Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Hypocritical behavior and its structural modification with a focus on external actors in education

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

A.H. Nazarpouri 1
M.R. Mohamadyioun 2
H. Vahdati 1
S.N. Mousavi 1

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

2 PhD student in Organizational Behavior Management, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2024.5094.4888
Abstract
The duality of agency-structure regarding collective hypocritical behavior among Iranians has long been the subject of debate and controversy. In the meantime, some agency and others have considered the existing structure in the society as the main cause of this misbehavior. The current research aims to deeply investigate the causes of hypocritical behavior and provide a model to rectify it by focusing on the institution of education. The approach of qualitative and interdisciplinary research has been using data from sociology, psychology, law, literature, political science, international relations, etc. Data coding continued until theoretical saturation using the theme analysis method. The main categories are identified in the section on the cause of hypocritical behavior under the domination of the Giddens structure-action meta-theory. This theory considers the social norm as the result of agency-structure action. Doing so, oversimplification of hypocritical behavior, the negation of individuality, and historical determinism for the category of agency and state (organizational) monopoly, authoritarianism, the use of religion as a tool, and the autocracy of some managers, placing tradition against modernity and a sense of social despair against existing injustices emerged for the category of structure. Based on the requirements and limitations of the education proposal, meanwhile observing the theory of boundary actors, the categories of implementing the principle of meritocracy, and allocating competent resources, inserting the courses of moral philosophy and human rights in the curriculum, creating space for expert psychologists, trying to restore social capital, using every opportunity to create the context of modernity, implementing knowledge management, and consensus building in carrying out efficient civil action was also emerged as alternatives.

Keywords

Hypocritical behavior
boundary actors
social structure
education

Subjects

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