Journal of Iranian Social Studies

Abstract Today, world faces unpredicted conflicts which is characterized by decreasing quality of life of many people around the world. A lot of warnings in recent years had forced human to move towards more sustainable life patterns. The current study aims at identifying the conditions and interactions of water stack holders of groundwater of Rafsanjan. This research has been conducted with qualitative approach of Grounded theory. Participants were selected by purposive snowball sampling. Selecting 110 beneficiaries from agriculture sector, small industries related to production and export of pistachio, guaranteed the theoretical saturation of the sample. The data were collected via focus group discussion. The conditions and interactions of participants were analyzed as facing water scarcity. The findings illustrate the basic concepts of study including the demands for participation, demand for justice, demand for accountability, participatory insights, and climate changes. The core concept of this research is meaning reconstruction of participatory water governance.

Abstract The article is the result of a survey conducted on the role of interpersonal communication in political participation. It compares the effects of interpersonal communication and media on decisions of Tehran citizens in 10th parliamentary election of Iran. The study is based on Lazarsfeld's theory of two-step flow of communication which was completed by Robinson. According to Robinson, community is divided at least into three sections; leaders, followers and inactive people. The spread of information by the media can affect all sectors of society. An information and influence flow from leaders to followers. The study is a survey one with a sample of 840 individuals. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire one week after 9th parliamentary election of Iran from residents of 22 districts of the Tehran city. The results show that "interpersonal communications" were stronger and more effective in comparison to the "mass media" in 2013 Iranian parliamentary election. According to the results of study political behavior of citizens could be categorized into five categories including passive, follower, leader, individualist, and dialectic based on their interpersonal communications. Furthermore, political participation, media consumption and sources of news and engagement of each group was investigated.

Abstract This research aims to study and utilization of the new communication theories in the field of psychology and media psychology. Therefore, it can open a door through a new subject on cyberspace and cyber-psychology in an interdisciplinary perspective. In this regard, upon completion of the theoretical studies, an investigation was conducted to explore the relation between blog usage and attitude towards blog virtual relationships. So, 310 undergraduate students of University of Tehran based on spending time on blogs were divided into three major groups, each one includes two subgroups based on gender. All groups were asked to complete one questionnaire: Attitude towards Blog Virtual Relationships. The results show significant Pearson correlation between attitude and the time spent on blogs. Furthermore, it assessed the value of participants’ reliance to virtual relationships and its relation with blog usage through Rely Index. The results showed no significant Pearson correlation in this matter .