Fariba Seydan; Sadieh Hesami
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In recent years, fundamental changes have taken place in women’s status which consequently resulted in modification of women’s roles and their social standings in some sections of society. Some researchers believe that multiple social, career, and family roles are different resources accruing ...
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In recent years, fundamental changes have taken place in women’s status which consequently resulted in modification of women’s roles and their social standings in some sections of society. Some researchers believe that multiple social, career, and family roles are different resources accruing much benefit to individuals and bring about numerous privileges and rewards that improve women’s quality of life. The present study investigates the relationship between women’s role balance and their quality of life. To this end, the population of study consists of female teachers of the department of Education in Sanandaj city who are married and have children. The sample comprises of 290 individuals who were randomly chosen through quota sampling method.The selected women are all official employees working as teachers for the department of Education. Data is collected via a questionnaire. Findingsdisplay significant relationship between the extent of role balance and quality of life. The results of multiple regression analysis reveal that role balance and husbands’ education explain 36 percent of variance of women’s quality of life. The relationship between husbands’ education and women’s quality of life indicate that husbands’ attitude and behavior have significant effect on lives of women.
Ameneh Sedighian Bidgoli; Zahra Rozi Bidgoli
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Purpose: Modernization is a change in the value, cognitive and behavioral system of people, which is created by the process of macro-modernization, and turns people into effective actors of roles at the institutional and organizational level of modernization, and its existence is one of the important ...
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Purpose: Modernization is a change in the value, cognitive and behavioral system of people, which is created by the process of macro-modernization, and turns people into effective actors of roles at the institutional and organizational level of modernization, and its existence is one of the important factors that facilitate the process of modernization and It is industrialization. Now the issue is, how much have different sections of the society modernized in this situation? And this modernization is influenced by what factors? In this research, modernism is examined from the combination of nine variables: scientism, egalitarianism, global orientation, progressivism, independence, civic orientation, democratic orientation, risk taking, and acceptance of new experiences.Methodology: The method of this research is quantitative and has been used using documentary study and survey methods. The statistical population of the research is made up of female high school teachers in Tehran. The sample population was selected after sampling using Cochran's formula and quotas of regions using statistical methods. 260 people were selected from the three education districts 2, 7, and 16 symbols of upper, middle, and lower classes and calculated with quotas.Findings: According to the findings of the research, 7% of the sample population had a high degree of modernity.Conclusion: years of education and social base are two variables that have a significant relationship with the degree of modernization, and the significant relationship of other included variables was not confirmed.
