Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation, 2021-2023

The Zoroastrian community today faces many challenges, some of which are deep-rooted and complex with no easy fix or resolution. It was proposed by members of the community that an independent research project should be conducted to help understand the community as it exists today. Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation was a completely anonymous survey for Iranian / Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians. It was conducted by researchers at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies (SSPIZS). SOAS was chosen as a neutral platform for research, so that the researchers would not support any particular outcome from the survey. The project was approved by the SOAS Research Ethics Panel. There has been no other survey of this nature undertaken on the global Zoroastrian community. The survey questionnaire was wide-ranging and included questions about domestic and family life, professional aspirations, religious observances and beliefs, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, immigration, community engagement and other issues of importance and relevance to the (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian community. The purpose of conducting the survey was to produce a report and dataset that could be of use to community leaders and researchers in the present and future.

如今的琐罗亚斯德教（Zoroastrian）社群面临诸多挑战，其中部分挑战根深蒂固且错综复杂，并无简便的解决之道。社群成员提议开展一项独立研究项目，以助力理解当下社群的真实面貌。《Z世代及更广泛群体：跨代际调查》是一项针对伊朗（Iranian）、帕西（Parsi）及伊朗裔（Irani）琐罗亚斯德教徒的完全匿名调查。该调查由伦敦大学亚非学院（SOAS）沙普尔吉·帕隆吉琐罗亚斯德教研究所（SSPIZS）的研究人员开展。选择SOAS作为中立研究平台，旨在确保研究人员不会偏向调查的任何特定结果。该项目已获得SOAS研究伦理委员会批准。全球琐罗亚斯德教社群此前从未开展过此类性质的调查。调查问卷内容广泛，涵盖家庭生活、职业抱负、宗教仪式与信仰、慈善事业、创业、移民、社群参与，以及其他对伊朗、帕西及伊朗裔琐罗亚斯德教社群具有重要性和相关性的议题。开展此项调查的目的是生成一份报告及数据集，为当下及未来的社群领袖与研究人员提供参考。