Fencing: An Analysis of the Duality of Fence and Fencing Syndrome among Savadkuh People of Mazandaran

In the past, people built fences around cities to protect themselves and provide security. But over time and in recent decades, the culture of social segregation and privatization has changed the form and content of fences and tied it to private farms, villa gardens and private homes. The purpose of this sociological reflection is on the semiotic duality of fence and fencing among the people of Savadkuh in Mazandaran province in order to understand the social meaning of a physical structure. The method used in this research is qualitative and critical ethnography and 20 citizens of Savadkuh have been selected and interviewed by purposive sampling. The results of this study show the duality and semantic transformation of fencing and fencing in Savad Kooh city and with a semiotic approach and perception of the city in the form of two main themes: 1- "Fencing as a biological and identity manifestation" and 2- "Fencing as The manifestation of the dominance of modern instrumental values, alienation and individualism. The central categories in the discussion of fencing include "lack or limitation of fencing in the past", "fence is a sign of demarcation and care of agricultural land and product", "manifestation of security", "manifestation of simplicity and poverty of rural life" and "fence is a sign of land value" Are "manifestations of modernization and segregation", "manifestations of rationality and personalization of privacy" and "manifestations of pathology and social pessimism". Finally, this duality in urban structures and symbols has a picture of spatial and social duality and inequality in a wide range of urban environments.