In contemporary Iranian society, sexuality is regulated by traditional cultural restrictions, prohibitions, taboos, and indirect regulations due to the country’s traditional and highly religious culture. The traditional restrictions on cross-sex associations are one of the many limitations that regulate the relationship between the sexes. Socialization processes are gendered as a consequence of there being different […]
The right to the city – conceptualized by Henry Lefebvre – consists of two-component: the right to appropriate spaces and participate in processes therein. Appropriation is referred to as having a share of the space, using it, owning it, and valuing it because it has use value (as opposed to exchange value), while participation in […]
Iranian sociological streams and trends are, as in some other eastern countries, deeply affected and dominated by western scholars’ thoughts and theories. The centers, which are variable relative to the peripheral contexts, export theories and approaches, in the case of Iran, mostly through translation of American and British books and articles, for which we provide […]
Sexual violence and victimization continues to be a significant problem worldwide. The patriarchal value system is helping the continuation of the problem by providing cultural justifications for abuse. This paper explores some patriarchal sexual attitudes leading to the physical health problems of married women in urban Iran. This is done by analyzing data from in-depth […]
Many young women in Iran experience sexual disturbance and molestation in urban public spaces. Still, they usually do not refer to the police to report the abuse or ask for help willingly, even in critical cases like acute sexual attacks. This research was conducted among 47 young women sexually victimized in Tehran. Semi-structured interviews were […]
Violence against women is still happening around the world, generating physical and psychological pain and disability for many of its victims. Violence in premarital relationships is an implicit aspect of the widespread abuse against girls and women in traditional societies. Young girls who get involved in premarital relationships are very vulnerable to all forms of […]