Assistant Professor of Department of Social Science and Development Studies, Women Research Center, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The most important role of women in the Islamic lifestyle is the mothering and raising children, and considering today's social conditions, especially population policies, mothering is one of the important issues of social sciences; but the concept of mothering in Iran has received less attention from researchers. In this regard, the current research seeks to identify the characteristics of the good mothering from the point of view of women and men. For this purpose, by interviewing 90 participants, including fathers, mothers, married men, married women, unmarried sons and unmarried daughters living in Tehran, and qualitative content analyze of the interviews, extracted the characteristics of the good mothering from their point of view. According to the findings, the characteristics of the good mothering include "sacrifice and patience", "kindness and compassion", "support and help", "giving tranquility and security", "having awareness and concern", "tact and management", "being a role model for the child", "raising a worthy child", "favorable interaction with the child" and "balanced performance of roles".
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