Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
Abstract
Objective: Family and of course marriage are considered and studied as one of the most important characteristics of modern demographics and one of the most serious profound changes in the contemporary family. The present study was conducted with the aim of understanding the attitude of young people towards marriage. Methodology: The research is applied in terms of its purpose; in terms of data collection method, it was a survey and descriptive method. The research sample consisted of 200 young people living in Karaj city. Results: The average of the attitude towards marriage construct was obtained in the range of a minimum score of 23 and a maximum score of 45, equivalent to 33.23. This level of attitude is theoretically slightly lower. Married and employed men had a more positive attitude towards marriage. Inferential results aimed at estimating predictors of attitude from multivariate regression and by comparing the standard regression coefficients (Beta) of the variables of age (0.449), being the head of household (-0.31), monthly income (.278), residential home status (0.266) and level of education (-0.20) had the greatest impact in predicting the structure of attitude towards marriage. Discussion and conclusion: The reasons for positive attitudes towards divorce and negative attitudes towards marriage can perhaps be explained through theories of modernism (William Goode), fundamental changes (Giddens) and family value developments. However, for a more precise explanation, we need inferential studies and of course with samples of more than a thousand people in Alborz province.
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