Asian Social Science
Challenges to Sociology in Iran (Ups and Downs and Perspective of Exit)
Abstract
As other fields, sociology is based on methods of gaining and discovering reality, analyzing and evaluating its changes, and it is believed to be one of the most novel fields being taught in Iranian universities. While sociology has been introduced more than 80 years ago in Iranian universities, it still encounters many difficulties and inadequacies.
Sociology has not succeed in the grounds of theory making and research methods regarding various problems of this country in social, cultural, political, economical, educational, scientific, legal, civic, and rural areas. It also has not gain achievement in recognizing and listing research preferences of different areas of sociology and supporting its studies and findings in order to solve Iranian society's problems.
Along with the formal sociology, informal sociology- mainly with ideological concerns- since 1940s on has sought to adapt its theories and assumptions with the contemporary society of Iran by publishing different books and pamphlets, whether written in Persian or translated from the works of European writers.
In this article, we have studied ups and downs of sociology in pre- and post- years of Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Sociology has not succeed in the grounds of theory making and research methods regarding various problems of this country in social, cultural, political, economical, educational, scientific, legal, civic, and rural areas. It also has not gain achievement in recognizing and listing research preferences of different areas of sociology and supporting its studies and findings in order to solve Iranian society's problems.
Along with the formal sociology, informal sociology- mainly with ideological concerns- since 1940s on has sought to adapt its theories and assumptions with the contemporary society of Iran by publishing different books and pamphlets, whether written in Persian or translated from the works of European writers.
In this article, we have studied ups and downs of sociology in pre- and post- years of Islamic Revolution in Iran.
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