Work Culture among Rural Women (By Studying Rural Women in Northern Boyerahmad Area)

Authors

• Ehsan Farzin Abdehgah ¹
• Sara farzaneh ²
• Raha Talebi Ardakani ³

¹ PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

² PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior, University of Tehran, Iran

³ PhD Candidate in cultural policy, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

10.30495/jzpm.2022.5413

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to recognize the concept of rural women from the work culture. The statistical population includes all women living in the villages of Creek and Tang-e-Sarez in Boyerahmad County. The methodology and theoretical foundations are phenomenology. The sampling method is purposeful and the number of interviews ended on the basis of theoretical saturation logic to 41 interviews. According to the findings, the five main categories of research are: the physical dimension of labor (in terms of physical health for young women; and the burnout and aging of the face and the hard memory of old women for years), the economic dimension of work (real work means jobs Income generation), gender dimension of labor (participation in income-related activities in the sense of helping a spouse, rather than participation in the family economy), psychological dimension of work (increased adaptability, motivation, positive self-concept, life expectancy and learning), social dimension of work (network expansion Communication and collective activities, access to supportive resources and recognition as a source of support).of work (real work means jobs Income generation), gender dimension of labor (participation in income-related activities in the sense of helping a spouse, rather than participation in the family economy), psychological dimension of work (increased adaptability, motivation, positive self-concept, life expectancy and learning), social dimension of work (network expansion Communication and collective activities, access to supportive resources and recognition as a source ofCommunication and collective activities, access to supportive resources and recognition as a source of support).Communication and collective activities, access to supportive resources and recognition as a source of support).

Keywords

• Work Culture
• Phenomenology
• Female Conception
• Village
• Boyerahmad Area

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