Family and Its Role in the Resistive Economy

Family as a small unit of a community has a pivotal role in economic growth and development of society. Therefore its quantityand consumptionpatterns and saving have significant impact on economic circle. Because consumption is considered the goal of production and contribution, every change in it can have a crucial influence on other macroeconomic variables such as saving and investment. The principle factors of consumption (which are the level of consumption, combination of consumer goods and consumption patterns) is formed in the family realm, because family is the first training site of human sources. Whereas the consumption culture accompanies with waste -profligacy -(tabdhir) and extravagant consumption (israf), therefore, improvement in family consumption patterns is inevitable because of its long distinction with reasonable consumption patterns in the resistive economy and its inharmony with obligations of consumption patterns which have been considered in Islamic society. This research is going to prove this hypothesis which there is a meaningful relation between consumption patterns and family saving and the resistive economy. The findings state that if consumption patterns are compatible with the country production patterns they will be consistent with the resistive economy and if they are not compatible with the national production patterns they will act anti- resistive economy. Because the present family consumption patterns and achieving the suitable-fair- family consumption patterns have been shaped or are shaped by beliefs and values realm, strengthening the religious beliefs and using Islamic teachings which are related to consumption can be more effective. In short times through strengthening investment opportunities in order to attract small savings with advertisement for its positive impacts on economy in order to reduce consumption and increase saving.