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The core concept of this article i.e. social capital consists of three main components: scope of social relations , level of social trust, and rate of reciprocity. The research is accomplished through 600 cases of Indian and Iranian female secondary school students and their parents, in two cities of Chandigarh in India and Tehran in Iran. Findings of the research show that the scope of social relations in India is higher than Iran, while the true level which was measured in the social network in Iran was far higher than India. Even the third aspect i.e. the reciprocity is also higher in Iran than India. Therefore, the social capital measured among the Iranian cases is higher than the Indian students and their families. Likewise, the level of trust estimated among Indian people is higher than the true level of trust present in the social network whereas; an exact opposite situation could be seen in Iran. In other words, the different aspects of social capital do not necessarily have a high co-variation among themselves.

INTRODUCTION: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) provide medical care to critically ill patients and the injured immediately and provide faster treatment, thereby reducing the length of hospitalization. This study aimed to identify the policy implications of HEMS in Isfahan province. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted using the thematic analysis method. The study population included the managers, personnel, and flight crews of Isfahan HEMS. The participants were selected using the purposive sampling method, followed by the snowball method. Initially, 14 individuals from the HEMS personnel were interviewed using the interview guide form, and then, the opinions of 15 participants from the flight crews were collected through an open questionnaire. Maxqda10 software was used for data coding. FINDINGS: The research findings were classified into challenges, opportunities, and implications. In terms of challenges, 11 themes and 34 categories were identified in this study. HEMS opportunities were also divided into 8 themes and 11 categories. The policy implications provided by the participants were also categorized into 8 themes and 28 categories. CONCLUSION: Considering that one of the most important known challenges was the lack of specialized helicopters and medicopters, according to the results, it is suggested that the managers of Isfahan HEMS take measures to solve the existing challenges and develop plans to strengthen the capacities and utilize the opportunities.

Introduction: This research aims to investigate the role of the sense of security and social cohesion on adherence to social moral values from the perspective of Tehrani citizens. Material and Methods: The current research was applied, which was carried out by survey method and correlation method. The statistical population of this research includes all citizens over 15 years of age living in Tehran, which according to the statistics center in 2015 was equal to 10,585,086 people. Among the target population, 388 people were selected as a sample by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The data were collected using a questionnaire and finally analyzed using the Pearson correlation test with SPSS software. Results: The results of the research indicate that there is a significant relationship between adherence to social values and a sense of social security (r=0.434) and social cohesion (r=0.587) and also between a sense of security and social cohesion (r=0.263) there is a positive relationship. Conclusion: The present research showed that with the increase of social cohesion (popular participation and activity in the community, normative acceptance and legalism, local belonging and interest in the environment) and the feeling of security both subjectively and objectively and conditions, the level of adherence and respect It increases the values of social ethics, including commitment, honesty and adherence to family relationships

INTRODUCTION: Promoting social responsibility in a relief organization can lead to the development of people's participation in its operations. This study has been conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of the strategies to increase the social responsibility in the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) with an emphasis on the development of people’s participation in disasters. METHODS: In this qualitative study, the sample population included experts and rescuers of the IRCS. The sampling method was purposeful until theoretical saturation was reached and therefore 22 people were interviewed. The data collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The validity of the research was also examined through triangulation. FINDINGS: Based on data analysis, strategies consist of 9 main categories, 51 subcategories and 230 primary codes. In general, after analyzing the data obtained from the research, a paradigm model of strategies for increasing the social responsibility of the IRCS was designed with emphasis on people's participation in disasters. CONCLUSION: In order to increase people’s participation during disasters in the IRCS, it is necessary to educate and promote a humanitarian participatory culture, create an organizational identity, increase the Society’s responsibility towards participants, apply merit management, attention to the implementation of organizational justice and attention to social accountability processes by the IRCS must be considered.

Introduction: Cultural development means creating transformation and creating values, moral relationships and appropriate norms that provide the necessary grounds in the form of society to satisfy human needs. Understanding concepts such as development, culture and cultural development is important to the fate of nations and Iranian society. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of social, economic and political values on cultural and moral development from the perspective of Tehran citizens. Material and methods: The present research was applied, and its theoretical framework was based on the theory of Parsons and Inglehart. The research method used was a quantitative survey. The statistical population of this research included all citizens over 15 years of age living in Tehran. For sample selection, taking into account Cochran's formula and a 10% error rate, the sample size was equal to 422 people, which reached 388 people after removing outliers. The sampling method was a multi-stage cluster. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation method. Results: The research results indicate that there is a significant relationship between cultural-ethical development and social value (r = 0.478), economic value (r = -0.295), and political value (r = 0.297). Conclusion: Adherence and respect for social and political values (commitment, honesty and adherence to family relations; political awareness; political activity and presence; institutional trust; materialism and utilitarianism) lead to the improvement of cultural and moral development. But paying attention only to economic values (materialism and utilitarianism) has an inverse and negative relationship with cultural and moral development.