Phenomenological study of feminine lifeworld in Kermanshah

This article tries to explain Kermanshah  women's world life. Theoretical approach is based on Habermas' views with an emphasis on “world life”. conclusions show that although Kermanshah is developing society but women in which have a powerful world life. The research method is Phenomenology. Data collection techniques were observation and interview and the number of interviewees was 40 and they were selected by snowball method. The data had analyzed based on three stages of analysis, interpretation and reporting. In-depth interviews were conducted with 40 women. World life of women in four features  including  marriage, betrayal, power and  identification of Women  have  been investigated. Women's perspectives were examined in four features in both traditional and modern pattern. Women with the traditional pattern considered marriage important and vital in their lives but women with a modern pattern had a more balanced view of marriage. Women did not consider betrayal a good behavior. In the realm of power women with a modern pattern considered having various capitals as a source of power. But the traditional pattern did not give much power to women. In the field of the definition of woman, they had close approaches although different interpretations of the phenomena were seen in different groups with different cultural, social and economic conditions. The results of this study indicate that Women with the traditional pattern have basically experienced a life world  similar to or close to each other in the four mentioned components.