The sociological study of the tendency of seasonal migrant workers to high risk behavior in Tehran

Parvin, Sattar; Alibabaie, Yahya

doi:10.22059/jrd.2013.35617

The sociological study of the tendency of seasonal migrant workers to high risk behavior in Tehran

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Authors

Sattar Parvin ¹

Yahya Alibabaie ²

¹ Assistant Professor of Sociology, Allameh Tabataba'I University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Sociology, The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jrd.2013.35617

Abstract

The present study examines the tendency of seasonal migrant workers to high risk behavior in Tehran. Theoretical framework combines theories of social strain, social deterrence and urban ecology. The study of population included all seasonal migrant workers in Tehran city. Non probability sampling quota is used; the sample size is 381 workers. The research method is quantitative methods (survey). Descriptive findings show that more than half of seasonal migrant workers are from rural origins. The findings ante that a feeling of self-alienation with correlation coefficient of 0/593 has the strongest relationship among these variables. Structural equation modeling show that three variables of social deterrence theory, social strain and negative impacts of urbanization explain about 82% of variation of the dependent variables.

Keywords

seasonal migrant workers

high risk behaviors

Social Strain

Social Deterrence

The Urban Ecology