Generational Differences in Values of Sabzevari Residents

Ghodrati, Hossein; Ahmadi, Aliyar

Generational Differences in Values of Sabzevari Residents

Document Type : Viewpoint/ Opinion

Authors

Hossein Ghodrati ¹

Aliyar Ahmadi ²

¹ Assistant Professor of Sociology, Research Center of Geography and Social Studies, Hakim Sabzevari University

² Assistant Professor of Demography, Department of Sociology and Social Planning, Shiraz University

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.

Keywords

Generation gap

Values

education

Conservative

Attitude