Society of Iran prior to the Revolution (Grier, Jayda, Cassie, Victoria) by Grier Coats

Traditional Family Structure

jaydahardy — 2024-08-21 15:38:38 UTC

It was very common for multiple family members and generations to all live in the same house.
The father is the head of the family.
The father has complete control of how everything goes in the household like the children’s education, finances, marriage, etc.
The women of the household were responsible for house hold duties.
This includes taking care of the children, cleaning, cooking, etc. But, many families were involved in activites like farming, sewing, and weaving.
Elders in the family structure were highly respected. They took a major role in decision making.
Any advice from an elder was deemed very important.
Children, even at a young age, were responsible for contributing to the household.
Boys would help with manual labor, and girls helped with domestic chores.
Boys were grooomed to “become a man”. This includes things like learning skills, gaining physical strength, etc.
Girls were practiced to become like their mothers and provide for their household.

Schneider, Sarah. “Pre Islamic Revolution Iranian Society.” Prezi.Com, 19 Apr. 2011, prezi.com/akjbte8xshhx/pre-islamic-revolution-iranian-society/#:~:text=Patriarchy%2C%20a%20social%20system%20where,and%20over%20how%20they%20act.

Education in Iran prior to 1979

griercoats — 2024-08-22 15:00:30 UTC

The education system in Iran was limited with low literacy rates, up until Palavi Shah was the king of Iran in 1925. He was focused on improving Iran to give more opportunities to people educationally. He promoted new forms of education and universities to Iranian men, meaning women could not go to any university unless it was to learn midwifery. The university of Tehran was the focal point of education in Iran where men could go on to learn about science, mathematics, and medicine.

“Iran Chamber Society: Education in Iran: History of Higher Education in Iran.” Www.iranchamber.com, www.iranchamber.com/education/articles/history_higher_education1.php.

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Religons in Iran before 1969

alexandracervantes2 — 2024-08-22 15:18:04 UTC

When the Shah ruled Iran in 1941-1979 his rule was not that of a religious rule but one of power.

He continued a policy of “westernization” by moving away from traditional Islamic laws.

Although Iran was seen as a Islamic country, women could still choose to wear hijabs or not, alcohol was still served, there was still clear secularism.

The Shah saw it as a clear move to human rights overall rather than to just follow one religion.

But not all Iranians were pleased to see it show similarities to countries in the west.

“The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran sets forth the cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of Iranian society on the basis of Islamic principles and norms” (Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran).

Before the revolution, Islam was a part of Iran but wasn’t the biggest piece, people still practiced other religions, and then after Islam became the centerpiece of the country.

“Religion in Iran during and after the Shah’s Rule (Context Presentation for Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi) | Comparative Studies 1100 Spring 2021 (Fechtel).” U.osu.edu, 19 Feb. 2021, u.osu.edu/cs1100sp21fechtel/2021/02/19/religion-in-iran-during-and-after-the-shahs-rule-context-presentation-for-persepolis-by-marjane-satrapi/.

The Role of Woman prior the Revolution

2024-08-22 15:35:06 UTC

Woman in the Iran before the revolution had opportunities of higher education by attending universities. During this time period, people tried to prevent woman from attending schools but received backlash resulting in woman being allowed to return into universities.
During the periods before the revolution occurred, the hijab was already popular and highly worn but a great population of woman preferred to wear western-style clothes, which included tight fitted jeans, mini-skirts and short-sleeve tops.
Hair salons were popular even after the revolution but specially before. Men during this period were allowed in hair salons while hair from women was showing which is something you wouldn't see nowadays.
Back then woman were free to walk the streets of Iran with earrings and makeup clearly on show, which is not seen any more since Iran developed a form of "decency".

BBC. “Iranian Women - before and after the Islamic Revolution.” BBC News, 8 Feb. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47032829.
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