Culture of Yazd

Culture of Yazd

Girls cafe tour (A qualitative study about the presence of girls in cafes in Yazd)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh DanaFar 1
Feze Abolhasani 2
Mohammad Mehdizadeh Ardakani 3
1 PhD in Economic Sociology and Development, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2 PHD student of Economic Sociology and Development, Yazd University Faculty of Social Sciences
3 PhD in Sociology of Social-Rural Development
10.22034/fyazd.2024.437293.1096
Abstract
Cafes are considered to be one of the most important places chosen by young people to spend their free time and hang out with friends. The aim of the current research is to qualitatively study the presence of girls in cafes in Yazd city. The approach of this research is qualitative and thematic analysis tool has been used to analyze the data obtained from the interview. The participants in this research are 20 Yazdi girls aged 15 to 20, who were selected based on frequent visits to cafes and data collection tools; The interview is semi-structured. Data analysis finally resulted in 53 sub-themes and 6 main themes. The findings show that "self-recreation to self-escape" and "active release" are the effective factors of girls' presence in the cafe and "self-reflection", "new capital", "false persuasion" and "representation of culture in the body" The consequences of their presence in the cafes of the city. According to the findings of the research, the cafe environment has both positive capacities and potentials and negative functions for Yazdi girls, which should be given more attention in the policy making of the social spher.
Keywords
the cafe
content analysis
girls
fields of presence
consequences
Yazd city

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Culture of Yazd
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 12
Autumn 2023
Pages 127-152