Ali Reza Afshani; Razieh Zakeri Hamaneh
Abstract
Feeling secure is a prerequisite of any social, economic, cultural and political development and it is directly related to the level of development of the society. Being aware of the situation of security feelings of society members plays a key role in recognizing the challenges and development strategies ...
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Feeling secure is a prerequisite of any social, economic, cultural and political development and it is directly related to the level of development of the society. Being aware of the situation of security feelings of society members plays a key role in recognizing the challenges and development strategies of society and can strengthen the infrastructures of the society. The present study aims to evaluate the rate of security feeling among men and women of Yazd by comparison. Survey method was used as the research approach through the questionnaire instrument and proportional cluster sampling, sized 246 people residing in Yazd. Feeling socially secure was evaluated separately among men and women in 12 different aspects: life, financial, Economic, job, moral, cultural, emotional, feeing, intellectual, legal, judicial, and honor security. The findings reveal that life security feeling among women is significantly less than men’s in Yazd, while economic security feeling is more among men compared to women. In other aspects feeling socially secure is not very different between men and women.
Abbas Askari-Nodoushan; , Seyed Alireza Afshani; Razie Zakeri-Hamane; Somayeh Askari-Nodoushan
Volume 9, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 93-116
Abstract
In recent years, the high level of consumption in Iranian society has provoked wide social and political debates. Nevertheless, there have been few systematic social studies to examine social and individual factors that influence consumption values and behaviors. This paper examines social determinants ...
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In recent years, the high level of consumption in Iranian society has provoked wide social and political debates. Nevertheless, there have been few systematic social studies to examine social and individual factors that influence consumption values and behaviors. This paper examines social determinants of consumption aspiration of married women. Data for the study collected through a cross-sectional survey in 2009 among a representative sample of 684 respondents in the city of Yazd, Iran.
To study the impact of socio-economic factors on the consumption aspirations, in this paper we conceptualize and evaluate the impact of the hypothesized relationships at three levels: 1- individual characteristics of respondents, 2- intergenerational influence of the parental characteristics, and 3- family and household socio-economic condition.
Our analysis confirms the effect of individual attributes, socio-economic condition of household and intergenerational influence of parental characteristics on the level of consumption aspiration of respondents.
In evaluating the impact of individual characteristics (including respondent's age, education, mass media exposure and place of origin), findings reveal the most important impact of mass media exposure on the formation of consumerism life style and consumption culture.
An examination of the household's condition hypothesis (including the household income and household size) indicate a powerful and direct effect of family income on the consumption aspiration. Findings also confirm the intergeneration influence of parent's characteristics on the consumption aspirations of respondents.