Essay on Religious and Gender Value Evolution in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Iran

Industrial development has been one of the most consequential drivers of social and cultural changes in societies in recent centuries. Industrialization has led to different kinds of socialization and brought new values to traditional societies. This research aims to shed light on industrial socialization's impact on religious and gender values in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone. The data has been collected from a survey among residents (aged 18-65 years old). Also the samples have been divided into two groups (who socialize before or after oil and gas industries development in this region). The SPSS and AMOS have been conducted to use multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) methods. The results show that gender inequality and religious values are less common among those below 30 years old. This group has been socialized after industrial development in the field. In other words, respondents who grow in the industrial space have more egalitarian values about women and more secular believes.