Manifestation of Social Trust among Migrants: The Case of Iranian Residents in Toronto, Canada

This paper is excerpted from a research project titled “A Sociological Analysis of Socio-economic Situation of Iranian Migrants in Canada (Case Study: Toronto). This survey research has been carried out in 2005. Its main goal is to answer the following questions: What is the trust level among Iranian migrants residing in Toronto? What is the difference between the in-group social trust level (trust among Iranians) and the out-group trust level (confidence toward Canadians living in Toronto)? In an attempt to answer these questions a sample of 182 Iranians were interviewed on the basis of a standardized questionnaire. The findings reveal that the in-group social trust level – as measured against the defined scale – is slightly below the average, whereby the difference from the middle point of the scale is statistically significant. Moreover, it demonstrates that the mean figure for out-group social trust is significantly higher than the average defined on the scale. The results also suggest that the most important cause for lower in-group trust should be sought for in the pre- migration period. Researches carried out on social confidence indicate that weakness of social trust in home country is often transferred to other countries – after migration – and is intensified due to problems of the migrant community and increase of social risk

Hydraulic Structures engineering study of the stress -strain behavior of earth dam with limited element software of Plaxis, Case Study: Darian dam

Considering agriculture, rural and urban development, water supply, hydroelectric power production, control and regulation of water flow in rivers, dams have a significant importance. Advancement of engineering knowledge concerning the analysis and design of geotechnical structures has provided answers to many questions about the structure based on theoretical and experimental findings. Development of numerical methods such as finite element and models of the materials behavior under static and dynamic loading conditions has provided the possibility to evaluate the behavior of geotechnical structures at different loading conditions with regard to types of boundary conditions and the effects of various parameters

The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the Value Structure of Tehran Citizens

Values are significant principals by which human insight and actions are formed. In this work, the impact of socioeconomic factors on the value structure of Tehran citizens is studied. The main point of this paper is to find out the following: Is the value structure of Tehran citizens traditional or modern? Are there any differences between value structure of youths and adults? Which factors affect the value structure? The results suggest that there are differences between the values of youths and adults. Religious beliefs, sense of social inequality, rate of accessibility of the objectives, subjective class identity age, gender and marital status are the factors that affecting the traditional or modern value structure. It is also understood that woman compare enjoy more traditional value comparing to men and youths follow modern values more than the adults