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Post Revolution Norms & Expectations

Post Revolution Norms & Expectations. Maddy Miller. School Life. In Iran students begin school at age six or seven. At this time they attend Elementary school which lasts up to six years.

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Post Revolution Norms & Expectations

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  1. Post Revolution Norms & Expectations Maddy Miller

  2. School Life • In Iran students begin school at age six or seven. At this time they attend Elementary school which lasts up to six years. • After this time secondary school is attended. Three years of a lower secondary school is attended, afterward three optional years can be taken. • The average adult literacy rate is 77% • The average time spent in school is 7.8 years.

  3. Religion & Families • 89% of the population is Shi’i Muslim and 9% Sunni Muslim • Shi’i Muslim is the state religion, this has been since the 1500’s • After the revolution Islam rules were forced upon people. • Families were targeted for persecution against Islamic leaders or protesting the government. • Everyone had to follow the rules in public.

  4. Government • Today Iran is a theocratic republic. • Iran’s head of state is a religious leader, who has total political power and no set term. • The Assembly of Experts holds 86 members, called clerics who are in charge of electing and monitoring the new supreme leader. • The clerics serve eight year terms. • The government of Iran and the US government have had issues over the past few years.

  5. Works Cited "Subscriber Area Only." CultureGrams Online Database:. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.

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