Mozhgan Boolouri; Soheila Alirezanejad
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The precise question of this research is: «How does the experience of women who lost their spouses effect on redefining of their gender identity? » this research was designed by using grounded theory. Data was gathered by using semi-structured interviews and observation. The sample includes ...
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The precise question of this research is: «How does the experience of women who lost their spouses effect on redefining of their gender identity? » this research was designed by using grounded theory. Data was gathered by using semi-structured interviews and observation. The sample includes 21 women without spouse who live in two neighborhoods of Abbassabad and Afsariye in Tehran city. Targeted sampling and theoretical sampling were used for sample selection. All data were collected and analyzed in social stages of open, axial and selective coding. The research findings showed that women after being in the position of losing husband, going through a period of grief. According to the data, three main categories of identity about women were identified, which are in three groups: 1) happy widows, 2)sad widows, and 3)wandering widows. Happy widows categorize in: dependent, warrior, and independent women. Redifining identity of women without a spouse is in five different paradigms. These paradigms are 1)-perished woman 2) Dependent woman 3) lonely woman 4) Warrior woman 5) Independent woman. The process of achieving gender identity of women without a spouse affected by the circumstances in which they are available, such as access to economic, cultural and social resources, motherhood, age and the formation of a relationship with their own family.
Sociology
Soheila Alirezanejad; Elahe Khakpour Marvasti
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This research aims to analyze the effect of money and its dual function on the continuity of a family. In this regard, mixed method (field research and survey) is designed. The data were collected through semi-structured interview and questionnaire. The findings reveal that based on a traditional role ...
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This research aims to analyze the effect of money and its dual function on the continuity of a family. In this regard, mixed method (field research and survey) is designed. The data were collected through semi-structured interview and questionnaire. The findings reveal that based on a traditional role men are bread winners of the family. Women’s ability of making money may bring a new financial challenge for men’s traditional role as breadwinners of family; which can create sort of new marital economic relations in the family. However, when this role is disturbed by women, some serious challenges happen in family’s life. This condition, particularly in the early years of marriage when the wife is young, results in emergence of the idea of separation. However, feminine money creates some experience of co-breadwinning for family which may create a new balance between spouses. As the age of marriage increases, this balance may prevent marital separation. Then, as sort of catalyst, feminine money plays a dual role in separation between spouses.
Sociology
Soheila Alirezanejad; Sahar Khakpoor
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Money and the way people spend it may cause lots of tension among family members; therefore, it is important to concentrate on money and the way it is spent. This article aims to address how women and men treat money as well as their differences and similarities. A mixed method (field research and survey) ...
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Money and the way people spend it may cause lots of tension among family members; therefore, it is important to concentrate on money and the way it is spent. This article aims to address how women and men treat money as well as their differences and similarities. A mixed method (field research and survey) was designed to answer this question. Qualitative data was gathered by using semi structured interview and questionnaire was the data collection technique in survey. Findings showed that women, in comparison with men, usually spend money with special purpose. The same feature is seen about saving money- and even spending this saved money- women usually play the role of an executive function but men have strategic control over money. Women and men define their own personal expenses differently. The amount and pattern of saving money among women vary based on age but such trend is not observed among men.
