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The Study of Social Capital in Palestine Using Pierre Bourdieu’s Sociological Model (Case Study: Nozhah Ramlawi’s Novel, City Carnival)

Ezzat Molla Ebrahimi; Setare Nobakht; Mohammad Reza Kohi

Volume 17, Issue 4 , January 2026, Pages 423-440

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2023.357757.1911

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As a contemporary French anthropologist, Pierre Bourdieu is particularly interested in the capabilities of literature. In his opinion, the capacity of an individual to participate in the management of the field of power in various capacities is not contingent upon a specific capital, but rather on the ... Read More

Social and Cultural Harms of University Students (With a focus on female students)

Volume 4, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 25-45

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2012.28511

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Social and cultural harms of female students such as abnormal behavior, less useful leisure, identity confusion, drug use, sex crimes, political apathy or aggression, etc. can be observed among university students which are generally caused by external factors. Studies in this field are few especially ... Read More

Alimony and treatment needs of wife

Volume 7, Issue 3 , October 2015, , Pages 405-419

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2015.58303

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One of the duties of the husband in marriage is to pay alimony. In this regard, the Shiite scholars disagree in some areas, for example, in case of high treatment costs, if the cost of treatment is very significant, the scholars do not agree on whether the husband should pay or not. Accordingly, in this ... Read More

Review of Afghan refugee women married to Iranian girls and effects and social consequences of the country based on the geography of crime and social problems

Volume 7, Issue 3 , October 2015, , Pages 343-358

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2015.58299

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During the stay of Afghans in Iran, 30 thousand Afghan women married to men. Marriage of Iranian women to Afghans is extremely worrying; in particular, 98 percent of marriages are associated with failure and homelessness. Illegal marriage problems with illegal nationalities would lead to education, healthcare ... Read More

An Assessment of the Women’s Situation in Development Economical, Social and Cultural Programs after Revolution

Volume 6, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 1-28

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2014.51664

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Access to development and life quality improvement are ideals that all the time has involved human’s mind. Nowadays development phenomenon besides economic programs contains cultural and social subject. One of the important subjects in development part is women's issues. In these days, even though ... Read More Access to development and life quality improvement are ideals that all the time has involved human’s mind. Nowadays development phenomenon besides economic programs contains cultural and social subject. One of the important subjects in development part is women's issues. In these days, even though trend to women's issues in new approaches of development has increased, but in many countries several problems of women are observed. Goal of this research is evaluation of women's position in development programs after revolution and concentration to women's issues, also we want to know reflex ions of approaches on goals, policies, model, program's quantitative indices and its implementations (with emphasis on Amartyasen's approaches). Thus a relevant index has been considered. Applied method is descriptive and analytical. Analyses have been chosen based on theory pattern that is institutionalism with special emphasis on Amartyasen's approaches. Two important and necessary concentration to women's role in development with Amartyasen's approach is better function observation about potentialities, appropriate condition in education, health, employment in women centric issues and gender inequalities negative role in other inequalities increase. Research results demonstrate differences between sen's opinions and first and second development programs is too much and the most important factor in this incompatibility is that these development programs are based on economic growth. Third development program (Gender Empowerment), education, health, employment, policitical participation and etc, are goals that are based on sen's approach and education, health, employment and political participation are considered. In the fourth development program, women participation development is emphasized and the government must follow program's goals about women. Dominant view in the fourth development program is the idea of gender and development. Improvement of life quality that is considered through substantial changes in economic, educational and health parameters. In some cases, women has been given more priority and adapted based on Amartyasen's approach. An overview on human development, gender development and Gender Empowerment indices express during first to fourth development programs, women's situation such as health and education has been relatively improved. Although indices show fewer ratios for women. In other cases such as women's income proportion, participation rate in labor force, proportion of parliament's chairs, proportion of high level managerial and legislation hasn’t changed in this period.

Iran Place among MECA Countries on 2015 based on Gender Inequity (3rd Goal of MDG)

Volume 5, Issue 3 , October 2013, , Pages 345-372

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2013.36484

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Conspicuously enough, Millennium Development Goals (UN-MDG) indexes cover the various aspects of economic development in countries. Indeed, MDGs are collected from the World Bank and the IMF indexes that were used for monitoring economics status. Every member of the UN is subjected to report the required ... Read More

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Reconstructing Trust in Couples: A Case Study

zahra amanollahi; zahra gitipasand; fahimeh fadakar davarani; mitra moradi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 November 2024

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2024.379124.2059

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Research highlights the significant economic and social ramifications that, when infidelity leads to divorce, disrupt family dynamics and can have long-lasting negative effects on the individuals involved. The study poses the following inquiry: How can a therapist establish a safe and supportive space ... Read More

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Analyzing the Motif of Woman in Pictorial Carpets of the Qajar Era from Erwin Panofsky’s Point of View (1892-1968) (A Case Study of Three Rugs with a Woman’s Bust)

الهه Panjehbashi; Shaghayegh Godazgar

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 26 April 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2025.376308.2034

Abstract

Pictorial carpets, the result of combining tradition with modernity, peaked during Qajar rule. The themes of these carpets include literary stories, religious motifs, animal depictions, ancient Iranian relics, and portraits of monarchs. A distinctive category also emerged, where the image of a woman ... Read More

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A Critical Study of the Current Situation of Iranian Hijab Styles on Instagram

Maryam Fathiasl; Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hashemian; Hossein Mehrabanifar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 October 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2025.392331.2144

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The modern era's transformations and the media-driven nature of modern humans have led to the emergence of "hijab style" as a form of activism. This phenomenon is global, not exclusive to Iran, but its significance is heightened in Iran due to hijab being a valued principle. Given the multiple definitions ... Read More

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Representation of Iranian Women in Western Travelogues and Its Impact on Their Security and Social Presence in Public Spaces

mohsen parvish

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 December 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2025.397688.2169

Abstract

Travelogues, as one of the most important historical and cultural documents, play a key role in shaping one nation’s perceptions of another. A particular and frequently stereotypical image of Iranian women has been presented in Western travelogues about Iran, particularly in recent centuries. These ... Read More

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