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SOCIAL CLASSES, FAMILY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MOBILITY IN THREE IRANIAN VILLAGES: A Pilot Study.

Authors :
Ajami, Ismail
Source :
Sociologia Ruralis; 1969, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p62, 11p
Publication Year :
1969

Abstract

This article focuses on the study on social classes, family demographic characteristics and mobility in three Iranian villages. The three villages which were studied are Deb-Beed, Kooh-Sabz and Faloonack, which are approximately 70 km north of the city of Shiraz and located within 10 km of each other. The concept of "felt-need" in the community development programs and the criterion of equal land distribution to the rural families in land reform programs seem to be based on this conception of undifferentiated social groups in such communities. In each of the village communities a list of the households with the main occupational status of the heads of the households were obtained from key information's. On the basis of these household lists, two broad social groups were distinguished: first, farm families consisting of those who owned land or had cultivation rights to land and second, farm laborers and non-farm families who did not own land or enjoy any rights. This second social category in Iranian villages is generally known as "Khoosh-neshin." Peasants and farm operators comes under the farm families They usually cultivate relatively large areas. Khoosh-neshin was the lowest social class and was non-farm families.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00380199
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Sociologia Ruralis
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10216493
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.1969.tb00602.x