Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract The widespread and sudden emergence of Generation Z in recent protests and movements in Iran, particularly in the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, has drawn the attention of policymakers and researchers to this generation. The characteristics and distinctions of Generation Z compared to other generations in Iran have become a key question for scholars, intellectuals, and even politicians.
Using the meta-synthesis method, this study examines, analyzes, and integrates various findings from credible scientific articles on Generation Z published over the past decade (2011–2024) to present a clear and well-founded picture of the differences and similarities of this generation in terms of values and perspectives.
The study’s findings, based on categorization and extraction of codes and concepts, identify distinct characteristics of Generation Z in four areas: family, religion, workplace, and politics. These findings form the central theme of this study: Decline of Compliance / Reduction of Submission, referring to the diminishing respect for authority across all four domains—family, religion, politics, and professional environments.
In the family domain, the decline in respect for authority is reflected in critiques of patriarchy and a stronger sense of identity independence. In politics and the workplace, it manifests as distrust of institutions. In the religious sphere, disenchantment and rejection of tradition are the key concepts that best describe the characteristics and distinctions of Generation Z in contemporary Iran.
Based on the analysis of existing research on Generation Z’s generational relations with preceding generations, two perspectives—continuity and disillusionment—can be considered. This suggests a relationship with parents that is both conciliatory and distinct, while tensions exist with the ideological and revolutionary generation that shaped the dominant discourse.
 

Abstract In recent years, the body and how it manages the modern consumer society has become one of the major issues in social and cultural studies. The aim of this study was to determine the level of body management and its related factors among youth in Yazd city. Survey method was employed in this study. The statistical population was young people aged 18-35 years old in Yazd, 384 of whom were selected by multistage cluster sampling method. The results showed that there was a significant and positive relationship between body management and social acceptance of the body, sex capital, socio-economic status and gender and a significant and negative relationship between body image and body management. The multiple regression results showed these five variables explained 36.1% of the variance body management, in which the social acceptance of the body has played a maximum role in explaining the body management variable.