Shiraz University Journal of Children's Literature Studies 2008-8647 16 2 2025 11 22 Sociological Analysis of Children and Childhood in Sadegh Hedayat’s Fictional ‎Works Sociological Analysis of Children and Childhood in Sadegh Hedayat’s Fictional ‎Works 103 120 7877 10.22099/jcls.2025.50461.2049 FA Fatemeh Taheri Sarvetomin PHD Student in Persian Language and Literature of Hormozgan University, Bandarabas, Iran Atefeh Jamali Associate Prof in Persian Language and Literature of University of Hormozgan, Bandarabas, Iran Faramarz Khojasteh Associate Prof in Persian Language and Literature of University of Hormozgan, Bandarabas, Iran Journal Article 2024 06 11 <br />The concept of childhood as a sociocultural construct has undergone significant transformations throughout history. In modern contexts, this concept is understood as varying across cultures, each defining childhood according to its own social and cultural conditions. Through his diverse literary styles, Sadegh Hedayat offers a nuanced portrayal of children and childhood during the Pahlavi era. This study adopts a sociological lens to examine Hedayat’s representation of childhood, exploring its intersections with the social, political, and cultural realities of the time. This research aims to elucidate the sociocultural positioning of children during the Pahlavi period and analyze how Hedayat’s narratives represent childhood. The study addresses the following questions: How is childhood represented in Hedayat’s works? What sociological patterns of childhood are identifiable in his stories? And how do these representations align with the sociopolitical and cultural dynamics of the era?<br />  <br />The concept of childhood as a sociocultural construct has undergone significant transformations throughout history. In modern contexts, this concept is understood as varying across cultures, each defining childhood according to its own social and cultural conditions. Through his diverse literary styles, Sadegh Hedayat offers a nuanced portrayal of children and childhood during the Pahlavi era. This study adopts a sociological lens to examine Hedayat’s representation of childhood, exploring its intersections with the social, political, and cultural realities of the time. This research aims to elucidate the sociocultural positioning of children during the Pahlavi period and analyze how Hedayat’s narratives represent childhood. The study addresses the following questions: How is childhood represented in Hedayat’s works? What sociological patterns of childhood are identifiable in his stories? And how do these representations align with the sociopolitical and cultural dynamics of the era?<br />  https://jcls.shirazu.ac.ir/article_7877_e75b2e715a79d0520371fd9e0e5f297f.pdf