The structure of the middle class and its status measurement in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Examining the role of social forces in political developments is one of the important and basic issues in political sociology. Social classes are among the distinct social forces that play a role in analyzing the performance of socio-political groups. Among the divisions of social classes, the role of the middle class in Iran's political and social developments has always been considered. This article, which is a descriptive-analytical research, has been written with the aim of explaining the role, position, structure and status of the traditional and new middle class in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Why is the middle class heterogeneous in Iran and what is the role, structure and status of the traditional and new middle class in the developments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially from 1997 to 2013? It constitutes the most important question of the present research. Overall, the results of the research show that the traditional and new middle class strata are increasing their role and influence on the political and social developments in the Islamic Republic, but it seems that as we move away from the beginning of the revolution, we see an increase in the role of the new middle class and a decrease We are the traditional middle class role.