Journal of Iranian Social Studies

Abstract The corona epidemic had many consequences for all people in all societies. The present study examines the experiences of older women and seeks to identify the consequences they perceived and the strategies they adopted. The research method is qualitative, based on "Grounded Theory". The samples were purposefully selected through the snowball sampling method and the interviews were continued until reaching the theoretical saturation stage. The research findings show eight categories, of which four are about the consequences and four are about the strategies. Consequential categories include changes in daily life for the post-corona period, difficulties in adhering to health tips, stigma and notoriety for corona disease, and psychological distress. Categories related to strategies include disease control and prevention, increasing the spirit of responsibility, trying to adapt to the situation, and performing risky behaviors.

Abstract Family as an informal network is the most eminent in-groupingsocial capital that may lead to security in the society. The current research has been done with the aim of investigating the relationship between social capital in family and feeling of social security among the inhabitants of Sabzevar city. Theories of Coleman and Weaver have been used to clarify the subject. The research has been conducted through survey research method. Questionnaire was utilized as the instrument of research. 400 individuals aged 18-65 in Sabzevar city were selected through cluster sampling. Findings of the research show that the mean of dependent variable is lower than median and most of respondents feel a social security of less than average. Moreover family members trust old people more than the middle age and youths. This indicates that older generation own more social capital than younger ones.   Results also show that, there is significant relationship between trust in young generation as well as mid generation and feeling of social security. There is no relationship between trust in old generation and feeling of social security. Furthermore, there is no relationship between the objective social capital and feeling of social security.

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Abstract This paper aims at comparing family value orientations of two generations aged 18-35 and 36-55. Through cluster sampling, 398 married individuals were randomly selected to participate in the study in Sabzevar city. Results indicate that there is a significant relationship between generation and family values with the older generation being more conservative of family values. The result of multiple regression analysis shows that the three independent variables of sex, education, and generation used in the model explain 32 percent of the variance in the dependent variable. It means that women with higher levels of education and members of younger generation are more liberal in their value orientations. These findings show that new generations accept more gender equity values in families. Gender is the most important predictor of value orientations, and education as an achieved feature has a great impact on the acceptance of new values.