An Analysis of the Effect of Structure of Power in Family on the Social and Political Participation of Young Women in Tehran

This article aims to provide an answer to the question, “what kind of structure of power in family can affect social and political participation?” The structure of power in family is divided into three groups: the division of gender-based work, the traditional ideology of the family, the pattern of decision-making in the family. To analyze the degree of obedience to the family, the factor of fascism is used. For this purpose, five testable hypotheses are examined. The statistical society includes the young women ranging in age from 15 to 29 who live in 2nd and 18th districts of Tehran. The statistical population is 384 people. In this study all hypotheses are proved. In other words, the more democratic the structure of power in the family is, the more social and political participation is fostered.