Sociological Analysis of the Effect of Women's Employment on Family Authority )A Quantitative and Qualitative Study on Families in District One of Tehran(

Abstract

The aim of this article is to investigate the sociological impact of women's employment on family authority in District One of Tehran. The research is of an applied nature. The statistical population in this study is married women with at least one child and who are employed and who have been studied in District One of Tehran. To determine the sample size in the qualitative section, the theoretical saturation method was used and 26 working mothers were selected as the sample. In the quantitative section, due to the unlimited statistical population, which is more than 100 thousand people, the sample size was determined as 385 people using the Morgan table and the random method. In the qualitative section, the data collection tool is in-depth interviews. In the quantitative section, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Thematic analysis is used to analyze the interview findings, and the structural equation modeling method was used to analyze the quantitative data. The findings showed that 103 components were identified in the form of 3 main components and 7 subcomponents, and according to the findings, structural characteristics have an effect on family authority with a coefficient of (0.405) and a t value of (4.051), life opportunities have an effect on social class with a coefficient of (0.233) and a t value of (3.789), egalitarianism has an effect on social class with a coefficient of (0.085) and a t value of (2.298), family authority has an effect on social class with a coefficient of (0.234) and a t value of (4.877), and social class has an effect on outcomes with a coefficient of (0.449) and a t value of (4.305), and the model has a good fit. According to the findings, it can be concluded that the 3 main themes, namely, structural characteristics of the family, outcomes, and social class, are among the effects of women's employment on family authority.