This paper presents an exploratory study of the consumption practices of UK‐based young
Iranians. Based on a series of in‐depth interviews and participatory observation we provide …

The emergence of a women's movement in Iran goes back to the nineteenth century when
Iran was experiencing some major socioeconomic changes. It was in the midst of the …

Objectives Limited studies have investigated detailed insights into the experiences of
women in transitioning countries such as Iran as active agents in their lives and their …

In 1998 I returned to Iran for eight weeks after a considerable period of absence. I had kept
in touch with my cultural heritage and history through reading Persian poetry, and regularly …

" In contrast to most migration studies that focus on specific" foreigner" groups in Germany,
this study simultaneously compares and contrasts the legal, political, social, and economic …

Evolving Iran presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic
Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve …

Numerous observers have noted that a feminist generation of educated young women
appears to be emerging in Iran, despite the anti-feminist discourse of the Iranian …

This study examined whether young Iranian women's perceived control and self-efficacy, as
a component of cognitive social capital, predicts health and well-being. A total of 391 women …

Background: Limited studies have examined the relationship between quality of life and
lifestyle behaviors. The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of quality of life …

Nationalism in its many forms has proven to be the most potent and popular ideology of
modernity, and in many ways the surrogate religion of modernity. 1 It has been interwoven …