Study of the schema of "women's political participation" in the poetry of the constitutional period

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor of Birjand University

2 PhD student of Persian language and literature, Birjand University

Abstract

Researchers have always pointed out the patriarchal views ruling the society as the main reason for women's lack of political participation. Dealing with mental schemas can help to understand the views of people of any society, towards themselves or others. By examining these types of schemas, one can better understand the reasons for the low presence of women in political arenas. Since the time of the constitution, the issue of women's presence in the society has been raised and many male and female poets have entered into various political issues including women's participation. The present study evaluates the poems of this group of poets and examines their mental schemas regarding women's political participation. This research is descriptive-analytical and data analysis is based on thematic analysis method.
And the personal mental schemas of male poets (women's activeness and women's passiveness) were examined with the female poets' own mental schemas (from another perspective and from their own perspective). Contrasting and similar schemas between these two strata were identified. The findings show that most of the male poets paid deep attention to the participation of women in the country's political affairs and believed in the active presence of women in the administration of the country's affairs.
But female poets, while demanding all kinds of personal, social and political rights for women, have considered the female gender worthless from the eyes of men. It seems that the reason for the lack of political participation of women can be found in this factor.

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