Explaining the Causes of Underdevelopment in Kurdistan Province- Using Qualitative Method

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

soma mardokhi ¹ , iraj saiearasi ²

1 - Department of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran,
2 - Department of Social Sciences, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran,

Received: 2018-10-06 Accepted : 2019-05-11 Published : 2018-12-22

Keywords: development, underdevelopment, Grounded Theory, Uneven Development, Kurdistan province,

Abstract :

Development is a dynamic, continuous and multi-dimensional concept and is accompanied by the general structure of the society and the necessity of usual transformation existing in that structure. Organizing the elements of the mentioned structure has so much importance that development finds its meaning in balance and coordination of different elements of the society. Kurdistan is one of the Undeveloped provinces that have always been struggling with the issues arose from its underdevelopment and unbalanced elements of the society. Therefore, the main goal of this research is recognition of causes of this province’s underdevelopment using a sociological approach. In this regard, social interpretive approach by applying the grounded theory method and deep interviewing has been used to identify the causes. The results of this study include six main categories: economic, political, technological, social, cultural and ecological barriers. The core category of this study is uneven development that covers other categories. The data analysis results of the present research and the grounded model indicate that Kurdish people interpret the causes of underdevelopment as an inconsistent and uneven development that these irregular elements in their composition create unfair social relations and harms.

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