Comparison of the cultural values of the three generations of the Islamic Revolution and their relation to the development discourse

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

آزاده Azadeh ¹ , Mehrdad navabakhsh ² , Mansour Hahaghighatiyan ³

1 - PhD student in Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-09-23 Accepted : 2020-10-27 Published : 2007-12-22

Keywords: Generational Difference, cultural values, Development discourse, generation, Tehran,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to compare the cultural values of the three generations of the Islamic Revolution and its relationship with the development discourse. The statistical population of the study was all citizens over 15 years of age in Tehran. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used at 5% error level to determine the sample size. The sample size was 384 people and increased to 400 people. The sampling method was random in which available people were randomly selected and a questionnaire was provided to them. Data analysis was performed by one-way analysis of variance. The results showed: cultural values are significantly different between the three generations; freedom to produce cultural products, freedom of social communication, opposition to social media filtering, free access to uncensored media, unrestricted happiness, the presence of women in all spheres, not bounding to marriage, having an arbitrary lifestyle, recognizing the rights of all religious minorities, recognizing the rights of all ethnic minorities, and promoting universal values. While the second and third generations are more committed to revolutionary-religious values, such as; Propagation of Islamic values, propagation of Iranian values and preservation of revolutionary values. Other research results showed; Gender and marital status do not affect cultural values, but age and education have a positive effect on cultural values. Finally it must be said that the values of the third generation of the revolution tend more towards the development discourse than the first and second generations.