Cultural factors related to the attitude of Afghan immigrants towards Iranians (Study case: Afghan immigrants living in Yazd)

Firozi, Sayed Mohammad; Zare Shahabadi, Akbar

doi:10.22034/jgk.2023.355545.1074

Cultural factors related to the attitude of Afghan immigrants towards Iranians (Study case: Afghan immigrants living in Yazd)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

sayed mohammad firozi ¹

Akbar Zare shahabadi ²

¹ PhD in Sociology at Yazd University

² Yazd University

10.22034/jgk.2023.355545.1074

Abstract

The purpose of this research is study the cultural factors related to the attitude of Afghan immigrants living in Yazd towards the host society. This research is wide-ranging in terms of practical purpose and in terms of criteria, which was conducted in a survey manner and with a descriptive-explanatory approach. The data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and collected on a Likert scale. 384 of them were selected as samples in a three-stage sampling method and The data has been described and analyzed with SPSS software version 21. The findings indicate that the attitude of immigrants towards the host society is higher than the average and generally positive. Gender, marital status, and religion have shown significant differences in the attitude of these immigrants towards the host society. However, among the variables of education, ethnicity, language, occupation, income, and monthly expenses, no significant differences were observed with the dependent variable. Additionally, age, household size, and duration of residence, as independent variables, demonstrated a positive and significant correlation with the attitudes of these immigrants towards the host society, involving expectations regarding common cultural and historical aspects of the two nations, normative beliefs of immigrants about Yazdi citizens, and the influence of advertisements and media programs. Stepwise regression analysis results also revealed that the main variables, along with the household variable and the duration of residence variable in the city of Yazd, explain approximately 6% of the variations in the domain of the dependent variable.

Keywords

attitude

cultural factors

Afghan immigrants

Yazd citizens

Yazd

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