Analysis of unmarried life among girls(A case study of girls in Tehran)

Document Type : علمی وپزوهشی

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1 Faculty member of Payam Noor University.Tehran, Iran.

2 University of Payam-e-noor

3 Master of Social Sciences and Head of the Evaluation and Effectiveness of Support and Rehabilitation Policies Group at the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare

10.22059/jsr.2024.352088.1825

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the causes and contexts of Unmarried life, which has been done with the qualitative method and the use of grounded theory. For this reason, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 15 unmarried girls who were selected through purposive sampling. From 561 open codes and 71 central codes, 16 main categories with the central core of "Unmarried life to construction a different femininity" were obtained during the data coding process, which can be expressed in the form of the paradigm model proposed by Strauss and Corbin. The findings show that, among the reasons that cause single life of girls; Restoration of social identity, structural transformations and change of values in modern societies, changes in the parameters affecting marriage and the riskiness of marriage. Also, 4 categories; Social and cultural changes of the family institution, elimination of inequality and gender discrimination, Women's acquisition of equal civil rights , and revision of the macro-economic and cultural structures of the society are among the foundations of girls' tendency towards single life. Among the intervening or facilitating factors surrounding the unmarried life of girls, there are 2 main categories; the spread of distrust in the society towards men and the change in the attitude of girls towards marriage in modern societies. Young girls use 3 categories as effective strategies in adapting to unmarried life, which include; The lifestyle and way of spending free time is to increase the ability and social mobility and carry out humanitarian activities.

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Sociological Review
Volume 31, Issue 2
(Autumn & winter 2025)
March 2025
Pages 143-165

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