Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor at Boali Sina University, Hamedan. Iran
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phd Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
10.22084/rjir.2024.28344.3705
Abstract
Iran's Islamic revolution has been unique in many ways, and the presence and participation of all classes and social groups in the fight against the Pahlavi regime can be considered as its most prominent feature. In this revolution, what has been considered the most surprising aspect of the characteristics of the Islamic revolution from the point of view of foreign and domestic observers, is the widespread presence of women in the campaigns and demonstrations against the Pahlavi government. What is important is to know the reasons for the entry and widespread presence of women in the field of fighting and confronting the Pahlavi regime. Therefore, the current research, using psychological theories, aims to present a model of behavioral analysis of women in the Islamic Revolution in Iran. So, the main question of this research is, what were the psychological causes of the widespread presence of women in the Islamic Revolution of Iran? For the response to the question, authors concluded-by using the qualitative method of document analysis-that motivating factors such as oppression and discrimination, corruption, unrestrained control and abuse of women, etc., on the one hand, and elements Attitude formation such as ideology, religion, education, etc., on the other hand, changed women's position of silence to political activism.
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