Mohammad Zahedi Asl; Fatemeh Jafari; Mohammadsaed zokaei; farshad momeni
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The present study focuses on the living experience of domestic workers. The research methodology is of qualitative type using narrative analysis method. The study population were female domestic workers in Tehran and through purposeful sampling, 15 persons of the study population were selected. Deep ...
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The present study focuses on the living experience of domestic workers. The research methodology is of qualitative type using narrative analysis method. The study population were female domestic workers in Tehran and through purposeful sampling, 15 persons of the study population were selected. Deep interview technique has been used to collect data. To analyze the data, the theoretical coding method has been used. The findings of this study show that the main theme of women turning to homework is "subordinate citizen" and the common denominator of women's life experience of doing housework is the experience of social inequality. In addition to getting aware of their class gap with the employer, deprived of social protection floor is a barrier to their job mobility. Domestic workers acknowledge the inferiority of domestic work and avoid social integration, so they try to hide their jobs for the fear of social exclusion. On the other hand, from an employer's point of view, doing housework is seen as an inherent responsibility of a woman. Domestic workers, due to their unique working conditions need to receive integrated support. Moreover, the right of domestic workers to maintain human dignity and health conditions must be considered in law and the rules.
Zeinab Kouchakian; Alireza Kaldi; ali t
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Suicide as a Passage Through Silent Issues: A Case Study of Suicide Attempt Survivors in Tehran Zeinab Kouchakian[1] , Alireza Kaldi[2] , Alireza Mohsenitabrizi[3] Received: 06/4/2018 Accepted: 22/12/2018 Abstract ...
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Suicide as a Passage Through Silent Issues: A Case Study of Suicide Attempt Survivors in Tehran Zeinab Kouchakian[1] , Alireza Kaldi[2] , Alireza Mohsenitabrizi[3] Received: 06/4/2018 Accepted: 22/12/2018 Abstract Suicide, as a conscious action in hurting oneself causing death, is among the social issues of human society that is increasing day by day. Suicide epidemiological studies inIran have shown that attempting suicide and committing an act of suicide is increasing. Using a qualitative approach, and based on the grounded theory of the social and cultural reasons behind suicide attempt, the current study aims to investigate the interaction between the person who commits suicide and his/her family, group and society as well as its relationship with suicide attempt. Through this, the present study seeks to find a more vivid image of the relationship between [1]. Ph.D. student of Cultural Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran. Irankouchakian@yahoo.com [2]. Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). arkaldi@yahoo.com [3]. Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran mohsenit@ut.ac.ir
Leila Kouchakian; Abdolreza Adhami
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Using a quantitative method of surveying, the present study aimed at investigating the relationship between poverty and emotional relationships among couples living in District 16 of Tehran, Iran. Applying cluster sampling, 400 individuals were selected as the statistical sample. The data were collected ...
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Using a quantitative method of surveying, the present study aimed at investigating the relationship between poverty and emotional relationships among couples living in District 16 of Tehran, Iran. Applying cluster sampling, 400 individuals were selected as the statistical sample. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire and were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics given by SPSS (Ver. 20). The results showed a significant negative relationship between economic poverty and emotional relationships between couples (p = 0.001), indicating that the more the economic poverty in the family, the less the emotional relationships among the members would be. In addition, a significant statistical correlation existed among economic poverty, negative behaviors, violence in the family, trust, and supportive behaviors (p = 0.001). In general, economic poverty increases violence, which by itself affects the emotional relationships between couples. Therefore, it appears that if adopted policies focus on improving the household economic status and income, the size of the family and community harms will decrease significantly.
