A Father's Education as a Determinant of Socioeconomic and Cultural Characteristics of Families in a Sample of Iranian Adolescents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2274089
AutoresAmir H Mehryar (Shiraz University), Abbas Tashakkori (Shiraz University)
Año1984
Volumen54
Número1
Páginas62-71
Fecha de publicación1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.1984.tb00045.x
OpenAlexW2114096913
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas8

In order to find out the degree to which a father's education can be used as a predictor of the socioeconomic status (SES) of the family, 1,047 high school students in and around Shiraz, Iran were given a questionnaire covering a wide variety of issues. A considerable variation was found in the physical, cultural, and financial milieus of subjects with different FEs (father's education). Results indicate a close association between a father's education and his occupational status and income. Subjects with better-educated fathers have reported a higher rate of literacy among their mothers and a more culturally enriched home environment than those with less-educated fathers. The parental homes of the high FE group also appear to be mostly located in the more fashionable, modern residential areas of the city and to contain a larger number of rooms. The findings are taken as further justification for the use of FE as an index of parental SES. The significance of education as a means of social mobility in the Iranian culture is briefly discussed and the implication of this for the educational system of the country is commented upon

Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Family income · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Sample (material) · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Variation (astronomy) · Variety (cybernetics) · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies