a study of temporal changes of child value in iran (zanjan city womans)

child and childbearing are considered as the most important 'family values' in iran. based on historical experiences and events as well as common life experience different generations of iranian women have various and sometimes contrasting attitudes and perceptions towards the meaning and concept of child. according to theoretical framework; cultural changes theory, second demographic transition theory, structural conflict theory and glocalization, theoretical model produeted. this research is cross-sectional and survey based and the data are collected using questionnaire. research population includes five generations of zanjani women. the 500 woman- sample consists of 100 women from each generation. sampling method is multistage cluster. findings show that the difference of value score average among studied generations is statistically significant. the lowest rate of child value is related to women between 1992 and 1995 and the highest rate belongs to women before 1963. there is a reverse and negative relationship between individualism and childbearing. a positive and direct relationship is observed between religiosity and childbearing. the effect of globalization on child value among generation of 1979-1988 is stronger than other generations.