Sociological Analysis of the Role of Tourism in Dynamic development

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Naser ghahraman ¹ , seyed mohmmad seyed mirzaie ² , Mostafa azkia ³

1 - Doctoral student in Sociology of Economic Development, Department of Sociology, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor of Sociology Department, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor of Sociology Department, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Received: 2023-09-17 Accepted : 2023-09-17 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: توسعه, گردشگری, development, Tourism, مراغه, Maragheh, tourism infrastructure, زیرساخت های گردشگری,

Abstract :

Tourism, as one of the most extensive service industries in the world, has a special place, therefore, many countries are in close and intense competition, seeking to increase their benefits and income from this industry, and Maragheh city due to its environmental and historical capabilities. Culture, tourism has a high ability in this field, therefore, due to the dependence of the economy of Maragheh on agriculture and the high potential of creating employment in the field of tourism, this industry can be used as an alternative to agriculture in times of drought and its role in dynamic development in this research. To test the proposed hypotheses, by using a statistical sample of 130 people from the statistical community, which consists of 1- all tourism experts and activists of the city, the main owners of tourism-related businesses and tourists who have visited various tourist places in the city and visited more than once. Maragheh who had traveled were selected through simple sampling and were questioned in the form of two different questionnaires and were analyzed using statistical methods (Sperman's r and chi-square test) and the results show the impact of tourism on infrastructure variables. tourism, income and job opportunities related to tourism, also the data obtained from tourism-related organizations confirmed the impact of tourism on the mentioned variables and indicates the increase of the mentioned variables during the last ten years.