Sociological Analysis Lived Experience of Social-Cultural Contexts and its Relationship with Violence against Women (Case Study: Women in Tehran)

Document Type : مقالات علمی پژوهشی

Authors
N. Lotfi 1
A. Shekarbeugi 2
A. Salmani Shahmohammadi 3
1 CulturalSociology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran
2 Islamic Azad University, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Iran
3 Islamic Azad University, Department of Communication, Central Tehran Branch, Iran
Abstract
The constructive role of women in creating moral and emotional bonds of family isundeniable; but this goal is achieved only in a calm and secure environment away from violence. Today, there is a lot of evidence of domestic violence against women. The aim of the present study is to present the sociological model of lived experience in the socio-cultural fields of violence against women (with a Grand Theory approach). The present research method is quantitative and applied survey type. The statistical population is 314 women living in Tehran who were selected by the random sampling method. Data obtained from in-depth interviews were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression test using SPSS software. The results showed that there was a negative and inverse relationship between sociological factors of lived experience (economic factors, social factors, cultural factors, family factors, religious factors) and among the factors; Underlying factors had a positive and significant relationship with violence against women.

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The Journal of Research in Humanities
Volume 29, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 107-125