The New World: Lived Experience of Agricultural Workers about the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis (Case Study: Chardavol Township)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the lived experiences of agricultural workers in the Chardavol Township about the new world. The present study is a qualitative research that has been done using an interpretive paradigm and interpretive phenomenological method. The statistical population of the study includes all villagers active in the agricultural sector in Zanjire Sofla village in Chardavol Township in Ilam province. 14 participants were selected by purposive sampling method until theoretical saturation. The semi-structured interview method was used to collect information from participants and Van Mannen's (1990) method was used to analyze the data obtained from the semi-structured interviews. The results showed that a main theme entitled "New World" and 7 sub-themes including new lifestyle, a distinct consumption pattern, the integration and synergy of tensions, understanding the cross-sectional remedial shock, the symmetry of old and new vulnerabilities, socio-protective isolation and low government presence and the tendency to counter-value measures and the experience of the new sin is experienced by the participants. 

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Journal of Rural Research
Volume 13, Issue 4
March 2023
Pages 576-597

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  • Receive Date: 09 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 08 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 18 November 2022

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