The expression of Iranian family is viewed more from its descriptive aspect than from an analytical one. Iranian families have historically been more religious and have been organized with regards to religious interpretations coming from Zoroastrianism and Islam practitionres. In such families, marriage and reproduction are of a significant value. Parents along with their children are established in a network of kinship relations and most issues are organized through this network. Throughout the past decades and even before that, families had undergone major changes. Rising of divorce rate; reduction in marriage rate; freedoms given to women and their increased participation in social and political fields; changes in attitudes on gender issues, focusing on love and emotions as being a primary criterion in selecting a spouse along with support from the family and changes that have occurred among the new generation are some of the main examples. On the other hand a simultaneous presence of these generations, in a single family, has prepared the grounds for integration within a family and its simpler relationships with the social environment. However, Iranian families encounter major challenges related to women, children from the new generation and modernization, whose changes had been introduced through public media and education.$$changes in Iranian family, family types, Generations

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This article presents the first systematic analysis of support for democracy in the Islamic Republic of Iran and contributes to the scholarly literature on popular views of democracy in an authoritarian regime. It reaches three main findings. First, religiosity is strongly and negatively related with support for democracy. Second, education and age indirectly affect support for democracy; their effects are mediated through satisfaction with regime performance. Third, greater dissatisfaction with the regime strongly correlates with greater demands for democratization. The data come from a survey conducted in Tehran in 2008 and the 2005 Iranian World Values Survey.

The main source of Islamic law is the texts from al-Quran and al-Sunnah. To understand the texts in depth and comprehensive in order to find rational reasons underlying a necessary legal provisions with rational reason or logical reason for it in the terminology of Islamic law called 'illat (effective causa). Methods or how to find and search 'illat is a very important thing to be known, especially for people who want to explore and develop Islamic law in accordance with the social changes that occurred throughout the ages. The methods are through law text (nash), fahwa al-Nash, dan Al-Istidlal bi Hukmi Al-Nash. All methods or how to find a rational reason in this Islamic law ('illat) is ijtihadiyah attempting, the ideas of Muslim jurists and still can be developed in accordance with the times.

This research aimed to know the concept of dress aesthetics and art of traditional and creative dance of Jambi Malay, and dress development of Jambi Malay dance could be seen from a dress of traditional dance, creative dance, and contemporary dance. The research result was expected to be one of Jambi Malay culture inventory in social science. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative research method with a symbolic interaction approach. The background of the people of Jambi city which is multicultural makes Jambi city rich in cultural diversity, one of which is dance. Dance dress is included as an important element in dance performance. Dance dress is a symbol of aesthetics and artistry in dance performances. The dress wisdom of Malay dance is not separated from aesthetic and artistic concepts based on concepts of custom and Islam. The concept is based on message of Jambi culture, “adat bersendikan syarak, syarak bersendikan kitabullah, syarak mengato adat memakai”. The research conclusion is that the ideal dress aesthetically according to Jambi Malay tradition after converting to Islam is a dress that covers the genitals. Artistically it is the dress that is lost when moving, with not too much design based on Islamic custom and law while color is usually natural color and adapted.