Construction Of Economic Habitus In A Rural Field: Case Study Of Rural Areas Of Gilan-e Gharb City

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Phd In Rural Social Development

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The Present Study Seeks To Discover The Structure Of The Economic Habitus In The Rural Field In Order To Take A Realistic Look At How The Villagers Act In The Field Of Economic Decision-Making. The Research Method Used In This Research Is Ethnography And Semi-Structured And In-Depth Interviews Have Been Used To Collect Data. The Sample Size Includes 23 Participants Who Have Been Selected In Rural Areas Of Gilangharb City Using Purposive Sampling. The Interviews Were Analyzed Using The Directional Content Analysis Method. The Results Show That The People With Lower Economic Status Of Rural Field Have Non-Economic Habitus Because In Their Current Situation, These People Prefer The Tendency To Have Comfort And Convenience To A Higher Income With More Effort And Endeavor. The Job Preferences Of The People Of This Social Status Are Agriculture And Bureaucratic Work, So That With Less Effort, They Will Have More Income And At The Same Time More Leisure To Have Fun, Relax And Engage In A Consumerist Life. Meanwhile, The People With Middle And Upper Economic Status Of The Rural Field Have A More Economical Habitus Than The People With Lower Economic Status Of The Rural Field. Unlike The People With Lower Economic Status Of The Rural Field, These People Have Less Consumerist Life And More Effort To Save, And Postpone Their Consumption Needs To Earn More. Work And Activity To Earn More Money Is A Priority For These People, Even If It Does Not Leave Them Time To Relax And Enjoy A Consumerist Life.

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Community Development (Rural and Urban)
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Serial Number 25
September 2021
Pages 197-221

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