Parenting in the Mirror of Ghorbat* Culture in Tehran

Abstract

Parenting is one of the topics of interest in various sciences’ scholars such as psychologists, social workers, etc.The present article examined the characteristics of parenting in the subculture of Ghorbat in Tehran.The theoretical premise is that the characteristics of parenting are influenced by culture and subculture.The research method is ethnography, and research data were collected through semi-structured interview techniques and participatory observation. participants are the Ghorbat families living in Tehran's 12th district.According to the research findings, Tehran's Ghorbats have special parenting characteristics due to their subcultural characteristics as simplification and neglect, strictness based on male despotism,insecure attachment, ignoring the real needs of children,disregard for social and communication patterns and disregard for formal education.Developing self-care training packages and designing parenting models and the parent-child relationship-based on the distinct culture of Ghorbatsin Tehran can help parents to choose the low-risk style of parenting for child.

Keywords

• ghorbats
• students
• parenting
• subculture
• tehran