how to represent the ststus of women in traditional music in 1981's

In any society, artworks present a set of information about the social status, which by decoding and understanding the language, one can realize the features of the contemporary society. Music artworks, as an art and an important element of the cultural system, have a significant role in shaping and reflecting the societies’ gender relations by displaying the concept of woman and different kinds of femininity. Iranian traditional music, as an art that is produced and published in socio-culture environment of Iran, can be effective in identifying the cultural characteristics of Iran. This study with the subject of the representation of women in Iranian traditional music in the sixties (1360s), aims to explore the ways of women's representation and women’s image in the lyrics of these works. This study is conducted based on a qualitative approach and qualitative content analysis method. Using inductive categorical system, this study deals with the content analysis of 35 poems form 35 albums published in the sixties. The results of this analysis with 21 concepts are categorized into three titles named the woman as social object, the woman as romantic and erotic love object, and the central category of woman as perfect love object. Analyzing the status of woman in this love relationship, we can realize the state of woman’s representation in both the private and the public arenas. The lyrics content analysis indicates the women’s minimum presence in public and social arenas, and that there is a negative view in the form of cultural codes towards them. However, in private arena, the woman has an outstanding position in love relationships and as man’s love object. A healthy love with having symmetry and a prerequisite of equality is expressed towards her.