Abstract:
The present paper is an attempt through qualitative method to study the interpretation of the inhabitants of border region of Marivan of changes in family system incurring due to border commerce. The data were collected through in-depth interview، participative observation، and documents. The results were analyzed by employment of the Grounded Theory. The sample was selected through theoretical and purposeful sampling method and 28 key informed persons were selected to achieve theoretical saturation. The collected data were analyzed after being codified in 38 fundamental concepts، five main categories and one core category. The five main categories are: destructive and disharmonic growth of the economy of the region، disintegration of family relations، transformation of faithfulness values، decline of the symbolic and institutional dominance of parents، and fallibility of family structures. The core category، which includes the general categories، is fragile world life. Attempts have been made to offer a critical explanation of constructed situation of the family institution.
Machine summary:
Representation Table 1: Table of concepts and categories of changes in the family system in Marivan County Row | Concepts | Major Category | Core Category False jobs, markets and passages, private and unequal recreational facilities, insatiable money-seeking spirit, apartments and multi-story buildings, destructive and 1 and many luxurious buildings alongside poor houses, high-end cars, disproportionate growth of the economy, land and house prices, wealthy and poor classes, urban-rural divide, regional culture of hardship, unplanned marginalization Reduction of intimacy, reduction of physical relations within families, reduction of respect, rupture of 2 elders, reduction in family size, instrumental relations, utilitarianism of family selfishness | ties Weakening of religious values protecting marriage and family, decline of ethics and shame and modesty, social stigma of divorce, dominance of material values over the transformation of the living world 3 erosion of individuals' trust, prevalence of films and subversive ideas regarding the family, fragile values Reduction of family commitment, moral corruption, sexual infidelity, honor killings, loyalty | frequent marriages Improvement of women's economic power, enhancement of children's economic power, occupation | decline of institutional and 4 temporal and economic status of heads of households, disruption and weakness of educational foundations, loosening of religious norms of the family | symbolic authority of parents Excessive consumerism, superficiality among youth, outward criteria for choosing a spouse, slipping of 5 early marriage, emotional nature of individual acquaintances, lack of planning and purpose in choosing and continuing the life path | family foundations Destructive and disproportionate growth of the regional economy The quantitative growth of the economic situation of families in the Marivan region is a reality that is visible and certain in terms of appearance through components such as the texture and architectural materials of houses, clothing styles and appearance of individuals, kitchenware, furniture, and interior decoration of homes, shops and goods available in supermarkets, markets, commercial complexes, and the multiplicity of banks and passages in Marivan city.
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