Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• fakhrossadat hasheminasab ¹
• Saideh Garousi ²

¹ Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Faculty of Literature, Department of Sociology, Visiting Professor

² Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Department of Social Issues of Iran

Abstract

Abstract

International migration is a complex concept whose measurement depends on time- and place-specific definitions. The present study aims to reconstruct the semantic experiences of Iranian youth migration to Canada over the past decade and to propose a paradigmatic model of migration causes.

This research employed a qualitative grounded theory approach. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews. In line with the study’s objective of exploring individuals’ migration experiences, 20 participants were examined. The derived categories include: gaining greater opportunities and a better quality of life; career advancement and access to superior job opportunities; personal growth and development; distancing from flawed social and political structures; familiarity with the culture and environment of the destination country; the presence of a familiar person in the destination; building new relational networks; striving for adaptation with tolerance; inability to accept the new life; severing prior bonds; linguistic and communicative challenges; the outweighing satisfaction with migration. The core category of this research is “adaptation and liberation.”

Keywords

• Immigration, Identity
• Relationship network,
• Adaptation,