An Analysis of the Situation of Cultural Behaviours in Rural Areas of Iran

Culture as an accepted value, life style, customs and rituals of a society and acceptable norms of communities have always been the creators of the identity and arts as a guarantor of survival and durability of the societies. The economic-orientation of development and developmental perspectives in recent decades are among the most shortcomings and deficiencies of western development paradigms. This caused the negligence from indigenous and apparently irrational (from occidental point of view) elements in the paradigms of development. Hence, developmental theories and consequently local communities, especially in developing countries, deprived from the opportunities, contribution, roles and effects of local cultures and worthwhile historical expereinces after war. In addition to the guarantee of the community participation in developmental processes and so the success of theme, the culture-orientation of development paradigms is also the most assured way to successful encountering the globalization process in the information era. The wide spread of cultural contexts and scarce of valid and codified data sources are the main difficulties of any study in this area, especially in rural communities.