Sociological study of the university major selection process with emphasis on the gender dimension

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1 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Women's Studies, Institute for ‎Cultural and Social Studies, affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and ‎Technology, Tehran, Iran ‎

2 PhD in Sociology (social issues of Iran), University of Kashan, Iran ‎

10.30465/ws.2024.48004.4052

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the processes that affect the gender aspects of ‎students' choice of major. With a qualitative approach,a semi-structured interview ‎was conducted with 42 students of different universities in Iran,and the resulting ‎data were measured and evaluated with thematic analysis technique. The findings ‎of the research show that the class gap and development are active in the selection ‎of the academic field,the hierarchical nature of the scores of universities and ‎academic fields on the one hand along with the class difference and development in ‎different regions of Iran limits the possibility of access to prestigious and high-‎paying universities and academic fields,this The limitation is more active for women ‎because it is associated with a gendered approach to academic disciplines that ‎feminizes occupations and consequently education and is associated with gender ‎quotas.The complicity of the family with the policy of local selection and emphasis ‎on ideal femininity in choosing a field and future job leads girls to bargain with ‎patriarchy. By interpreting the main themes and referring to the research literature ‎‎(Intersectionality theory),the final and comprehensive theme of the research is the ‎mechanisms of exclusion and discrimination that are formed at the intersection ‎between gender,class and center/periphery gap‏.‏

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  • Receive Date: 16 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 20 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 11 June 2024

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