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Kalateh Sadati A, alimondegari M, falakodin Z, Shiri-Mohammadabad H, Kalantari F. Analyzing the Opinion of the Elites in the Field of Population Policies in the City of Yazd: A Qualitative Study. TB 2024; 23 (2) :100-118
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Ahmad Kalateh Sadati * 
, Malihe Alimondegari , Zahra Falakodin , Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad , Forozandeh Kalantari
, Malihe Alimondegari , Zahra Falakodin , Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad , Forozandeh Kalantari
Yazd University , asadati@yazd.ac.ir
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Analyzing the Opinion of the Elites in the Field of Population Policies in the City of Yazd: A Qualitative Study
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati (Ph.D.)1, Maliheh Alimondegari (Ph.D.)2, zahra falakodin(Ph.D.)3, Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad (Ph.D.)4, Forozandeh Kalantari (Ph.D.)5
1.Corresponding author: Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. Email: asadati@yazd.ac.ir Phone: 09171077248
2.Associate Professor of Demography, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
3.Postdoctoral Researcher of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
4.PhD in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
5.Mph doctor of Reproductive health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Due to the lack and the continuation of low fertility in past decades, it is necessary to review the population policies of the country. In formulating or revising demographic policies, taking effective and timely measures to facilitate the process of marriage and family formation and encouraging young couples to have children is an important and unavoidable necessity in the current conditions of society. The purpose of the current research is to discover and analyze this issue in Yazd province, based on the opinion of elites and policy makers related to the issue.
Methods: This study was conducted using qualitative and grounded theory methods in 2014 in the city of Yazd. The participants in the research were 18 health officials and academic elites from the province. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview tool. Data analysis was conducted using both theoretical and free coding methods as well as central and selective coding techniques.
Results: The results showed that while the decision to have children is influenced by social and cultural contexts, it is primarily influenced by social policies. 57 sub-categories and 20 main sub-categories were extracted The themes of the research included rethinking marriage, postponing childbearing, the dangerous world of childlessness, dynamic policy making, family and child support policies. Also, the core category, the vacuum of dynamic, and efficient policy were calculated
Conclusion: The results of the research show that the issue of having children is related to other needs and necessities of the family, such as taking care of children and the economic needs of the family. For this reason, policymakers should support programs that help families in this field and bring some kind of psychological comfort to the family.
Keywords: Fertility, Marriage, Social, Cultural, Population policies, Iran
References
1-Taheri M, pezhhan A, Mahmoodi MJ. Comparative Study of the Population Policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a Number of UN Countries. 2021: 46(13):58-80
2-Abbasi-Shavazi M J, Hosseini-Chavoshi M & McDonald, P. The path to below-replacement fertility in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 2007;22(2): 91-112.
3-Shams-Ghahfarokhi F, Askari-Nodoushan A, Eini-Zinab & et al. Challenges of New Pronatalist Population Policies and Programs in Iran: A Qualitative Study in the City of Isfahan. Journal of Population Association of Iran, 2021;16(32):79-112.
4-Ladier-Fouladi, M. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Population Policy and Recent Changes in Fertility. Iranian Studies, 2021;54(5–6):907–30.
5-Aghajanian A, and Mehryar A. Fertility Transition in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 1976-1996. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 1999;14: 21-42.
6-Abbasi‐Shavazi MJ, Philip Morgan S, Hossein‐Chavoshi M & et al. Family change and continuity in Iran: Birth control use before first pregnancy. Journal of Marriage and Family, 2009;71(5):1309-1324.
7-Fathi E. Fertility trends in Iran from 2017 to 2020 Tehran: Iran Statistics Center, 2020.
8-Saleh Esfahani A, Pedram AR, Raisi Vanani R. Future research of the demographic structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspective of defense and security up to the horizon of 1430. Research Journal of Law and Security. 2017;11(4):1-32. [Persian]
9-Motlaq ME, Eslami M, Yazdanpanah M & et al. Contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in Iran. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2013;1;121(2):157-61. [Persian]
10-Loeffler AG, Friedl E. The birthrate drop in Iran. HOMO. 2014; 1:65(3):240-55.
11-Shams Gahfarokhi F, Askari-Nodoushan A, Eini-Zeinab & et al. At the Crossroad of Decision to Have Children: An Analysis of Individual and Social Childbearing Challenges in the Context of
Low Fertility in Isfahan. Journal of Applied Sociology, 2022; 33(4): 1-28.
12-Abbasi-Shavazi MJ, Khani S. Economic Insecurity and Fertility: Case Study of Married Women in Sanandaj District. Journal of Population Association of Iran, 2014; 9(17): 37-76.
13-Fahlén S & Oláh LS. Economic uncertainty and first-birth intentions in Europe. Demographic Research, 2018;39: 795-834.
14-Luci-Greulich A, Thévenon O. The impact of family policies on fertility trends in developed countries. European Journal of Population, 2013; 29(4):387-416.
15-Mehri N, Messkoub M, Kunkel S. Trends, determinants and the implications of population aging in Iran. Ageing International. 2020;45(4):327-43.
16-Fuladi, Mohammad. An analysis of the consequences of fertility and population decline in Iran, Journal Marafet Cultural and Social, 2020;15(3): 69-88. [Persian]
17-Jokar, Mahbobe; Safurai Parisi, Mohammad Mahdi. Modernity, lifestyle change and population decline in Iran, Islamic Journal of Women and Family, 2013:2(1): 39-69. [Persian]
18-Ajzen I. Attitudes Traits, and Actions: Dispositional Prediction of Behavior in Personality and Social Psychology, Advances in experimental social psychology.1987;20:1-63.
19-Ajzen I, Fishbein M. Attitudes and normative beliefs as factors influencing behavioral intentions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1972; 21(1): 1–9.
20-Habibpour Gatabi K, Ghaffary G. A Study on the Causes of Rising Mariage Age among Girls. Woman in Development & Politics, 2011; 9(1):7-34.
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati (Ph.D.)1, Maliheh Alimondegari (Ph.D.)2, zahra falakodin(Ph.D.)3, Hamideh Shiri-Mohammadabad (Ph.D.)4, Forozandeh Kalantari (Ph.D.)5
1.Corresponding author: Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. Email: asadati@yazd.ac.ir Phone: 09171077248
2.Associate Professor of Demography, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
3.Postdoctoral Researcher of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
4.PhD in Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
5.Mph doctor of Reproductive health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Due to the lack and the continuation of low fertility in past decades, it is necessary to review the population policies of the country. In formulating or revising demographic policies, taking effective and timely measures to facilitate the process of marriage and family formation and encouraging young couples to have children is an important and unavoidable necessity in the current conditions of society. The purpose of the current research is to discover and analyze this issue in Yazd province, based on the opinion of elites and policy makers related to the issue.
Methods: This study was conducted using qualitative and grounded theory methods in 2014 in the city of Yazd. The participants in the research were 18 health officials and academic elites from the province. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview tool. Data analysis was conducted using both theoretical and free coding methods as well as central and selective coding techniques.
Results: The results showed that while the decision to have children is influenced by social and cultural contexts, it is primarily influenced by social policies. 57 sub-categories and 20 main sub-categories were extracted The themes of the research included rethinking marriage, postponing childbearing, the dangerous world of childlessness, dynamic policy making, family and child support policies. Also, the core category, the vacuum of dynamic, and efficient policy were calculated
Conclusion: The results of the research show that the issue of having children is related to other needs and necessities of the family, such as taking care of children and the economic needs of the family. For this reason, policymakers should support programs that help families in this field and bring some kind of psychological comfort to the family.
Keywords: Fertility, Marriage, Social, Cultural, Population policies, Iran
References
1-Taheri M, pezhhan A, Mahmoodi MJ. Comparative Study of the Population Policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a Number of UN Countries. 2021: 46(13):58-80
2-Abbasi-Shavazi M J, Hosseini-Chavoshi M & McDonald, P. The path to below-replacement fertility in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 2007;22(2): 91-112.
3-Shams-Ghahfarokhi F, Askari-Nodoushan A, Eini-Zinab & et al. Challenges of New Pronatalist Population Policies and Programs in Iran: A Qualitative Study in the City of Isfahan. Journal of Population Association of Iran, 2021;16(32):79-112.
4-Ladier-Fouladi, M. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Population Policy and Recent Changes in Fertility. Iranian Studies, 2021;54(5–6):907–30.
5-Aghajanian A, and Mehryar A. Fertility Transition in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 1976-1996. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 1999;14: 21-42.
6-Abbasi‐Shavazi MJ, Philip Morgan S, Hossein‐Chavoshi M & et al. Family change and continuity in Iran: Birth control use before first pregnancy. Journal of Marriage and Family, 2009;71(5):1309-1324.
7-Fathi E. Fertility trends in Iran from 2017 to 2020 Tehran: Iran Statistics Center, 2020.
8-Saleh Esfahani A, Pedram AR, Raisi Vanani R. Future research of the demographic structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspective of defense and security up to the horizon of 1430. Research Journal of Law and Security. 2017;11(4):1-32. [Persian]
9-Motlaq ME, Eslami M, Yazdanpanah M & et al. Contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in Iran. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2013;1;121(2):157-61. [Persian]
10-Loeffler AG, Friedl E. The birthrate drop in Iran. HOMO. 2014; 1:65(3):240-55.
11-Shams Gahfarokhi F, Askari-Nodoushan A, Eini-Zeinab & et al. At the Crossroad of Decision to Have Children: An Analysis of Individual and Social Childbearing Challenges in the Context of
Low Fertility in Isfahan. Journal of Applied Sociology, 2022; 33(4): 1-28.
12-Abbasi-Shavazi MJ, Khani S. Economic Insecurity and Fertility: Case Study of Married Women in Sanandaj District. Journal of Population Association of Iran, 2014; 9(17): 37-76.
13-Fahlén S & Oláh LS. Economic uncertainty and first-birth intentions in Europe. Demographic Research, 2018;39: 795-834.
14-Luci-Greulich A, Thévenon O. The impact of family policies on fertility trends in developed countries. European Journal of Population, 2013; 29(4):387-416.
15-Mehri N, Messkoub M, Kunkel S. Trends, determinants and the implications of population aging in Iran. Ageing International. 2020;45(4):327-43.
16-Fuladi, Mohammad. An analysis of the consequences of fertility and population decline in Iran, Journal Marafet Cultural and Social, 2020;15(3): 69-88. [Persian]
17-Jokar, Mahbobe; Safurai Parisi, Mohammad Mahdi. Modernity, lifestyle change and population decline in Iran, Islamic Journal of Women and Family, 2013:2(1): 39-69. [Persian]
18-Ajzen I. Attitudes Traits, and Actions: Dispositional Prediction of Behavior in Personality and Social Psychology, Advances in experimental social psychology.1987;20:1-63.
19-Ajzen I, Fishbein M. Attitudes and normative beliefs as factors influencing behavioral intentions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1972; 21(1): 1–9.
20-Habibpour Gatabi K, Ghaffary G. A Study on the Causes of Rising Mariage Age among Girls. Woman in Development & Politics, 2011; 9(1):7-34.
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Received: 2023/12/29 | Accepted: 2024/06/9 | Published: 2024/06/30
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