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Socio-cultural Adaptation of Second-generation Afghans in Iran

Mohammad Abbasi Shavazi1, Mohammad Abbasi Shavazi2, Rasoul Sadeghi1•
University of Tehran1, Australian National University2
01 Dec 2015-International Migration (Blackwell Publishing Ltd)-Vol. 53, Iss: 6, pp 89-110
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how second-generation Afghans have adapted to the host society and to what extent their adaptation patterns have correlated with demographic and contextual factors, and they found that women have relatively better access to a gender-equitable environment in Iran than they do in Afghanistan and are less willing to return to their homeland.
Abstract: The long-term settlement of Afghan immigrants in Iran, along with their high fertility, has produced an important shift in the composition of their population with the emergence of a “second generation”. This article aims to examine how second-generation Afghans have adapted to the host society and to what extent their adaptation patterns have correlated with demographic and contextual factors. The data is drawn from the 2010 Afghans Adaptation Survey which covered 520 second-generation Afghans. Results revealed that second-generation Afghans have a variety of adaptation patterns. Integration is the most prevalent pattern of adaptation and acculturation (which is observed among 35.8 per cent of respondents) followed by separation (33.3%), assimilation (17.1%) and marginalization (13.8%). Our multivariate analysis showed that such socio-demographic factors as gender, education, ethnicity, perceived discrimination, family context, neighbourhood characteristics, length and city of residence are associated with their adaptation patterns. Policy Implications Successful implementation of policies and durable solutions for Afghans in Iran rests on the diversity of the adaptation patterns of their second-generation. Restriction on employment opportunities has led to downward assimilation and marginalization of some of the Afghans in Iran. Improvement in labour laws would promote the integration of Afghans in the society. Afghan females have relatively better access to a gender-equitable environment in Iran than they do in Afghanistan, and are less willing to return to their homeland. The Government of Afghanistan should improve service and security provisions for women to ensure their voluntary repatriation.

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TL;DR: In this article, the impacts of refugee and forced migration on family formation and dynamics have been examined, and the degree to which family is influenced prior to, during, and after an involuntary move is discussed.
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Cites background from "Socio-cultural Adaptation of Second..."

  • ...After the fall of Taliban in late 2001, migration caused by security concerns decreased but in contrast to this, the economic migration increased after 2004 (Abbasi-Shavazi & Sadeghi, 2014, p. 91)....

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  • ...The IRI also built some 15.000 new classrooms for these children (AFP, 2017; Abbasi-Shavazi & Sadeghi, 2014)....

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  • ...This new influx is notable for the economic migration of the Afghanistan’s urban, educated middle class (Abbasi-Shavazi & Sadeghi, 2014, p. 91)....

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  • ...Economic measures for securitizing Afghan migration to Iran are significant, considering the fact that financial concerns are one of the major motivations for Afghans to migrate to Iran (Abbasi-Shavazi & Sadeghi, 2014)....

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