Semantic Analysis of Social Intolerance and Violence in Yasuj City: Developing a Grounded Theory

Fattahpour , E; Beheshti , SS; Moradi , R

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Volume 30, Issue 4 (9-2025)

__Armaghane Danesh__ 2025, 30(4): 589-610

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Semantic Analysis of Social Intolerance and Violence in Yasuj City: Developing a Grounded Theory

E Fattahpour¹

, SS Beheshti²

, R Moradi¹

1- Department of Sociology, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran.
2- Department of Sociology, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran. , sbeheshty@yu.ac.ir

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Background & aim: Social tolerance plays a key role in reducing tensions and creating sustainable peace. In ecosystems such as Yasuj city, which are in a traditional-modern dual situation, there are leading examples of violence and intolerance among the people. Therefore, it seems necessary to examine the factors affecting social intolerance and violence. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine and analyze the meaning of social intolerance and violence in Yasuj city and ultimately develop a grounded theory in this regard.

Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted using a qualitative methodology and employing the Grounded Theory strategy. The research field comprised all specialists who are in some way exposed to instances of intolerance, such as local executive managers and consultants, legal experts, judges, law enforcement personnel, nurses, and academic specialists including sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 24 of these specialists. The participants were selected with a focus on diversity in gender and expertise and were chosen using a purposive sampling method. Data analysis was conducted in three stages: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. the data analysis procedure was structured such that each interview was initially analyzed immediately after its conduction, and subsequent interviews were performed based on this ongoing analysis. The criterion for sample size adequacy was theoretical saturation.

Results: The data analysis resulted in the identification of 201 concepts, 57 subcategories, 21 main categories, and one core category. The main categories identified as causal conditions included a deficit in social skills, the inefficiency of the legal system, economic and livelihood challenges, and a weakness in legal and civic culture. Contextual conditions also encompassed factors such as economic inequality, tribalism, a decline in social capital, and a deficiency in social and mental well-being. Intervening conditions were also identified, including factors such as humiliation during conflicts, emotional retaliation, and the inefficiency of organizations responsible for order and security.

Conclusion: Violence is systematically reproduced in the social and cultural structure of Yasuj society from past generations to new generations. Correspondingly, economic inequalities, inefficiency of the executive system, violence-oriented subculture and clan prejudices were among the most important factors that create a suitable environment for the spread of violence and social insecurity, and to solve them, fundamental reforms in social, economic and executive structures are needed.

Keywords: Social intolerance, Violence, Grounded theory, Yasuj.

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Received: 2024/11/19 | Accepted: 2024/12/28 | Published: 2025/10/18

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