Identifying the Fundamental Issues of Family Consolidation in Iran: with an Emphasis on Future Value Changes

The family transformations and changes in Iran in recent years will have negative impacts on the family and society and, accordingly, require a proper cultural policy that can be addressed correctly and meet the challenges that have arisen. This article seeks to answer the question of which are the core issues of family consolidation in Iran - that should be prioritized in the cultural policy-making? The data collection method is a documentary one and media-centered and is based on the opinions of experts, and the data analysis and issues prioritization method is TOPSIS –a multi-criteria decision-making technique. Findings of the research show that the most important future family issues in Iran are centered around values and value changes so that cultural policies on family consolidation should address the issues of family value and ethics.