A qualitative study of women's perception of social trauma and its consequences

Subject Areas : Woman and Society

Fatemeh Golabi ¹ , Tavakkol Aghayari Hir ² , Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam ³ , Esmaeil Nouroozi ⁴

1 - Professor, Director of the Department of Women and Family Studies at the Institute of Social Studies and Research in University of Tabriz, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Law and Social Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Director of the Department of Health Sociology at the Institute of Social Studies and Research in University of Tabriz, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Law and Social Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Professor, Director of the center of Excellence in Health Sociology at the University of Tabriz, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Law and Social Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Ph.D. Student of Sociology, Department of Social Science, Faculty of Law and Social Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2024-01-08 Accepted : 2024-06-18 Published : 2025-02-03

Keywords: Trauma, Social Trauma, Structural Restrictions, Spatial Insecurity, Psychological Confusion, Women,

Abstract :

Introduction: This research was conducted with the aim of understanding the feminine perception of social trauma and its consequences on them. A qualitative method considering the grounded theory procedure was used.

Method: In order to collect the data, using purposeful sampling method and considering the maximum diversity of participants, in-depth interview was conducted with 14 women over 20-year-old living in Tabriz in 2023. The interview continued until reaching the theoretical saturation. The data were analyzed using three stages of open, axial and selective coding. The core category of feminine social trauma and main and secondary categories were identified from the data.

Findings: The findings showed that the social trauma in women's perception is defined by the main categories of structural/institutional suffocation, spatial insecurity and health suicide. What came out of this research is that the women participating in this research are trapped in the structural/institutional cages and feel insecure in their private and public fields. Their health is being ignored. The patriarchal view and economic weakness made this situation more complicated and led them to be mental and emotional patients so that they call themselves "social victims".

Conclusion: Despite their despair and nervousness, they consider women's activity, awareness and demands, and deconstruction as the only way to get rid of this situation.

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