Structural modeling of inter generational social mobility among Afghan immigrants (Case study: Kashan city)

Document Type : Research Article (Applied - Development)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Ecotourism, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

2 MSc Student of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Ecotourism, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

Abstract

Objective:Nowadays immigration and issues about it are significantly important for urban planning. One of the issue that immigrants will face it is social mobility. The aim of this research is evaluating the condition that intergenerational social mobility of Afghan immigrants have in kashan.
Methods: The current research is a kind of analytical-descriptive research. All the information gathered by field study, questionary instrument, and distribuing randomly among 150 out of 20 Thousands afghan people in kashan. This case study calculated by sample power software: confidence level: 95 percent ,Probably error: 5 percent We use stastical test (T-test)in spss software inorder to describe analysis and elicit the information,on the other hand We utilize structural equation in Amos software to describe the modeling effects.
Results:Reults of The test (T)shows that indexes such as appreciation, social confidence and cultural capital are meaningful in social mobility. Besides, derived analysis and information of structural equation modeling shows that among all calculated indexes, The index of acquisitive-intellectual-cultural capital allocated the most bar (0/98 weight, first rank) to itself. And more than other factor has effect on intergenerational Mobility of Afghan people in kashan. The factor of intellectual-cultural after than acquisitive-intellectual placed in the 2nd rank with bar 0/85. Respectively, Other facters are :Tangable cultural capital= 0/82, Appreciation: -0/26, Social confidence: -0/22.
Conclusion: After detailed analysis of mentioned indexes, the percent of confidence to relatives, study of book, being familiar with foreign language(English), exercising and individual attempt to get what he/she wants about intergenerational mobility Afghan people in kashan were identified.

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Journal of Urban Social Geography
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 15
September 2019
Pages 187-204

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  • Receive Date: 10 March 2019
  • Revise Date: 01 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 19 May 2019

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