Department of Social Sciences

The Bachelor’s program of the Department of Social Sciences started in 1969 at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. In this program, the students are trained and prepared for general professional roles related to social, educational and public affairs.

The Department of Social Sciences established its Master’s program in 1992. The aim of this program is to prepare students for becoming professional social researchers in related occupational positions. Students will learn to design and conduct social qualitative and quantitative researches independently.

The Social Science Department started admitting doctoral candidates in 2005. In this program, the students focus on Economic Sociology and Development to gain deep knowledge in this field. After their dissertations, the graduates are expected to become experts with special skills. More

Head of the Department of Social Sciences
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Dr. Hossein Akbari
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Sciences
h-akbari@um.ac.ir
+985138805199


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Social Sciences
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
Social Sciences Research
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Economic Sociology and Development
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Academic staff

Hossein Akbari
Associate Professor
Ahmadreza Asgharpourmasouleh
Assistant Professor
Majid Fouladiyan
Assistant Professor
Gholam Reza Hassani Darmian
Assistant Professor
Mahdi Kermani
Assistant Professor
Ali Akbar Majdi
Assistant Professor
Mohammad Mazloum Khorasani
Professor
Hossein Mirzaei
Assistant Professor
Mohsen Noghani Dokht Bahmani
Associate Professor
Gholamreza Seddigh Ouraee
Assistant Professor
Ali Yousofi
Associate Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Seyed Ahmad Mir Mohamad Tabar, Nigel South, Avi Brisman, & Noghani Dokht Bahmani, M. (2024). Illegal Wildlife Trades and Ecological Consequences: A Case Study of the Bird Market in Fereydunkenar, Iran. Deviant Behavior, 45 (1), 110-125.
Sadeghinezhad, M., Noghani Dokht Bahmani, M., & Asgharpourmasouleh, A. (2024). Identifying the configurations leading to the central position in the inter-country research collaboration network: Evidence from tracking configurations over time with fsQCA. International Journal of Information Science and Management, 22 (1), 317-347.
Akbari, H., Hosseini, A., & Mohammadi, M. (2024). Pilgrim Prioritisation of Religious Activities: Time Use-based Behavioural Approach in Iran. International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 12 (1), 99-111.
Mirzaei, H., Hassanidarmian, G. (2024). Examining the Effect of Parental COVID‐19 Vaccination Prior to Birth and the Association Between COVID‐19 and Cancer in Children Under Six. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, (), -.

Recent theses and dissertations

Niazi, N. (2024). The emergence and dynamics of economic collective actions -Case study: Nilabad-Torbatjam agricultural corporations. , ( Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Dorrifard, O. (2024). Studying the value system of high school students in Taibad city. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Behzadifar, S. (2024). Iranian men's attitude towards femininity with emphasis on the female body. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mazarishandani, R. (2024). Analysis of the semiotics of the transgender character in Iranian dramas and serials-1380_1402. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Dolatkhah Layen, F. (2024). Content analysis of bloggers' children's blogs on Instagram. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hoquqi, F. (2024). Meta-analysis and meta-synthesis of research conducted in the field of young peoples attitude towards marriage in Iran. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Pirzahi, A. (2024). Social actions and attitudes in the conditions of Continuous economic inflation. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nazemi, M. (2024). Representation of violence in the national media -case study: POOYA CHANAL. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Salimi Zarandi, Z. (2024). Branding patterns in digital social networks (Case study of Coca-Cola brand records). , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Roshandel, N. (2024). The lived experience of religious girls from the Taklif celebration. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shojaee, A. (2024). Phenomenology of consumption habits in status groups of Mashhad city. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Okati, Z. (2024). Analysis of students\\\\\\\' lived experience of the. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mahdizadeh, N. (2024). Hope for the Future in the Z Generation adolescents : A Systems Analysis of Influencing Factors. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Elhami, H. (2024). The Stigma of Infertility: Challenges and Strategies of Infertile Women in Coping with It. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Charkhi Nosratabadi, Y. (2024). Representation of marriage on Instagram pages of Iranian youth. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Taghizadeh, Y. (2024). Representation of the Muslim woman\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s clothing on the Instagram pages of Iranian hijab bloggers. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Eidgahian, N. (2024). Business owners strategies for achieving success through social capital (Iranian Immigrants who own businesses in selected countries). , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Abdollah Nezhad, S. (2024). State and Ethnicity: Developments in the Representation of Kurdish Political Movements in Iran A Case Study of the Ettela\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Dehoon, A. (2024). Sociological study of women\\\\\\\'s employment outside the home, causes and motivations, job search mechanism and employment consequences. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ghanbari, Z. (2024). Factors influencing new injuries among Female students of the second secondary level of Mashhad city and ways to reduce it. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Salehi, S. (2024). The relationshop between body management religiosity and desire to have children among married woman aged 15-49 in Golbahar city.. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shadmanpour, A. (2024). Social life of money in modern Iran. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseini, A. (2024). Systems analysis of aging in Iran; from Identifying the Network of Issues to handeling key issues. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sabri, S. (2024). Investigating affects of the relationship between the use of social networks with national identity and social hope among young people aged 18 to 35 in Mashhad.. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mohamadi, S. (2024). Measuring social distance in Iranian and Afghan binational settlements. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mansourkoohi, F. (2024). Money in Our View: Exploring People\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Perceptions of Money. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hoseini, S. (2024). Fundamental Values of Generation Z Students. , (Master's thesis of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Arabi, N. (2024). Sociological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Women Entrepreneurs -Case Study: Mashhad City. , (Doctoral dissertation of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Akbariavz, F. (2024). Representation poverty in the Virtual world life -An analysis of X and Instagram social networks. , (Doctoral dissertation of Social Sciences). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Recent research projects

Fouladiyan, Majid,, (2024). A case study of suicide among young people
Noghani Dokht Bahmani, Mohsen,mohammadi, Mahla (2024). Determinants of dropping out among students; A systematic review
 

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Department of Social Sciences

Phone: +985138796829-33

Fax: +985138794144

Postal code: 917794883