The Main Aims and Social Status of Rural Women (On the Example of Regions of Uzbekistan)

Abstract

Based on data from the study “Life goals and value orientations of rural women”, the article analyzes the sociocultural attitudes of women that determine their social well-being and mood. Against the background of consideration of social values, an analysis of the well-being of women is carried out from the point of view of their socio-demographic characteristics. The study was carried out by researchers of the Family and Women Research Institute with the support of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan. The main methods for collecting empirical information were interviews among respondents — women in rural areas aged from 18 to 60 years and older, expert surveys (in-depth interviewing) among specialists, as well as secondary sociological analysis of relevant data from the Mahalla and Family Research Institute and other research on the topic being studied. The sociological survey covered a total of 819 respondents. Social surveys of the main contingent of women were conducted in remote villages of the Republic of Karakalpakstan (86), Kashkadarya (148), Bukhara (88), Fergana (171), Samarkand (177) and Tashkent (130) regions. Duration of the sociological survey and analysis of the collected empirical data: from January to April 2023. The study revealed that women in rural areas are characterized by optimism, regardless of their living conditions and nominal parameters. The analyzed data made it possible to consider women in rural areas of Uzbekistan as a special socio-demographic category.