Sociology
Mehran Sohrabzadeh; Fatemeh Mansoriyan Ravandi
Abstract
Although there is less physical violence in the new world than there was in the past, verbal violence is less visible because it has always been hidden and not recognized in the cultural structure of society due to some cultural reasons. The current study aims to examine the lived experiences of women ...
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Although there is less physical violence in the new world than there was in the past, verbal violence is less visible because it has always been hidden and not recognized in the cultural structure of society due to some cultural reasons. The current study aims to examine the lived experiences of women from verbal violence; therefore, 11 women who were referred to counseling centers of Kashan were selected using in-depth interviews. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show that women's experiences of verbal violence in the family can be presented in two categories of “various dimensions of verbal abuse” and “causes of verbal abuse”. Different aspects of verbal violence resulted from exploring issues of interpretation such as: indifference to women, verbal violence under the guise of a joke, low value of and respect for women, dominating behavior towards wife, as well as issues of interpretation such as inappropriate system of socialization, discrimination and gender inequality, lack of rules, values of patriarchy and social learning, all of which are the most important factors affecting the causes of verbal violence.
cultural
Mehran Sohrab Zadeh; Tahereh Yoosefifar; Reza Abbasi
Abstract
Living in modern societies is full of advertising messages. These messages in diverse and numerous forms affect every day and working life of people. One of the most challenging subjects in advertising is representation of women in advertising and commercial promotions. A large part of representations ...
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Living in modern societies is full of advertising messages. These messages in diverse and numerous forms affect every day and working life of people. One of the most challenging subjects in advertising is representation of women in advertising and commercial promotions. A large part of representations in advertisements depicts women in their role as cultural stereotypes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the image of gender that Iran ads show to audience. The current articles use Roland Barthes theory of semiotics. Semiotic is a method of representation that seeks to reveal hidden meanings and themes in the text. In this paper, we study the advertisements that unlike the others show women having new roles. However, in this form of representation, we face illustration of women in such a way leading to cultural reproduction of symbolic annihilation. The research results show that advertising process in Iran, like Western countries, has been sexist. Women in new roles as modern Iranian women have been used as a tool in the service of capitalism. Also in our country, which follows Islamic rules, appearance of women with makeup is in contrast to the laws of Constitutions of Islamic Republic of Iran.
cultural
Mehran Sohrabzade; Atiye Hamami
Abstract
Mate selection is either the effect of the love or romantic relationship or a cause of formation of pre-marital romantic relationships among today’s generations. Few number of sociological researches performed in this area necessitates its examination. So, the current research aims to present ...
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Mate selection is either the effect of the love or romantic relationship or a cause of formation of pre-marital romantic relationships among today’s generations. Few number of sociological researches performed in this area necessitates its examination. So, the current research aims to present a deep understanding of romantic relationship and its destructive aspects among women. This study attempts to investigate the concept of love, reasons of women’s tendency to the romantic relationship and how they interact in such relationships. This study uses a qualitative research along with a case study method. Theoretical sampling according to the theoretical saturation and analytic induction gave rise to selection of 20 women who had experienced romantic relationships. Results showed that emotional reduction and strict importance of satisfaction of emotional need can lead to unequal romantic relationship, so women consider love as an emotional shelter. Conditions which intensify emotional need of women include: authoritarian/ neglecting family as well as emotional rivalry among friends; therefore, they see their beloved as the exclusive source to meet their emotional need. In conclusion, they pursue a behavioral passivity and identical simulation in their interaction with their beloved. The consequence will be that they will be socially neglected while facing emotional breakdown if split-up occurs.
Esmaeil Hesam Moghadam
Abstract
The present article aims at giving a formative psychoanalysis of Iran cinema in the 2000s.Itseems that all distinct moviesin this decade have been produced in an atmospherethatwasarepresentation of everyday-life and living ethics of middle class citizens. Drawing on themovie “how simple it is” ...
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The present article aims at giving a formative psychoanalysis of Iran cinema in the 2000s.Itseems that all distinct moviesin this decade have been produced in an atmospherethatwasarepresentation of everyday-life and living ethics of middle class citizens. Drawing on themovie “how simple it is” directedby Reza MirKarimi (2009) as a typical sample of discursiveformation, the present study aims to analysis a representation of everyday-life of the urbanmiddle class, which in this decade turned into an Iranian culturally problematic issue.Utilizing its internal narration, this film indicates that “objet petit a” is penetrating through theeveryday-life and within the “objet petit a” there are reasons formed which have directed theeveryday affairs to the path of the unconscious affairs of subjectivity. The purpose of thepresent study is to expound the “objet petit a” based on a psychoanalysis perspective.According to the way the movie represents the subjects, this research also intends to showhow the everyday-life of the subjects mainly dominated by women is constructed and how“objet petit a” involved in split subjects plays a key role in the current everyday-life.
