society of this research includes all the qualitative and quantitative research, published both in the Persian and in English, conducted on the social dimensions ...
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This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the social dimensions of mourning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sources or statistical society of this research includes all the qualitative and quantitative research, published both in the Persian and in English, conducted on the social dimensions of mourning during the Covid-19 between December 2019 and May 2023. Based on the entry-exit criteria of the articles, 287 articles were obtained, and after searching, screening and qualitative evaluation of the studies, at the end of the final synthesis, 28 articles were selected. According to the findings of this research, 71.43% of the selected articles were done by qualitative methods and 28.57% by quantitative methodologies. The most used tool was the interview with which 60.71% of the articles had been done. Regarding the practical solutions and suggestions extracted from the studies, the highest frequently suggested approach was the emphasis on the necessity of developing a culture of condolence and virtual mourning and memorial ceremonies to support the survivors (32.14%). Also, the highest level in the distribution of categories was related to the category of disruption in the process of mourning rituals which was 21.43%. The results of this research show that people's reaction to bereavement during the Covid-19 pandemic is closely related to social and cultural aspects, and despite the importance of the social aspects of bereavement and health, more attention has been paid to its psychological and physical aspects.
Ismail Aalizad; m z; Marzieh Gharaat; Elham mohammadi; h a
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The continuity and development of any science depends on the research that is done in that field. Stagnation in research in a scientific field paves the way for stagnation in that field of knowledge, and dynamism in research guarantees the development of that science and the growth of its scholars. Therefore, ...
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The continuity and development of any science depends on the research that is done in that field. Stagnation in research in a scientific field paves the way for stagnation in that field of knowledge, and dynamism in research guarantees the development of that science and the growth of its scholars. Therefore, in order to be aware of the position of a scientific discipline in the current situation, what process it has gone through so far and what is its perspective, it needs to do some Internal analysis. To achieve this, the sum of research conducted in a scientific field should be recognized as the subject or domain for an independent critical research. The present research is an attempt has been made to critically examine the academic research conducted in the field of social work in Iran during five decades of the research life of this field. However, in conducting such research, not only these considerations have been satisfied, but also a redoubled effort has been made to investigate the thematic relationship of the laws passed with this discipline in the framework of an institutional relationship. Quantitative content analysis method has been used to examine both areas. In applying this method, 645 academic researches and 169 legal documents have been used as valid sources of data collection. Among the findings of this study, we can mention the relationship between the institution of science and the institution of legislation, which has experienced convergences and divergences during the period under review.
Fatemeh Salarian; Saeed Moeedfar; m z
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First this study has tried to provide a global perspective of intervention programs worldwide through documentary andlibrary methods by collecting and reporting on important government intervention programs in the field of street children. In the second step, the present study, considering its sociological ...
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First this study has tried to provide a global perspective of intervention programs worldwide through documentary andlibrary methods by collecting and reporting on important government intervention programs in the field of street children. In the second step, the present study, considering its sociological and critical position, has evaluated these programs and tried to reveal the neoliberal view behind these programs and to clarify their role in the vulnerability and instability of these programs. In fact, through a meta-analysis of evaluations of successful programs, the neoliberal view is described as a set of policies and plans that prevent these programs from achieving the goal of permanently eliminating street child labor. The results of this study indicate that intervention programs are designed to increase economic growth and therefore suffer from disadvantages such as temporary, limited, disconnected and non-optimal. From the results obtained and according to the data of the analytical part of the research in the final part, a model has been designed and proposed based on the values of inclusiveness, integrity, quality and sustainability.
Mohammad Zahedi asl; Mohammadali Haghdin; h a; m g; Elham mohammadi; Ismail Aalizad
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Studies in Iran show that despite the country's appropriate ranking in knowledge production, this capacity is not used in the national interest. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining and scrutinizing the current situation of the effectiveness of social work research and ...
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Studies in Iran show that despite the country's appropriate ranking in knowledge production, this capacity is not used in the national interest. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining and scrutinizing the current situation of the effectiveness of social work research and strategies to improve this effectiveness.This research was conducted qualitatively and the required data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews with experts. A total of 10 individual interviews and one group interview were analyzed. The sampling method of the interviewees was targeted. The findings of the present study, according to experts, show that despite some valuable examples, the effectiveness of research is far from the expected level. Research effectiveness has been low. Therefore, it is appropriate for policy makers, also managers, and other responsibles in both sectors to take action to eliminate or reduce obstacles. Relevant policy recommendations have been provided in this regard.
Mohammad Zahedi Asl; Fatemeh Jafari; Mohammadsaed zokaei; farshad momeni
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The present study focuses on the living experience of domestic workers. The research methodology is of qualitative type using narrative analysis method. The study population were female domestic workers in Tehran and through purposeful sampling, 15 persons of the study population were selected. Deep ...
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The present study focuses on the living experience of domestic workers. The research methodology is of qualitative type using narrative analysis method. The study population were female domestic workers in Tehran and through purposeful sampling, 15 persons of the study population were selected. Deep interview technique has been used to collect data. To analyze the data, the theoretical coding method has been used. The findings of this study show that the main theme of women turning to homework is "subordinate citizen" and the common denominator of women's life experience of doing housework is the experience of social inequality. In addition to getting aware of their class gap with the employer, deprived of social protection floor is a barrier to their job mobility. Domestic workers acknowledge the inferiority of domestic work and avoid social integration, so they try to hide their jobs for the fear of social exclusion. On the other hand, from an employer's point of view, doing housework is seen as an inherent responsibility of a woman. Domestic workers, due to their unique working conditions need to receive integrated support. Moreover, the right of domestic workers to maintain human dignity and health conditions must be considered in law and the rules.
Mohammad Zahedi Asl; Seyyed Majid Hosseini; Mahmoud Jomehpour; Abu Turab Talebi
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The objective of this study was to exploring the social responsibility of the oil and gas industry in the local community. Used a thematic content analysis strategy with an inductive approach. Based on purposive sampling, 35 people participated in this study and theoretical saturation was obtained using ...
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The objective of this study was to exploring the social responsibility of the oil and gas industry in the local community. Used a thematic content analysis strategy with an inductive approach. Based on purposive sampling, 35 people participated in this study and theoretical saturation was obtained using semi-structured interviews. After conducting the interview and gathering information, the obtained codes were analyzed in different sections, and after identifying the concepts and categories, the main theme was obtained. The main theme was "deficiency of institutionalization of social responsibility of the oil and gas company in the local community before and after the implementation of projects." The findings indicate that the non-institutionalization of social responsibility of the oil and gas industry started from the lack of legal acceptance, which subsequently led to the non-acceptance of the environment. It has led to economic intolerance and weak humanitarian acceptance in the local community. A comparison between the themes of industry social responsibility in the local community shows the illegality of industry in the legal, environmental and economic fields. In the social and humanitarian dimensions, the narrative of weak actions and activities is the social responsibility of the industry in these dimensions and the lack of transparency in the industry, which indicates the limited and weak empiricism of the social responsibility of the industry in the local community. Corporate social responsibility is not embedded in the local community as an important business strategy.
fateh fatemi; m z; a g
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The aim of this study is to investigate the presence of women in the neighborhood-oriented projects of Tehran municipality and its impact on the level of promotion of their psycho-social empowerment. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the Theories of radical feminism, symbolic ...
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The aim of this study is to investigate the presence of women in the neighborhood-oriented projects of Tehran municipality and its impact on the level of promotion of their psycho-social empowerment. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the Theories of radical feminism, symbolic interaction and the theory of Bourdieu and Habermas. In order to examine the research questions, 163 women who participated in these projects with 164 women who did not participate in these projects were studied and compared regarding their psycho-social empowerment. Findings showed that more than 70 percent of women in the study group participated in the projects in large rate and more than 60% highly rated the success of project implementation. Findings showed that there is a significant difference between psycho-social empowerment between intervention and comparison groups at 99% confidence interval level. Therefore, the results indicated that the implementation of these projects has been effective in promoting women’s psycho-social empowerment, which shows the necessity of continuation of these projects at a wider level in Tehran and other cities.
Keywords: Psycho-Social Empowerment, Neighborhood-Oriented Projects, Tehran, Women
m z; fatemeh hossini
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The present study is intended to investigate and identify the relationhip between social health and marital life satisfaction among veterans of war with a disability of over 25 percent in Sar-Poul-Zehab and Ghasr-e Shirin cities of Kermanshah. This study sought to answer this question: Is there ...
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The present study is intended to investigate and identify the relationhip between social health and marital life satisfaction among veterans of war with a disability of over 25 percent in Sar-Poul-Zehab and Ghasr-e Shirin cities of Kermanshah. This study sought to answer this question: Is there a significant relationship between social health and marital life satisfaction? The controlling variables were percentage of disability, time of accurance of disability, and duration of disability. this research is survey-based and explanatory. Using the Cochran formula, the research sample was determined 235 veterans of war with a disability of over 25 percent. The reliability of the assessment tool was affirmed though formal methods and its validity using the Cronbach alpha. Finally, the data were collected through questionnaires along with interviews and were analyzed using the SPSS software, a t-test and the Pearson test. The findings showed a significant relationship between social health and marital life satisfaction among the war veterans. There was no significant relationship between the percentage of disability and marital life satisfaction. However, there was a significant relationship between time of ocurrance of disability, marriage duration, and
marital life satisfaction. The innovation in this study, was the evaluation and confirmation of the relationship between macro and micro levels. It was concluded that higher social health would result in more satisfaction in the marital lives of war veterans with disabilites. Furthermore, marital life satisfaction among these veterans declined with a longer duration of married life. However, the percentage of their disability did not influence their marital life satisfaction.
Keywords: Social Health, Satisfaction, Marital Life, War Veterans With Disabilities, Kermanshah
m z; m t
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The Impact of Family Factors on Girls' Social Empowerment Mohammad Zahedi Asl[1] , Mahboobeh Tavakoli[2] Accepted: Received: 24/9/2017 Abstract In this study, we aimed to investigate effective family ...
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The Impact of Family Factors on Girls' Social Empowerment Mohammad Zahedi Asl[1] , Mahboobeh Tavakoli[2] Accepted: Received: 24/9/2017 Abstract In this study, we aimed to investigate effective family factors on girls’ social empowerment. For this aim, 192 admitted girls to the Omid-E-Mehr institution were selected by random sampling. The theoretical framework of the current study included the Resource Theory of Blood and Wolf, Empowerment Theory of Sara Lange and the family management theory of Anthony Giddens. The data were collected through a standard questionnaire and was analyzed by SPSS using Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients. Descriptive results showed that 82 percent of participants are at an average level in social empowerment. Hypothesis testing indicated that there is a significant relationship between the patterns of household management, mothers’ views of gender-based roles and girls’ social empowerment. While there is no significant correlation between the social status of the father and the girls’ social empowerment. Regarding the significant correlation between “Mothers' views toward Gender Roles” and “Family Management Patterns” variables, a multiple regression analysis was used simultaneously with a dependent variable. The results of this study showed that the effect of the theoretical model on the dependent variable was significant. So views of mothers toward gender roles could explain more than 30% of the variance in girls’ social empowerment. It should be noted that the variable of “the family management model” did not have a significant effect. The results show that socio-cultural policies should emphasize the development and expansion of educational and cultural programs in order to improve the influence of the role of mothers on the girls’ social empowerment. Keywords: Father’s Social Status, Mother’s Views of Gender-based Roles, Pattern of the Household Management, Social Empowerment [1] . Professor of Social Work, Allameh Tabataba’i University. Zahedi2010@yahoo.com [2] . Master of Social Work, Allameh Tabataba’i University. (Corresponding Author) Mahb.tavakoli@gmail.com
Mohammad Zahediasl; Satar Parvin
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The present study investigates the effectiveness of interventions in the field of addiction and identifies the most effective interventions with the social worker approach. This research has been carried out with the meta-analysis method. The statistical population consisted of all researches conducted ...
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The present study investigates the effectiveness of interventions in the field of addiction and identifies the most effective interventions with the social worker approach. This research has been carried out with the meta-analysis method. The statistical population consisted of all researches conducted in the field of drug addiction (printed and valid) over the past decade (1967-2008), which has been used by scientific sources such as the "specialized journals of light", the "Scientific Information Center of Jihad University," "Portal of the Humanities Society". According to the entry criteria, 66 studies were selected and examined, and CMA2 software was used to obtain the effect size. The results showed that interventions with the cognitive-behavioral method (-0.55) with the most significant effect size had the most effect on addiction treatment. Also, the treatment group with effect size (0.52) is high according to theoretical standards. Metacognitive therapy and other therapy and music therapy with effect size (0.31) and (0.20) are moderate. Finally, the interventions performed with the matrix pattern, reality therapy, and behavioral therapy with the effect sizes (-0.16), (0.24), and (-0.19) were lower than the moderate and low levels. The results also show that cognitive-behavioral intervention has been influential in the areas of reducing psychological disorders (0.41), improving quality of life (0.67), reducing cravings, and preventing recurrence (0.50), promoting mental health and its dimensions (0.51). Eventually, we suggest that therapists intervene based on a methodological and scientific model based on education, learning, empowerment, and follow-up to provide the best psycho-social approach to addiction treatment.
s a; m z; Maliheh Shiani; a h
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Professional Values of Social Work and its Relationship with the Organizational Culture in Hospitals from the Viewpoint of Medical Social Workers Sareh Abri[1] , Mohammad Zahedi Asl[2] , Maliheh Shiani[3], Amirmahmood Harirchi[4] Received: 11/9/2017 ...
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Professional Values of Social Work and its Relationship with the Organizational Culture in Hospitals from the Viewpoint of Medical Social Workers Sareh Abri[1] , Mohammad Zahedi Asl[2] , Maliheh Shiani[3], Amirmahmood Harirchi[4] Received: 11/9/2017 Accepted: 8/1/2018 Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between social work professional values and organizational culture of hospitals using a survey-descriptive-correlational research method. The statistical population of this study includes all medical social workers and the statistical sample includes social workers who had a bachelor's or higher degree in social work with more than 5 years of work experience in the hospital and their selection has been through total enumeration. The Social Work professional Values quastionnaire (Morley D. Glicken professional values model) and organizational culture assessment instrument (Cameron and Quinn model) were used to collect the required information. Both questionnaires were evaluated for their reliability and validity and their SPSS software was used to process and analyze the data using the Pearson correlation coefficient test. The results show that there is a direct relationship and a relatively strong correlation between “Dignity and worth of the person”, “integrity” and “Competence” values and organizational culture. The correlation between the value of “services” and hospital organizational culture is moderate. Between the value of “justice” and the hospital organizational culture, the correlation is relatively weak, and there is an inverted and very weak relationship between the value of “importance of human relationships” and hospital organizational culture. Generally, the correlation coefficient between the professional values of social work and organizational culture of hospitals indicates a direct relationship and a relatively strong correlation between these two variables. The results emphasize the equivalence of the professional values of social work and the organizational culture of hospitals. Therefore, policy-making in the field of healthcare is recommended in order to strengthen these values to improve the quality of social services in hospitalsis. Keywords: Professional Values, Organizational Culture, Medical Social Work, Hospital [1]. Ph.D. of Social Work, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabataba`i University, Tehran. sarehabri@yahoo.com [2]. Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabataba`i University, Tehran. (Corresponding Author). zahediasl@atu.ac.ir [3]. Associate Professor, Department of Community Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran. mshiani@ut.ac.ir [4]. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Tehran.. amir.m.harirchi@gmail.com
m z; azam pilevari
m z; Faegheh Nemat Saatloo
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Support programs and Quality of Life of Addicts: Comparing Rehabilitated Drug Addicts in the Congress 60 and Other Private Rehabilitation Clinics Mohammad Zahedi Asl[1] , Faeghe Nemat Saatloo[2] Received: 25//2015 ccepted: ...
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Support programs and Quality of Life of Addicts: Comparing Rehabilitated Drug Addicts in the Congress 60 and Other Private Rehabilitation Clinics Mohammad Zahedi Asl[1] , Faeghe Nemat Saatloo[2] Received: 25//2015 ccepted: 30/6/2015 Abstract Quality of life is a multidimensional, subjective, and complex concept; it is a comprehensive and flexible process which encompasses all aspects of people’s lives. Quality of life acts like a valid scale to assess the consequences of treatments and services provided to drug addicts. The quality of life of rehabilitated drug addicts and the level of support provided through supportive programs are investigated in this study. The present study aims at determining the impact of supportive programs on the quality of life of the rehabilitated drug addicts in the Congress 60 and private rehabilitation clinics. The theoretical framework of the study is based on the World Health Organization theory on quality of life, Wolman theory on social support, and self-guided group theory of Mullender and Ward on satisfaction feelings. The descriptive method is used in this study. The total number sampling method was employed and all the rehabilitated drug addicts in the Congress 60 in 1393 were examined, and the same number of rehabilitated drug addicts in other rehabilitation clinics took part in the study for the purpose of comparison with the experimental group. The data obtained through standardized questionnaires of quality of life and social supports were [1]. Professor of Social Work, Allameh Tabataba'i University [2]. PhD Student of Social Work, Allameh Tabataba'i University (corresponding author). faegheh_saatloo@yahoo.com
Mohammad Zahadi Asl; s s
