Approaches to Social Development from the Perspective of Faculty Members of Social Sciences Departments مقاله

چکیده:

Social development is one of the most important challenges facing developing societies today, as it reflects both the level of social cohesion and the human and social capacities of these societies. Today, the relationship between a country's level of development and the well-being, comfort, social satisfaction, mental and emotional health, and sense of fulfillment of its citizens is undeniable. This research examines approaches to social development from the perspective of faculty members of social sciences departments at state universities in Tehran province. The research method is qualitative and based on grounded theory. In grounded theory, interviews are usually used to collect data; therefore, in this research, the necessary data were collected through face-to-face interviews with professors of social sciences. The findings of the research show that all respondents believe in the importance of social development in the country. They believe that achieving development requires serious attention to the social sphere and improving the level of awareness and real participation of citizens in development processes and programs. Analysis and evaluation of the respondents' views indicate that Iranian society has not yet been able to implement acceptable levels of social development, and the obstacles to social development in the country are more prominent and influential than the factors of development. Accordingly, the concept of social development was selected as the central category of the research. This indicates that the public and social sphere must use its creativity and talents to achieve the demands and goals of society. Obstacles such as the lack of civil society, lack of social participation, lack of independent parties, low levels of security and trust, the strong presence of the government in all areas, cultural underdevelopment, the conflict between tradition and modernity, the gap between cities and villages, unequal attention to ethnicities and classes, social inequalities, and kinship considerations are among the obstacles that have been extracted from the data and indicate that in order to achieve social development in the country, these factors must be addressed fundamentally.