Socio-cultural explanation of job proximity to drug use and road accidents resulting from it (studied by truck drivers in Kerman province)

Subject Areas : ‌Family

Maryam Yazdan Shenas ¹ , Seyed Mohsen Banihashemi ² , hassan khairi ³ , Khalil Mirzaee ⁴

1 - PhD student in Sociology of Social Groups, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Communication and Media ,University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting , Tehran, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran

Received: 2020-03-10 Accepted : 2020-12-27 Published : 2021-02-19

Keywords: drugs, accident, drivers, Drug use, Job Accompaniment,

Abstract :

Using drugs and its consequences are included in one of the major social and economic problems in societies. The phenomenon of road accidents and also its causes and consequences, is considered as another problem in our current society. Regardless of the factors such as safety and standard of cars and roads, the human factor is considered as one of the most prominent causes of road accidents. So The purpose of doing this study was to determine the causes of Kerman truck driver’s tendency to drug abuse and also its consequences. The research method is qualitative and the method of gathering information is through interviewing with 20 truck drivers who works in Kerman province that is done through purposeful selection until the conceptual saturation stage is reached. The findings of this study showed that there are such feelings that in this case is a kind of business affinity between drug use and truck driving. This proximity reinforces stereotypes about the need to use drugs to overcome fatigue and increase physical strength. Among the consequences of job proximity in drug use are fatal road accidents, occupational problems and imprisonment.