WOMEN'S ATTITUDES TO FAMILY VALUES (PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS, DECISION-MAKING AND GENDER BELIEFS) CASE STUDY OF CHADEGAN CITY

Authors

  • Mehrnaz Abdollahi P.h.D student of Sociology, Literature and Human Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
  • Mansoor Haghighatian Associate Professor of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Reza Esmaeli Assistant Professor of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Keywords:

participation in household affairs, decision-making power, gender beliefs

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of social classes on the role of women. Theoretical framework is provided by using the ideas of thinkers such as Parsons, Collins, and Barn. Research methods in this research is surveying and tools for data collection, is the valid and reliable questionnaire. The statistical population of this study was married women 16-60 years old, from the Chadegan city of isfahan province, Number of samples was 384 and quota sampling, was based on age and location. The result showed that in the studied population, women's attitude to participate in household affaires is higher than average; so the first research hypothesis was rejected. But the power of decision-making and attitudes towards gender beliefs from the perspective of women is lower than average, therefore the second and third hypotheses were confirmed.

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Published

2014-03-31

How to Cite

Mehrnaz Abdollahi, Mansoor Haghighatian, & Reza Esmaeli. (2014). WOMEN’S ATTITUDES TO FAMILY VALUES (PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS, DECISION-MAKING AND GENDER BELIEFS) CASE STUDY OF CHADEGAN CITY. Singaporean Journal of Business Economics and Management, 3((3), 28–36. Retrieved from https://www.singaporeanjbem.com/index.php/SJBEM/article/view/205

Issue

Vol. 3 No. (3)

Section

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