Analyzing the Attitude and Context of the Feminism Term Formation in Female Students

Subject Areas : Sociology

Afsaneh Tavassoli ¹ , Zahra Mirhosseini ² , Masoumeh Kamali ³

1 - Associate Professor, Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - M. Sc, Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-06-08 Accepted : 2022-09-22 Published : 2022-09-23

Keywords: female students, Feminism, Attitude,

Abstract :

The purpose of the current research was to analyze the attitude and context of the feminism term formation among female students. The research population included all the female students in over the country. The research sample subsumed 15 subjects who were selected via purposive sampling procedure. The research method was qualitative research and phenomenological study. Data was collected through semi-in-depth and semi-structured interviews and three main categories and 10 sub-categories were extracted. The findings showed: the word feminism has many concepts and different approaches. And according to the family and social background of each person and the gender stereotypes of each society, it is possible to describe redefinition of feminism. The existence of various ideas and mentality towards feminism caused it to be described differently by individuals. The understanding of the attitudes of different groups in society regarding feminist thoughts is important to study, discover, describe and perception of the female students’ attitude. Understanding the attitude of students can inform researchers and academicians about the thoughts and the meaning of feminism, the female students’ point of view and its prevalence among people in society. Also, there were different feedbacks regarding this word due to the non-nativeness of the feminist approach. According to the students’ point of views, western teachings were the basis of feminism and their dissemination without localization would cause them to be dominated on the society's culture. Therefore, according to the obtained concepts and categories, it is necessary to revise the feminist approach based on Islamic teachings and rich Iranian culture and redefine it as an approach towards the realization of equality between men and women based on their dignity and their unique position.

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