Study the effects of the collective identity of the Kurds (Sociological study of the effects of socio-economic development of ethnic identity in the city of Mahabad)

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

hassan rashidi ¹ , مصطفی ازکیا ² , منصور وثوقی ³

1 - دانشجوی دکتری علوم و تحقیقات
2 - استاد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران
3 - استاد دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران

Received: 2016-12-08 Accepted : 2017-01-24 Published : 2007-12-22

Keywords: "city of Mahabad", "identity crisis", "grounded theory", "ethnic identity", "unequal development",

Abstract :

The contemporary world has created major changes in the various socio-economic fields , But occurrence of modernity, traditional and local identities elements have been continued, If coexist and continuity of the collective identity to created a new social, It can be said that this situation is largely represent theories of post-development.This study seeks to answer questions related to “ The impact of development on” and Based on the nature of the methodology used ( Grounded Theory ) To explain the causes, context, strategies and deals with the consequences of the impact. And the method of grounded theory with field-depth interviews and contributions among residents of the city of Mahabad has used.It can be determined that economic and technological development projects and modernization of all aspects of individual and social life has changed, And has established crisis-Kurdish ethnic identity And "weakening of ethnic identity" in various aspects of economic, linguistic, religious, lifestyle … , Due to "the formation of false or incomplete knowledge" The elements such as: rationality, democracy, science …, It can be acknowledged that while "the emergence of some elements of modernity", "uneven and unequal development" has been created. And on the other "new opportunities for ethnic-Kurdish identity" is prepared . And "position, the Kurds" was promoted in the region The central issue revolves around research “ Creating uneven development during the crisis in ethnic-Kurdish “ It's formed. Grounded theory "uneven development, new forms of inequality and ethnic-Kurdish identity" of Kurdish.