Formulation of social integration studies during the last three decades
Subject Areas : Special
Parviz Salari Sardari
1
,
Abazar Ashtari Mehrjardi
2
,
Akbar Ashrafi
3
1 - PhD student in the field of sociology, political orientation, Azad University, Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Technology, Institute of Cultural, Social and Civilization Studies, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Center, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Social Integration, Meta-analysis, Social Capital, Ethnic and Religious Divergence, Ethnic and Religious Convergence,
Abstract :
Social integration is related to one's position in the social topography and one's capabilities and opportunities to apply those capabilities. Also, it is important to consider the position or position a person ascribes to himself in the social topography and how he perceives himself in the social context. The variable of social integration includes sense of belonging and perceived social support. The purpose of this article is to know the social convergence and the factors affecting it, despite the large volume of articles, books and writings about policy making and ethnic management in Iran, a general analysis of these researches has not been done so far. Accordingly, the method of the article is meta-analysis-quantitative. The purpose of this method is to integrate, systematically review and unify the studies conducted in a specific research field. Its statistical population is 46 studies, of which 37 samples of research documents were selected with the aim of combining and identifying its impact.
Data analysis in the form of social convergence index and 9 dimensions showed that the variables with a significant impact include religiosity and national cohesion, - ethnic relations and national security, - social, political, cultural and historical factors, - social capital, - ethnic divergence and religious, tourism situation, collective identity, national unity and variables without significant influence including the social exclusion of women and barriers to integration, theoretical debates on integration