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colleges and universities eventually reopened, every applicant had to pass an interview with the government-approved committees and women were only allowed to apply for certain limited majors. As they grew up, the Burnt
Generation were forced to be resilient - the war in particular contributed to a sense of resilience amongst children growing up throughout the 1980s. They are often recognised as such in Iran for possessing strong resilience, and adaptability to cope with situations of turmoil. In recent years, they have come to take on more positions of power in the country due to such resilience, though as adults they often have a very poor relationship with their parents, who they often blame for the Revolution and resent for destroying their prospects.
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Iranian government, as well as their parents for the Revolution. As a result of growing up in a chaotic environment, and being conditioned in their youth to be submissive and obedient to the values of the Islamic Republic; anti-Western, devoutly religious and serving to the nation when needed (such as serving as child soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War), they are often completely distrustful of religion and God, being largely responsible for the dramatic drop in mosque attendance that has occurred in Iran since the early 1990s. As they grow older, they have also become much more vocal in anti-government demonstrations and have come to pass down much of their values to younger generations in Iran - resulting in a surge of
268:. They progressively grew angrier at Iranâs stagnating economy and the ineffectiveness of its leadership, as well as the loss of their innocence as children. For much of their adult life, especially in the 1990s and into the 2000s, they have struggled to find employment; in 2008 unemployment amongst the generation ran at 50 percent, and officially half the population lived below the poverty line. Their prospects in life are not good and many of the graduates in generation were reported to be âluckyâ to even get jobs as taxi drivers. As such, on average they are poorer than their parents and have struggled to raise families as they become middle-aged in the ease that their parents did, culminating in a declining birth rate.
184:. The earlier members of this cohort (roughly 1966 to 1979) were born at a time when the middle class had the majority, the country was prosperous and much more optimistic, higher education was extremely valued and hard work would promise a bright future, however were too young to take advantage of the benefits of this time when the Iranian Revolution in 1978-1979 destroyed these prospects. On the other hand, the second half of the cohort (born from 1979 to 1988) were born at a time of great social, political, economic and religious turbulence in Iran, and in their early childhood were only accustomed to the turmoil of the period.
230:, as well as the rapid change in values in Iran, created a hopeless environment that deeply affected the beliefs and values of the Burnt Generation. During the 1980s, as children and teenagers, they were politicised much earlier than previous Iranian generations, being required by the new Islamic Republic to take part in anti-America and anti-Israel demonstrations, being fed political and religious rhetoric in mosques, as well as being forced to accept the political complexities and realities of the
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Generation experienced significant trauma and loss when they were young - it was common to witness much of their family to be killed or displaced during the Iran-Iraq War. As such, they have notably poor mental health, having high amounts of wartime trauma and
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at a young age. As such, during this period, they were notably a religious generation, seeking comfort in religion, and were made to not question authority, resulting in them sharing much of the
Islamic Republicâs ideological beliefs in the 1980s and in the first half of the 1990s. Due to the turmoil
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brought to Iran in the 1960s and 1970s, including a high standard of living and stable, well-paying employment. Therefore, the older cohort were able to enjoy to some extent a prosperous early childhood, but after the
Revolution suddenly found their entire lives in turmoil at a young age. Although by
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Today, as they approach being middle-aged, they are marked by lack of optimism for the future, nihilism, cynicism, skepticism, political apathy, resilience, alienation and distrust in traditional values and institutions, which describe the similarities between Gen X and the Burnt
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Iranians, resulted in much of the generation receiving a poor education - a significant contrast to that of their parents. After
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283:. Some do believe in God, but disconnect themselves from any religious beliefs or groups. Their most common values include loyalty to family and friends, compassion, resilience, and high work ethics. A common spokesperson for the generation is often seen to be the activist
169:, as children, teenagers and later as young adults. These events proved fundamental in deciding the very poor prospects and pessimistic outlook of this generation as they entered the workforce in Iran at the end of the 1980s, and throughout the 1990s.
291:, which are often seen as embodying the childhood perils of the generation. The uncertainties of their future, either for those who lived in Iran or elsewhere, have left a deep sense of insecurity and frustration in the Burnt Generation.
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