Examining the Fear of Women Victimization from the Perspective of Lifestyle Sociology

The purpose of this research was to investigate the fear of women victimization from the perspective of lifestyle sociology. The research universe included all the texts related to the sociology of lifestyle. The research sample embraced the fear of women victimization. The research method was descriptive-analytical. The library method was used to collect data from texts and references related to the subject. The results showed that lifestyle played an important role in women's fear of victimization and crime. The demographic differences of women were also related to their lifestyle in terms of the possibility of victimization in relation to the environment in which they lived. The fear of women victimization, according to its connection with crimes, was obtained in four dimensions: financial, life, psychological and moral. The selected lifestyle indicators included four dimensions: traditional, modern, sporty and risky. Also, the findings showed that the more traditional the women's lifestyle, the less fear of victimization and the more modern, the greater the fear of victimization. Individuals who adopted a sport lifestyle showed less fear of being victimized, and individuals who chose a lifestyle of risky behavior experienced more fear when faced with social insecurity. Based on this, it is necessary to improve the lifestyle of women from the perspective of social welfare, promote the native lifestyle (Islamic, compatible with social norms) and confront the spread of dangerous lifestyles (abnormal and incompatible with the society's culture) to reduce the fear of victimization.