Phenomenology of marriage Inhibitors and accelerators of female students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad: Transition from tradition to modernity

Document Type : Scientific-Research

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1 Ferdowsi Uni of Mashhad

2 Master of Educational Management, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.22067/social.2026.90507.1574
Abstract
Increasing the marriage age of young people, especially girls, is one of the distinctive features of the current Iranian society; that despite conducting studies in this regard, the necessity of a more comprehensive investigation in this field is undeniable. Therefore, the present study was conducted in order to analyze the factors involved in the marriage of female students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and their idea towards the style of marriage. The research method, phenomenology and the type of sampling "Typical Case Sampling" were taken into consideration and according to the criterion of data saturation and repetition of information, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 34 unmarried female undergraduate students. After conducting interviews, exploring students' lived experiences and analyzing information, the research findings were classified into 1794 concepts and 90 categories, and finally, the compiled categories were under 22 themes and 3 Axis took place. In this way, the ten themes repression of Indigenous Culture, perfectionism, unpreparedness, unaccompanied Families, stone-throwing Families, the inclinations of choosing suitors, unsuccessful suitors, imagination of Appropriate Case Reduction, negative Social Learning and the prevalence of free relationships, as Marriage inhibitors were identified. Five themes of appropriateness, realism, psychological maturity, neediness and social advancement were also introduced as marriage accelerators. In the axis of marriage style, the themes of traditionalism, sheltering modernity, and accompanying parents were included in modern marriage style, and choosing tradition, acceptance of Sharia, thinking about the future, and honoring parents were also recognized as the themes of traditional marriage style.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 06 November 2026

  • Receive Date 28 October 2024
  • Revise Date 02 November 2026
  • Accept Date 06 November 2026
  • First Publish Date 06 November 2026
  • Publish Date 06 November 2026