A comparative study of the attitudes of two generations of a family( Case Study:The boys 20 to 30 years in Shushtar and fathers)

Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly

Yousef Amini ¹ , Mohammad Amini ² , Mostafa Mahmoudi ³

1 - Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, Shoushtar, Iran.
2 - Ph.D. Student, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, Shoushtar, Iran.
3 - Ph.D. Student of Demographic, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, Shoushtar, Iran.

Received: 2017-11-04 Accepted : 2018-05-08 Published : 2018-05-22

Keywords: Generational Attitude to Family Formation, Ways of Choosing a Spouse, Choosing a Spouse, Matching Wives,

Abstract :

The objective of this study was to evaluate the comparative attitudes of fathers and sons from the family (marriage and childbearing) is. This research uses a scrolling method and is a type of comparison between groups. The statistical population is the 20-30 year old boys from Shushtar and their fathers. The sample size was 280 people (140 boys and 140 fathers). The method of random sampling is simple and the data collection technique is a questionnaire with interviews. After reviewing the literature on theories of marriage, views and attitudes of a generation gap with the help of the previous findings, the research questions were based on assumptions. The data point to a rise in the age of marriage of both sexes. At all levels, there was a significant difference between the views of fathers and boys on the age of marriage. There was a significant difference between the views of boys on the proper age of marriage by ethnicity and religious orientation. This difference was observed in the group of fathers. Both fathers and boys emphasize the sexual composition of children in more than two children over the dominant male composition. Parents are more interested in feminine religious and ethnic identity.