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In societies where the pace of change is faster than the
readiness and capacity of people to embrace them, not
only social misconducts will surface but also the
expectation and mentality of people about change will be
negative.
The current plight of Iranian Family is an example of
such contradictions. In the transitional phase between
tradition and modernity and along with the massive
cultural upheavals that come with it, Iranian families are
experiencing comprehensive and massive transformations.
Understanding these transformations and expecting their
consequences will be particularly important from certain
aspects.
Just as there are massive differences between families
with religious tendencies and upbringings, there exist vast
and unimaginable differences among families that are
indifferent to religion or are less religion-oriented.
Iranian families still hold on to concepts and principles
of the past, and from another side need to face modernism.
Iranian families are on their way toward modernism.
Although this divergence need not always be a site of
conflict, lack of clarity in this situation is creating and will
create serious conflicts.
due to the aforementioned conditions, Traditional
concepts such as next of kin and Others, jealousy and
protectiveness, relatives, obedience to elders, family
dignity and face, and so on have acquired different
meanings and definitions in Iranian families.
We can label some of the behaviors of families whose
social conduct is different from us as moral corruption or
promiscuity, or else we can label them as signs of
transformations and start of a transition from tradition to
modernity.