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ISSN: 2538-4384 Geographical Researches 2021;36(1):55-62
ISSN: 2538-4384 Geographical Researches 2021;36(1):55-62
Effect of Iranian-Afghan Marriages on Socio-Economic Dimensions of Rural Quality of Life in Jiroft, Iran
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Saeidi M. (*1)Mirlotfi MR. (1)
(*1) Department of Geography, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Zabol University, Zabol , Iran
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Article History
Received: August 12, 2020Accepted: September 13, 2020
ePublished: March 18, 2021
ABSTRACT
Aims & Backgrounds
The spread of international migration and immigrants’ marriages with the host community has had special effects on geographical spaces, especially the quality of life in rural areas. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of marriages of Afghan men with Iranian women on socio-economic dimensions of their quality of life in rural areas of Jiroft.
Methodology This causal-comparative study was performed on 403 households in Band-e-Seraji, Lake, Chah-e-Afghan and Sandal villages of Jiroft city and 197 households were randomly selected for the study. Indicators in socio-economic dimensions of quality of life were examined in the framework of field studies. Kruskal-Wallis and linear regression tests were also used to analyze the data.
Findings The socio-economic quality of life of rural households of Iranian-Afghan couples was significantly different from Iranian couples (p<0.0001). The average index of the whole economic dimension in rural households with Iranian couple (3.52) was higher than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple (2.15) and the coefficient of variation was lower in rural households with Iranian couple with lower than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple. In the average general socio-economic status of quality of life, rural households of Iranian couple (3.11) had a more favorable situation than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple (2.20).
Conclusion The socio-economic quality of life in rural households with Iranian couples is more favorable than rural households with Iranian-Afghan couples.
Methodology This causal-comparative study was performed on 403 households in Band-e-Seraji, Lake, Chah-e-Afghan and Sandal villages of Jiroft city and 197 households were randomly selected for the study. Indicators in socio-economic dimensions of quality of life were examined in the framework of field studies. Kruskal-Wallis and linear regression tests were also used to analyze the data.
Findings The socio-economic quality of life of rural households of Iranian-Afghan couples was significantly different from Iranian couples (p<0.0001). The average index of the whole economic dimension in rural households with Iranian couple (3.52) was higher than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple (2.15) and the coefficient of variation was lower in rural households with Iranian couple with lower than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple. In the average general socio-economic status of quality of life, rural households of Iranian couple (3.11) had a more favorable situation than rural households with Afghan-Iranian couple (2.20).
Conclusion The socio-economic quality of life in rural households with Iranian couples is more favorable than rural households with Iranian-Afghan couples.
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[3]Jamshidiha GR, Anbari M (2010). Social affiliation and its effects on the return of Afghan refugees. Journal of Social Studies. 23:43-68.
[4]Azlora L, Piil Dammb A, LouiseSchultz-Nielsenc M (2020). Local labour demand and immigrant employment. Labour Economics. 63.
[5]Bllesteros BC, Sanchez LMG, Lorenzo JMP (2012). Effect of modes of public services delivery on the efficiency of local governments: A two-stage approach. Utilities Policy. 26:23-35.
[6]Borjas G (2003). The labor demand curve is downward sloping: re-examining the immigration on the labor market. Quarterly Journal of Economics. 118(4):1335-1374.
[7]Burbor T (2014). Immigrants and ways to transition from feeling exiled: A study of theoretical approaches. Social Science Quarterly. 66:255-285.
[8]Dehghani A, seydaie SA, Shafaghi S (2012). Measurement and study of quality of life indicators in nomadic settlement centers, nomadic settlement centers of Fars and Isfahan provinces. Journal of Applied Research in Geographical Sciences. 27:77-96.
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[11]Isazadeh S, Jahanbakhsh M (2012). Illegal immigration and Its economic consequences on host countries (with emphasis on Afghan immigrants in Iran). Socio-Cultural Strategy. 1(2):97-116.
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