Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Assistant Professor of Regional Studies, Department of Law and Political Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 PhD in Political Science and Visiting Professor, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
Abstract
Ethnic identity is a sense of belonging to a group based on kinship ties, shared language and culture, historical memory, and distinctive customs, and its extreme attachment can hinder the formation of national social capital. The present study aimed to identify factors influencing attachment to ethnic identity in Iran through a meta-analysis of sociological research conducted in this field. The research method was quantitative meta-analysis with purposive-non-probability sampling. Among 65 scientific documents from the Noormags, Magiran, Irandoc, and the Academic Jihad Database, 46 documents from the period 2002 to 2024 were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and analyzed using Cohen's d and Fisher's f tests. The results indicate that socialization, social cohesion, ethnic trust, social belonging, and social discrimination (social factors); mass media consumption, religious beliefs, cultural capital, cultural awareness and literacy, ethnic norms and beliefs (cultural factors); political development, political participation, political efficacy, reference model of ethnic elites (political factors); relative deprivation, economic participation, socio-economic base, economic justice and equality (economic factors); and stereotypes, ethnic and normative labeling, social status, and feeling of satisfaction (psychological factors) have an impact on attachment to ethnic identity.
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