University Of Isfahan
Dr Soraya Memar,PHD

Dr. Soraya Memar

Associate professor of university of Isfahan

Department of Social Science

University of Isfahan, Iran

Educational History.

Education

Degree	Field of Study	Place of Education	Year of Graduation
Diploma.	Social Economy	Khurram High School Isfahan. Iran.	1983.
Bachelor.	Social science	University of Isfahan. Isfahan.	1987
MA	Sociology	Tarbiat Modars university. Tehran	1995
PHD	Sociology	University of Isfahan. Isfahan	2004

Research Interests:

Classical Sociological Theory.

Contemporary Sociological Theory.

Post Modern Social Theory.

Sociology of Science.

Sociology of knowledge.

Cultural Sociology.

Qualitative Method.

MA& PHD Thesis

MA Thesis. Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Panahi. The role of economic modernization in the context of Iran's Islamic Revolution. Tarbiat Modars university.1995. by Soraya Memar.

PhD Thesis: Supervisor: Dr. Masoud Chalabi. Sociological analysis of obstacles to scientific development in Iran. University of Isfahan. 2004. by Soraya Memar

Honors and awards

The title of the award	donor	Place of donation	Date
Appreciation letter of research elite	Isfahan University Research Assistant	University of Isfahan	2015
Honorable research elite Union of Educational Scientific Associations of Social Science Teachers	Executive Council of the Scientific Association of Social Science and Economics Teachers of Isfahan Province	Education of Isfahan province	2006
Honorary Doctoral Letter of Appreciation	President of the University of Isfahan	University of Isfahan	2005
Appreciation letter of research elite	Director General of Islamic Culture and Guidance Department	Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Isfahan Province	2005
Appreciation letter of the exemplary lady of Isfahan province	Governor of Isfahan	Isfahan Governorate	1999
Appreciation letter of research elite	Head of the Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences	University of Isfahan	1998
Appreciation letter of research elite	Director General of Islamic Culture and Guidance Department	Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Isfahan Province	1998

Books & Translation:

Title

Publisher

Date

Author/s

Community – Based sustainable Development.

Sociologists Publication. Iran. Tehran.

2015

Memar .Soraya.

Translation: Clarke.Adle. E: 2018. Situational analysis Theory after the Postmodern turn. translated by Ali Khosravi & Soraya Memar.

Publication andishe ehsan

2022

Scientific Journals

	Title	Journal	Date	Author/s
1	Analysis of scientific revolution with emphasis on Barnard Cohen's theory. Scientific research journal of the faculty of letters and humanities.	Scientific research journal of the faculty of letters and humanities. Vol.2. No.39.Winter	2005	M.Dehbashi. S.Memar.
2	A Cross – National Study of Effective Macro Factors on Scientific Development	Quarterly Journal of Research and planning in higher education. Vol. 11. no .384. autumn& winter.	2006	Dr. Masoud Chalabi .Dr.soraya.Memar.
3	The Lived Experiences of working single girls from life style.	Human development. Vol.6. N. 92	2010	Soraya Memar. Dr. Behjat Yazdkhasti
4	Sociological Analysis of social and physical needs of city locals: A neighborhood sustainable development perspective. (a case study of Isfahan city neighborhoods	Social problems of Iran. Vol.1. summer	2011	Soraya Memar
5	Studying of concept of cultural identity of Iran children's book during these three years:1385/1380 and 1375.	Journal of cultural research. Vol.12.	2011	Reza. Esmaeeli. Soraya. Memar. Sedigheh. Raufimanesh
6	Virtual social networks and identity crisis.	Social Studies and Research in Iran, 1(4), 155-176.	2012	Memar, S., & Adlipour, S. Khaksar. Faezeh
7	The Situation of Tendency towards Critical Thinking in Students of the University of Isfahan and Some Factors Related to It	Journal of Applied Sociology the University of Isfahan. 25^th year, Vol. 54, No. 2. summer.	2013	Sahar khojasteh, Soraya memar, Masoud Kianpou
8	Experiences of high school female student's parents on the possible internet related cultural harms	Quarterly Journal of communication research. Vol. 20. No.3. (75). Fall.	2013	Soraya.memar. fatemeh. Qorbani
9	Sociological analysis of the concept of justice in Imamm Ail's view.	A quarterly for Shiite studies. Vol.12. no3. Autumn.	2014	Thurayya. Memar
10	An Analysis of the Attitude of Mohammad Reza Shah-e Pahlavi toward Governance, Classes and Influential Social Movements (From 1953 to 1977)	Journal of Applied Sociology the University of Isfahan 25^th year, Vol. 26, No. 4, Winter	2014	Ali Rabbani. Soraya Memar. Jamshid Torabi aghdam.
11	Examining the Role of Religious Identity in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage among Youth in Isfahan, Iran	Journal of Applied Sociology the University of Isfahan. 26^th year, vol. 59. No.3. autumn	2015	Nasrin pangehpor. Hassan shiek. Soraya memar.
12	Impact of changes in equity in rights.	Journal of social welfare. Vol. 15. N.57	2015	N.Pirhayati Kermanshah, Soraya Memar, M. Shahbi
13	The Investigation of Youth Religiosity, with the Emphasis on Self Referential Religiosity (Using Grounded Theory)	Cultural Research. Vol.8. No.3. Autumn	2015	Arash Hasanpour. Soraya Memar
14	Lived experience of working girls aging between 30 to 49 about celibacy	Journal of social problems of Iran. 6 (2).	2016	Memar. S Yazdkhasti .b
15	An Audience centric approach in dealing with virtual social networks	Inter disciplinary Studies in Media and Culture. Volume 8. Issue 2 –serial Number 16,	2019	Alireza Akbarzadeh. Soraya Memar. Masoud Kousari. Reza Hemmati
16	Sociological Analysis Redefining the Social Identity of Women in the Light of Consumerism Tendencies Case Study: Women Born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s of Isfahan	Journal of Applied Sociology Vol. 29, Issue 4, No. 72, pp. 35-38.	2019	Assadollah Naghdi Soraya Memar Maryam Dastani
17	A Critical Reading of Sociological Studies (With Emphasis on Ebrahim Towfigh's Works)	Iranian Journal of Sociology, Volume 20, Issue 1, April, Pages 85-110	2019	Ali Khosravi Soraya Meamar
18	Women's lived Experience of Domestic Violence (case study: Women Referred to Divorce Reduction Unit of Isfahan Social Emergency Center)	Journal of Social Problems of Iran. Volume 11.Issue1	2020	Imaneh Saeidi, Soraya Memar, Masoud Kianpour
19	Structural Functionalism, Social Sustainability and the Historic Environment: A Role for Theory in Urban Regeneration	The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice	2020	Arezoo Izadi, Mahmoud Mohammadi, Shahriayar Nasekhian & Soraya Memar
20	Women's lived Experience of Domestic Violence (case study: Women Referred to Divorce Reduction Unit of Isfahan Social Emergency Center)	Journal of Social Problems of Iran. Volume 11.Issue1	2020	Imaneh Saeidi, Soraya Memar, Masoud Kianpour
21	Critical meta-analysis of modernity studies in Iran	Cultural Studies & communication.	2021	Ali khosravi; Soraya Memar. Ali Ganbari
22	Analysis of Damages Related to Bakhtiari Nomadic Textiles in Contemporary Lifestyle Based on Pierre Bourdieu's Opinions	Negarineh Islamic Art.volume7.issue20	2021	Neda Kiani Ejgerdi. Iman Zakariaee Kermani. Soraya Memar
23	Defining the factors Affecting the Economy of Bakhtiari Applied Hand Woven in contemporary Society.	Iranian Journal of Anthropological Research. Volume 10. Issue 2. Serial. Number20.p:111-136	2021	Neda Kiani Ejgerdi. Iman Zakariaee Kermani. Soraya Memar
24	How adaptating the process and problematic structure of the sociological position in Iran	Iranian Journal of Sociology. 22(1), 160-120	2021	Khosrvi.A & Memar.S
25	Explaining the pattern of childbearing behaviors in couples: Protocol for a focused ethnographic study	Journal of Education and Health Promotion. Volume 11.	2022	Faranak Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Mahnaz Noroozi, Fariba Taleghani, Soraya Memar
26	Farmers and Ecological Habitus in the Margins: a Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory	Journal of Social Sciences Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Volume 19. Issue.2	2022	Amrollah Keshavarz. Soraya.Memar. Reza Hemmati. Ali Ghanbari Barzian.
27	Factors Influencing the Delay in Childbearing: A Narrative Review	Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. January 28	2023	Faranak Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Mahnaz Noroozi, Fariba Taleghani, Soraya Memar
28	Childbearing decisions and related factors in the covid-19 pandemic: A Narrative review study.	Journal of Education and Health Promotion. Volume 12.	2023	Faranak Safdari – Dehcheshmeh, Mahnaz Noroozi, Soraya Memar, Fariba Taleghan
29	Analysis of woman’s identity basic values in the holy memories	Islamic research paper on women and family, Volume:10 Issue: 29,	2023	Fereshteh Movahedian Atar. Ali Rabani Khorasgani. Soraya Memar.
30	Measering scientific literacy among Ahvazi Citizens	International journal of information science and management (ijism)	2023	Abdol Hossein Farajpahlo, Afrooz Azimi Vaziri. Soraya.memar

Social Research projects

organization	Title	Date	Author/s
Ordered by Health Sciences University of Medical Sciences	The Lived Experiences of working single girls from life style	2010	Executors of plan Dr. Behjat Yazdkhasti. Dr. Soraya Memar.
In order Isfahan Municipality	The social and cultural impact assessment of BRT in Isfahan city	2015 -.2016	Executor of plan: Dr. Soraya Memar
In order Isfahan Municipality	Social and cultural impact assessment on the market Kosar	2016-2017	Consultant& Fellow advisor.
In Order Ala Research Center	Designing and compiling a dynamic recognition system for organizing beneficent actions in Iran(with emphasis on model of prioritizing beneficent actions)	2022-2023	Executor of plan: Dr. Soraya Memar & Dr.Ali Khosravi.

Thesis by my best PhD student

Analyzing the problematic process of sociology in Iran (A grounded theory). Supervisor: Soraya Memar. Advisor: Ali Ghanbari Barzian By Ali. Khosravi. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.2019

Definition of sustainable regeneration model in historical context based on structural functionalism Theory (Isfahan Historical context). Supervisor: Shahriyar Nasekhian & Mahmoud Mohammadi. Advisor: Soraya Memar. By Arezoo Izadi. 2019.

Explaining the pattern of childbearing behaviors in couples: Focused Ethnographic Study. By Faranak Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Supervisor: Mahnaz Noroozi. Advisor Fariba Taleghani. Advisor: Soraya Memar. Department of Midwifery and Reproductive health. Isfahan university of medical sciences.2023.

Thesis by my best MA student

Content analysis of Mohammad Raza shah Pahlavi's speeches and interviews based on arbitrary rule theory (from 1953 to 1977). Supervisor: Ali Rabbani. Advisor Soraya memar. By: jamsid Torabi aghdam. 2010. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

A Study on differences of body Image between housewives and practitioners married woman. Supervisor: behjet Yazdekhasti. Advisor: Soraya memar. By: Marzieh Sharbafchyadeh.2010. Department of social science. University of Isfahan

A research on the Alienation of Shahd and Isargar student of the University of Isfahan. Supervisor: Mahdi Adbi sedeh. Advisor: Soraya memar. By Hajar Abdali. 2011. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Sociological study of sexual concealment in everyday life of girls. Supervisor Ali Rabbani. Advisor Soraya memar. By Maryam ziari. 2011. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Sociological study of scientific organization in Isfahan in safavi period and its role in the development of Shi'ism.). Supervisor: Ali Rabbani. Soraya memar. Advisor.ali akbar jafari. By: Masoomeh hidary. 2012. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Analysis reason deficiency programs prevention of psycho active and drug abuse proportional from viewpoint of Isfahan city's youth and responsible. Supervisor: Dr. behjet Yazdekhasti. Advisor Soraya memar. By Ali Khosravi. 2013. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

A Sociological study of some factors affecting student critical thinking (case study: Isfahan university) Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Masoud Kianpour. By sahar khojasteh.2013. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Representation of the value system of the new middle class in the 80 s Iranian cinema. Supervisor: Soraya memar. Advisor: Vahid Ghasemi. By Farzaneh Kaveh.2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

From Metaphysical concept of social justice (case study: labor law Iranian). Supervisor: Soraya memar. Advisor: Mehdi Shahabi. By: Narges Pirhayatti.2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Semiotic Interpretation of Iranian Islamic Architecture Identity in Islamic architecture identity in the face of modernity (case study Isfahan monuments). Supervisor: Masoud Kianpour. Advisor: Soraya memar.by narges shahmohammadi heydari. 2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Analysis the representation of the east in Hollywood orientation based on orientalism between 2000-2012. Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Masoud Kianpour. By: Mustafa Darvishi. 2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

An interpretation of comprehension of the meaning of authority: an ethnographic study of actors in primary school. Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Masoud Kianpour. By: Najla Najafi.2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Identifying the effective factors on religions identity of the youth (15-29 years old) in Isfahan city. Supervisor: Vahid Ghasemi Advisor: Soraya memar. By: Samira Nosohi. 2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Lived experiences of religiosity among fashion- fallowing women in the context of closing and make up (case study: Isfahan city). Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Masoud Kianpour. By: Fahimeh Talebzadeh.2014. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Sociological study of social capital in sahifeh sajjadieh. Supervisor: Soraya memar. Advisor: Mohammad Mahdi Faraz. By: Nasrin Salimabadi Farahani. 2015. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Pathology of culture of Islamic veil (hijab) in Ilam (a qualitative research) Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Raza Hemati. By: Younes Mirzaie. 2016. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Experience and interpretation of inter-generational gap in the area of social values among teachers and students (research subject: male high school, in Isfahan city). Supervisor: Soraya memar, Advisor: Masoud Kianpour. By: Mjtaba Afzalee.2016. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Interpretation of Lived Experience of Adoption. Supervisor: Soraya Memar. By: Masoume Sadat Ayat. 2018. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Investigating the conceptual understanding of female bachelor’s degree students of Isfahan using Shawn’s process of reflecting on identity ideals. Supervisor: Soraya Memar. Advisor: Ali Ghanbari. By Farzane Safari. 2022. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Critical Ethnography of pedestrian streets space of Charbagh Abassi.s Diners. Supervisor: Soraya Memar. Advisor: Ali Rabbani. By: Maryam Karimi. 2022. Department of social science. University of Isfahan.

Contact

Email: s.memar@ltr.ui.ac.ir.

Soraya.memar7@gmail.com

Pho: 09134022669

Address: Department of Social Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.