شمارۀ جدید فصلنامه (زمستان 1403) منتشر شد


Volume 15, Issue 3 (8-2024)                   Social Problems of Iran 2024, 15(3): 91-128 | Back to browse issues page


XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Rahmani J. (2024). The Problem of generation; generational Studies and the Confusion between Continuity and Change in Generational Cultures. Social Problems of Iran. 15(3), 91-128. doi:10.61186/jspi.15.3.91
URL: http://jspi.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3759-en.html
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Cultural Studies, Institute for Cultural, Social, and Civilizational Studies, Tehran, Iran , j_rahmani59@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (486 Views)
Generational studies have been widespread in Iran in the last three decades and it can be considered as a social probelm for Iranian social sciences. On the one hand, research paradigms have special problematics and methodologies in their heart, and on the other hand, as much as they clarify some aspects of reality, they also hide some aspects and make them invisible. In this article, an attempt has been made to sum up these studies with the meta-analysis method of existing studies, focusing on their missing and hidden points, so that it can be explained what aspects of reality these studies have made invisible and what models of interpretation due to the non-scientific assumptions. have imposed on reality. As a result, the findings indicate that these studies were built in the general paradigm of traditional/modern  passage and based on political concern after the movement of 1997 (2nd khordad) and tried to statically place the generations at the two ends of the traditional and modern spectrum, and usually differences, conflicts and highlight the gap between these two generation. Static perception of generations and lack of attention to their internal diversity is also part of the story. For this reason, generational studies require a fundamental review that not only has a dynamic and fluid understanding of generations, but can also consider the internal diversity of each generation. In this case, you can have a creative and dynamic image of Iranian culture.
Full-Text [PDF 723 kb]   (308 Downloads)    
Type of Article: Review | Subject: Social problems
Received: 2024/07/10 | Accepted: 2024/09/24 | Published: 2024/12/2

References
1. Abdollahian, Hamid (2002). Rationality and Reasoning; Dialogue between Generations and Men and Women. Women in Development and Politics, 1(3), 183-198.
2. Afrasiabi, Mohammad Sadeq (2013). Studies on Social Networks and Youth Lifestyle. Tehran: Simay Shargh.
3. Aghajari, Hashem (2004). “Geneartioanl Disconnection or Generational Continuity” Collection of Articles on Generational Breaks. Research Institute for Humanities and Social Studies, Jihad University.
4. Ahmadi, Arman & Ehyayi, Pouyan (2011). Examining Generational Gap and Related Factors: High School Students in Sarab County. Cultural Research, 4(4), 1-27.
5. Ahmadi, Yaqoob & Hamid, Beita (2011). Measuring the Status of Generational Differences in Cultural and Social Objects: A Case Study of Kermanshah City. Applied Sociology, 22(2), 185-208.
6. Ahmadi, Yaqoob & Hamid, Beita (2011). Measuring the Status of Generational Differences in Cultural and Social Objects. Applied Sociology, 22(2), 185-208.
7. Ahmadi, Yaqoob & Namaki, Azad (2013). Democratic Political Culture Among Iranian Generations: Secondary Analysis of Global Values Survey Data for Iran, Ethnicities, and Provinces. Applied Sociology, 22(3), 131-154.
8. Ahmadi, Yaqoob (2009). The Status of Religiosity and Attitudes Toward the Future of Religion Among Generations: A Case Study of Sanandaj City. Journal of Cultural-Social Awareness, 1(1), 17-44.
9. Alikhani, Ali Akbar (2003). A Look at the Generation Gap Phenomenon, Tehran, Jihad Daneshgahi Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute.
10. Arjomandi, Hassan & Hasanpour, Mohsen (2013). Generational Gap and Social and Cultural Factors Affecting It Among Students of Islamic Azad University in Andimeshk. Quarterly Journal of Youth Sociological Studies, 4(11), 48-29.
11. Azadarmaki, Taghi & Ghafari, Gholamreza (2004). Generational Sociology, Center for Youth Studies and Generational Relations, Tehran: Research Institute for Humanities and Social Studies, Jihad University.
12. AzadArmaki, Taghi & Ghayasvand, Ahmad (2004). Sociology of Cultural Changes in Iran; Tehran: Aan Publications.
13. Azadarmaki, Taghi (1993). Paradigm and Sociology. Journal of Social Sciences, 3(0), 29-52.
14. Azadarmaki, Taghi (2007). The Process of Generational Change: A Meta-Analysis in Iran. Biannual Journal of Youth Research, Culture and Society (Youth and Generational Relations), 1(1), 41-68.
15. Azadarmaki, Taghi (2010). Sociology of Iran: Sociology of Intergenerational Relations. Tehran: Elm.
16. Bagheri, Khosrow (2003). "The Possibility and Factors of Generation Gap" in Looking at the Phenomenon of Generation Gap: Philosophical, Sociological, Psychological, Political, Historical and Literary Approaches, by Ali Akbar Alikhani, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jihad Daneshgahi
17. Chitsaz, Mohammad Javad (2007). Recognizing the Concepts of Generation and Generation Gap; Youth. Culture and Society Research (Youth and Generational Relations), 1(1). 85-112.
18. Ebrahimi, Ghorbanali (2013). An Introduction to the Sociology of Youth Lifestyle. Tehran: Loya.
19. Ezzati Larsari, Ebrahim & Ardabili, Leila (2009). Comparison of the Conceptual Metaphor of Child among Two Generations of Married Women in Tehran. Language and Linguistics, 15(30), 58-84.
20. Ganei Rad, Mohammad Amin, Maleki, Amir & Mohammadi, Zahra (2014). A Study of Cultural Transformation in Three Academic Generations (Case Study: Social Science Professors in Tehran Universities). Iranian Sociology, 15(1), 30-64.
21. Geertz, Clifford (2014). Interpretation of Cultures (Mohsen Salasi, Translator). Tehran: Sales.
22. Gitti, Sogol & Jafari Roshan, Marjan (2018). Comparison of Irrational Beliefs, Communication Skills and Marital Adjustment in Three Generations of Tehrani Women. Education, Counseling and Psychotherapy (Excellence of Counseling and Psychotherapy), 7(28), 30-49.
23. Kalaki, Hassan (2007). Comparing the Religious Values of Two New and Previous Generations in Iran. Quarterly Journal of Culture and Communication Studies, 9(2), 171-197.
24. Kalantari, Mitra & Abdolhossein Kalantari (2012). Religiosity in Different Generations (Case Study of Sari County). Journal of Social Studies and Research in Iran, 1(2), 173-200.
25. Kowsari, Masoud (2008). Generations X, Y & Z and Cultural Policymaking in Iran. in Journal of Cultural Strategy, 3((3), 65-84.
26. Kush, Danny (2002). Definitions and Concepts of Culture (Fereydoun Vahida, Translator). Tehran: Soroush
27. Lotfizadeh, Abbas, Zahedi, Mohammad Javad, & Golabi, Fatemeh (2018). Modernization of Women and Marital Intimacy (A Study of Three Generations of Tabriz Women). Social Studies and Research in Iran, 7(2), 227-253.
28. Maddapour, Mohammad (2003). “Forms of a Generational and Cultural Break” in Alikhani, Ali Akbar: A Look at the Phenomenon of Generational Break, Tehran, Jihad Daneshgah Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute.
29. Mazaheri Seif & Hamid Reza (2005). Definition of the Second Generation. Zamaneh, 4)31-32), 45-53.
30. Moaidfar, Saeed (2004). Generation Gap or Cultural Break. Social Sciences Letter, No. 24(24), 55-80.
31. Mohaddes, Seyed Mojtaba (2010). The Status of the Second Generation of Immigrant and Muslim Women Living in Sweden. Islam and the West, 27, 21-27.
32. Mojtahednejad Kashani, Seyed Salar & Ghavami, Nasrin Al-Sadat (2012). The Pilgrim-Tourist Duality in the Lived Experience of Three Generations: Case Study: Shahid Beheshti University Staff. Iranian Social Studies, 6(3-4), 5-26.
33. Mousavi, Mir Hossein & Azari, Batoul (2015). A comparative study of the poverty trap in the educational generations in Iran. Majles and Strategy, 22(84), 157-195.
34. Niazi, Mohsen & Staff Nasrabadi, Mohammad (2007). A sociological explanation of the generation gap phenomenon and its causes and factors. Domestic Politics Journal, 1(2), 185-211.
35. Nikparvar, Fatemeh, Panaghi, Leili & Zahiri, Mohammad Ali (2011). Changing marriage criteria in three generations: presenting a preliminary contextual model. Family Studies, 7(2). 187-205.
36. Panahi, Mohammad Hossein & Seyyed Hadi Alaviyoun (2018). Generation Gap in Iran: Meta-Analysis and Critique of Previous Research. Intercultural Studies, 36(3), 147-171.
37. Salzman, Philip Carl (2009). Understanding Culture (Mohammad Amin Kanani, Translator). Tehran: Afkar.
38. Smith, Philip (2008). An Introduction to Cultural Theory (Hassan Pouyan, Translator). Tehran: Cultural Research Center.
39. Sohrabzadeh, Mehran (2009). Comparing Generational and Intergenerational Mentality in University Generations after the Islamic Revolution. Iranian Cultural Research Quarterly, 2(4), 263-294.
40. Survey of National Youth Values and Attitudes (2013). Ministry of Sports and Youth.
41. Survey of Youth and Family and Generational Relations (2010). Published by the National Youth Organization.
42. Taheri Demneh, Mohsen & Yousefi Hamedani, Elham (2019). Analysis of the Perception of “Generation Alpha” Children of Future Careers and Its Implications. Iranian Cultural Research Quarterly, 16(2), 39-66.
43. Tajik, Mohammad Reza (2012). Iranian Society and the Gap between Generations. Strategy, 10(4), 264-280.
44. Tavakoli, Mahnaz (2013). Religious Values of Two Generations of Daughters and Mothers; Gap or Continuity. Farhang Qoomes, 6(19), 65-112.
45. Tohidlo, Somayeh (2013). Change in Generational Formation in Iranian Society. Social Issues of Iran, 12(2), 35-56.
46. Yazdani, Enayatollah & Ghaderi, Ali (2011). Generation gap; a sociological study of the generation gap from the Islamic Revolution to the present. Islamic Revolution Studies, 8(24), 207-238.
47. Yektaparst, Medina, Asaadi, Samaneh & Rahimi, Mehdi (2010). A study of changes in perceived parenting styles over four successive generations. Quarterly Cultural-Educational Journal of Women and Family, 15(51), 55-70.
48. Yousefi, Nariman (2004). The Gap Between Generations: An Empirical and Theoretical Study; Tehran: Jihad Daneshgahi Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute
49. Zavareh, Ansiyeh, Shekarbeigi, Alieh & Azadarmaki, Taghi. (2017). A Sociological Study of Discursive Changes in the Three Generations of the Iranian Family. Iranian Journal of Social Studies, First Special Issue on Family Sociology, 1(11), 69-91.
50. Zokai, Mohammad Saeed (2009). Sociology of Iranian Youth; Tehran: Agah.

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

© 2025 CC BY-NC 4.0 | Journal of Social Problems of Iran

Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb