Political Participation of Women and Its Effective Social Factors a case study of Bandar Abbas

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Department of Sociology, Shiraz University

Abstract

Political participation is one ofthe most significant aspects of globalization, especially when considered in its democratic context. Women's right to
participate is an essential element of democratic government, inseparable from such other attributes of democracy as consent, accountability, majority e. equality, and popular sovereignty. A broader view of democratic ;0 governance holds that every individual (Male/Female) should be interested  governance to make the government function effectively.
e resent research focuses on the nature of political participation of
en residing in the city of Bandar Abbas. A sample of 218 respondents
- selected and interview was the main technique used for data collection, 'e results clearly show that women respondents were inclined toward _ participating in politics and that the relationships among the women's
· political participation and their education, occupation and social class were statistically significant

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