Child and Adolescent Cultural-Social Research

Investigating of Immigration Challenges for Children and Teenagers (Thematic analysis of the telegram group conversations of parents of Iranian emigrant about their children and teenagers in Toronto)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

afsaneh kamali 1
mina inanloo 2

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Science and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD Candidate, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22083/cssca.2024.442470.1012
Abstract
Whether the migration is voluntary or forced, it is highly influenced by economic, social and political factors. Up to now, many people have left their original homeland in search of a better future and they have settled in another country. It should be said, such transitions are challenging And it may cause problems not only for themselves but also for their children and affect their growth, social functioning and education. In order to present some of these challenges, especially in relation to children Conversations between parents of Iranian, which were conducted on a Telegram group platform, has been investigated and analyzed for three years from May 2018 to July 2021 using thematic analysis method. The findings show that the main issues discussed among this group of parents in 8 categories of integration and social adaptation, acculturation, school performance, bullying, identity and self-esteem, language, access to medical services, leisure time and weather can be categorized. According to these cases, it should be said that emigration, at least in the short term, does not lead to a dream life for Iranian and their children.

Keywords

migration
international migration
migration challenges
children
canada

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