the structure of family organization is recognized upon members’ relationship and their rights and duties. the distinction of paternal, maternal, child and couple roles cause distinction in rights and duties. therefore the rights and duties of roles are bilateral but deferent. two characteristics explain the power division in family: biological abilities and expenditure. man in his marital role...

to explain the differences between the familial roles in men and women, this article has tried to analyze the perception of employed individuals, both men and women, towards their familial duties, their performance, as well as the possible gap between percieved and performed roles. the study is based on a survey. the sample population of the research constitutes employed married men and women r...

Background and Aim: Iran has experienced a great variation in women's status in recent years. There is a little knowledge on how and why advancing gender equality and equity and the empowerment of women play a role in recent fertility reduction in the country. This study was conducted to gain insight into the role of gender beliefs and women's empowerment in the couples 'experiences of fertilit...

introduction: regarding the social and economic changes and developments, the increasing presence of working women in the present society and their important role in the family, paying more attentions to the importance of maternal role among working women who face multiple roles seems to be necessary. hence, the process of maternal role among working women has been investigated in this study. m...

. 12.00 background: most countries use educated nurses called “nurse practitioners” (nps) besides the family physicians for diagnosis, treatment, and specifically health education of the family. the main goal of this study was to redefine the role of nps for better use of their capabilities in the so-called “family physician reform” in iran. materials and methods: this is a qualitative and comp...