%0 Journal Article %T Value Orientation and Its Relationship to Socio-Economic Indicators of Human Development in Iran %A Jahangir Jahangiri %A Asghar Mirfardi %J Sociation Today %D 2006 %I North Carolina Sociological Association %X Research on rising educational and income levels in Iran shows that such changes bring forth attitudes favoring universalism, rationality, scientific thinking etc., which themselves lead to even more development. The paper also presents a brief review of current theories of the sociology of economic development. 13 tables are presented. %K socioeconomic development %K values %K universalism %K rationality %K scientific thinking %K socioeconomic development %U http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v41/mirfardi.htm