Iranian Population Studies

Iranian Population Studies

Factors Affecting Iranian Immigrants’ Desire to Establish Social Relations with Each Other in Germany

Authors
Fariba Ramezani 1
Alireza Mohseni Tabrizi 2
Shahla Kazemipour 3
1 Ph.D Candidate of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences and Sociology, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author).
3 Associate Professor of Sociology, National Institute for Population Research, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jips.2024.471147.1234
Abstract
The current research aims to sociologically explain the tendency of Iranian immigrants to establish social relations in Germany. In this article, various theoretical approaches have been used, with the most important being the theory of adaptation of immigrants. The research is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 280 Iranian immigrants aged 18 and over living in the three provinces of Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine- Westphalia and Hesse. For this purpose, purposeful and available chain sampling method and a researcher-made questionnaire were used. To test the research hypotheses, the reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Cronbach's alpha (generational difference 0.82, commitment to moral and religious principles 0.86, educational limitations 0.81, interpersonal trust 0.89, importance of length of stay 0.86, acceptance of host country norms 0.77, role of social media usage 0.91 and the desire for engaging in social relations 0.83). The regression results showed that the variables of importance of length of stay, interpersonal trust, commitment to moral and religious principles, and marital status had a significant relationship with the Iranian immigrants’ tendency to establish social relations with each other. In real and adjusted terms, 17% of the variance of Iranian immigrants’ tendency to establish social relationships are explained and predicted by independent variables. Holding cultural  events, taking advantage of lived experiences, and planning and policymaking of   cultural centers in order to strengthen the foundations of altruism and cooperation in the host society can be effective ways to solve some of the problems of Iranian immigrants.
Keywords
Immigration
Iranian Immigrants
Social Relations
Length of Stay
Germany

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Iranian Population Studies
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 16
December 2022
Pages 229-274

  • Receive Date 01 August 2024
  • Revise Date 25 October 2024
  • Accept Date 28 October 2024
  • Publish Date 28 October 2024