Bagher Saroukhani Information

Bagher Saroukhani (born November 12, 1939, Qazvin) is a prominent Iranian sociologist and retired professor of the Sociology Department at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran. He is widely regarded as the father of communication sociology in Iran. His books primarily focus on sociology, communication, family studies, and research methods.

 Early Life

Bagher Saroukhani was born in 1939 in Salehieh Alley on Molavi Street in southern Qazvin, in what he describes as a modest family with only his mother present. The house lacked basic amenities such as running water, electricity, telephone, radio, or refrigerator.

 Education

– Primary and secondary education in Qazvin (top rank in the county)

– Bachelor’s degree in French Language and Literature and Educational Sciences, Higher Teachers’ College, Tehran, 1961 (top rank)

– Master’s degree in Social Sciences, University of Tehran, 1963 (sent to France due to top rank)

– Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Sorbonne University, Paris

– State Doctorate (Doctorat d’État) in Sociology, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1968 (with highest honors; thesis published in Paris)

 Positions

– Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, since 1968

– Head of Social Psychology Section, Institute for Social Studies and Research, 1970–1973

– Deputy Director, Institute for Social Studies and Research, 1971–1973

– Elected Head of Sociology Department, University of Tehran, 1991–1995 (two terms) and 1997–2002 (three terms)

– Head of Comparative Research Section, Institute for Social Studies and Research, 1992–1997

– Head of the Scientific-Specialized Group on Family Sociology, Iranian Sociological Association

– Distinguished Professor of the University of Tehran, 2001

– Full-time Professor, Sociology Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

– Head of Women and Family Studies Group, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

– Head of Specialized PhD Program in Sociology

– Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Daneshkadeh Magazine (University of Tehran’s scientific journal)

 Memberships

– Iranian Sociological Association

– Editorial board member of Sociology of Iran, Social Sciences Letter (University of Tehran), Women and Family Studies (Al-Zahra University)

– Iranian Association for Cultural Studies and Communication

– International Committee on Family

 Bibliography (Selected)

 Authored

– Sociology of Communication, Ettela’at, 1993

– Contemporary Sociology of Communication (with Aliyeh Shekarbeygi and Maryam Aghaei), Bahman Borna, 2014

– Introduction to Modern Communication Sociology, Ettela’at, 2012

– Introduction to Family Sociology, Soroush, 1992

– Introduction to Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, Keyhan, 1991

– Research Methods in Social Sciences (multiple volumes)

– Divorce: A Study of Its Reality and Social Factors, University of Tehran Press, 1993

– Encyclopedia of Communication (5 volumes), Ettela’at, 2017

 Translated (with collaboration)

– Jean Cazeneuve: Sociology of Mass Media, Omnipresent Society

Saroukhani has published over 190 books, articles, and studies in Persian, French, and English.

 Honors

– Over 50 certificates and awards for outstanding books, research, and scientific seminars

– Several works selected as Book of the Year (e.g., Sociology of Communication, Encyclopedia of Social Sciences)