The Sociological Study of Life Satisfaction

This article studies the effect of family pattern (Single-parent, polyg-amous and nuclear) on “family satisfaction” and “quality of life”. This is a descriptive- analytical study that has been done by survey method and questionnaire. In this study 187 married women who return to Kahnooge hygiene center selected by simple random sampling method. Data was analyzed by SPSS.Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and regression results are discussed.Results shows that pattern of family explain 54% of changing satisfaction for women. The most satisfaction and quality of life is observed in nuclear family in comparison with other two groups and Female heading family’s level of satisfaction depends on the cause of heading, and in polygamous family depends on the number of wives. The high qualification of life belongs to Female Households family that their husbands had died. In conclusion, family satisfaction is depending on cultural components that shapes during social interactions.