Yaghoob Foroutan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4104658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yaghoob Foroutan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yaghoob |
| FAMILY NAME | Foroutan |
| SIGNATURE | FOROUTAN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Mazandaran |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3349-6519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Education's economic return in multicultural Australia: Demographic analysis
This article focuses on the impact of education as the most important human capital endowment in the context of migration, religion, gender and ethnic identity from a demographic perspective. It presents research-based evidence to address such key research questions as whether and how significantly women's education provides equal benefit in the labour market for individuals, based on their migration status, religion, and ethnic identity. The fie…
Institutionalization of State Religion in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Socio-Demographic Perspective
This research paper focuses on the notion of institutionalization of state religion through educational institution in the Islamic context from socio-demographic perspective. Despite the existence of a large body of literature arguing the substantial role of Islamic authorities’ socialization mechanisms, especially educational institution in the formation of religious identity, the argument has not enjoyed sufficiently supportive research-based e…
Demographic analysis on social perceptions of Hijab in contemporary Iran: Dimensions and determinants
While a large body of the literature confirms the existence of diverse styles of the hijab and attributes this diversity as a consequence of religious authorities’ socialization mechanisms across the Islamic world, the literature still lacks sufficiently fresh research-based evidence to assess the actual effects of these official mechanisms on individuals’ perceptions towards the hijab. This crucial research gap is the central focus of this study…
Women’s Dress Codes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: State’s Gender Ideology Representation
Formation of gender identity in the Islamic republic of Iran: Does educational institution matter
This article focuses on the process of gender identity construction through the educational system from a socio-cultural perspective. Socialisation operates as a strategy to protect social unity and group superiority. Although socialisation is an enduring process involving various institutions, childhood is a vital period of gender socialisation whereby schools and school textbooks play a substantial role as the first official sources of socialis…
The Construction of Religious Identity in Contemporary Iran: A Sociological Perspective
This paper examines the connection between educational institutions and religious socialization in the construction of religious identity. It employs socialization theory, which recognizes educational institutions as the first agent and the most powerful engine of socialization. Applying this theory to the case study of Iran reveals the ubiquitous presence of religion in all educational texts, supporting the argument that these educational tools …
Muslim Minority of New Zealand in Global Context: Demographic Perspective
This article focuses specifically on the population of Muslims in New Zealand, and highlights their demographic and socio-economic characteristics in a worldwide comparison. Globally, Islam is the fastest-growing religion and Muslims are the second largest religious group. In particular, the population of Muslim migrants in the multicultural and westerns societies is also remarkably growing fast. This also applies to the multicultural setting of …
Gender, Migration, and Religion: Mena Muslim Migrants in Australia from a Socio-demographic Perspective
Focusing on the issue of gender and Muslim minority communities in the West, this paper presents a typical pattern in order to examine the main dimensions and determinants associated with religion and gender identity upon migration. It also explains the existence and the extent of association between the socialization experience of women in their society of origin and their integration process in the receiving society. The examination focuses par…
Social Change and Demographic Response in Iran (1956–2006)
This article considers the association between religion, family formation and social trends in Iran from a socio-demographic perspective. Iran has experienced one of the most spectacular falls in birth rate ever experienced in human history. The fundamental socio-cultural changes over the past few decades have made it a unique ‘social laboratory’ for the analysis of determinants of changes in marriage and fertility patterns. While emphasising the…
Gender representation in school textbooks in Iran: The place of languages
This article focuses on the association between language and gender from a sociological perspective. The article provides research-based evidence to analyse whether and to what extent gender characteristics represented through the educational system are associated with the languages used in the educational resources. The analysis uses socialization theory which recognizes the educational system, particularly the school and its educational materia…
Ethnic and Religious Discrimination? A Multicultural Analysis of Muslim Minorities in the West
Using a discrimination approach, this paper analyzes the consequence of religious affiliation on the status of female migrants in the labor market. Available literature emphasizes the fact that the combination of a set of major sources of discrimination such as gender, migration, ethnicity, and religion makes more severe the existing discrimination. In order to examine this relationship, the paper utilizes the statistical method of logistic regre…
Religion, Migration and Social Change: Christian–Muslim Differentials
This paper examines the status of Christian and Muslim Lebanese women in Australia in terms of their participation in employment. The paper also highlights employment differentials between Lebanese women and non-Lebanese women, both overseas-born and Australian-born, in this multi-ethnic and multicultural context. Prior studies document settlement difficulties and indicate that Lebanese migrants in Australia, particularly women and Muslims, have …
Gender, Religion and Work: Comparative Analysis of South Asian Migrants
This article explains the work patterns and determinants of the South Asian female Muslim migrants in the multiethnic and multicultural setting of Australia. The paper also compares the work differentials of this group of female migrants with non Muslim female migrants from the same region of birth, Muslim women from other regions of birth, other groups of female migrants, and native-born women. Accordingly, the multivariate results of this compa…
Migration and Gender Roles: The Typical Work Pattern of the Mena Women
This paper focuses on the association between migration and gender roles measured by women's paid work. The main migrant group of this study, its context and the method of analysis provide opportunity to meet this objective appropriately. The paper focuses on female migrants from the Middle East and North Africa region, who are often characterized by traditional gender roles including women's low rates of paid work. The residing country of this m…
Women’s employment, religion and multiculturalism: Socio-demographic emphasis
Asian Migrant Women's Employment Participation: Patterns, Determinants and Differentials
This paper is an empirical investigation into Asian migrant women's employment participation in Australia. Using the customized tabulations from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, it examines the patterns and determinants of employment status and
South Asian Female Migrants’ Work Differentials: Multicultural Assessment
This article examines the employment and occupational status of South Asian female migrants in Australia, mostly Indian and Sri Lankan. It highlights their work differentials with both native-born and other female migrants in this multicultural context and confirms that they are a highly selected population who potentially bring considerable economic benefits to the receiving society. The observation that South Asian female migrants in Australia …
Employment Differentials of Second-Generation Muslim Immigrants: Assimilation and Discrimination Hypotheses
Focusing on the status of Muslim women, this paper examines the market employment of the second generation of migrants in multicultural Australia and highlights their differentials with non-Muslims. This group of Muslim women was born and educated in a country clearly characterised by a high level of women's employment. Accordingly, it is theorised that the employment level of second-generation Muslim migrants might also be high as a consequence …
Migration Differentials in Women's Market Employment: An Empirical and Multicultural Analysis
This paper examines the differences associated with the patterns and determinants of women's market employment by migration status and ethnic origin. Considering “ethnic employment” as an important issue in the immigrant labor market assimilation approach and migrants' success in the labor market as a key indication of their settlement in the host country, the results of this paper provide a basis to reassess the patterns and determinants associa…
Migration Differentials in Women's Market Employment: An Empirical and Multicultural Analysis
This paper examines the differences associated with the patterns and determinants of women's market employment by migration status and ethnic origin. Considering “ethnic employment” as an important issue in the immigrant labor market assimilation approach and migrants' success in the labor market as a key indication of their settlement in the host country, the results of this paper provide a basis to reassess the patterns and determinants associa…
Ethnic and Religious Discrimination? A Multicultural Analysis of Muslim Minorities in the West
Using a discrimination approach, this paper analyzes the consequence of religious affiliation on the status of female migrants in the labor market. Available literature emphasizes the fact that the combination of a set of major sources of discrimination such as gender, migration, ethnicity, and religion makes more severe the existing discrimination. In order to examine this relationship, the paper utilizes the statistical method of logistic regre…
Women’s employment, religion and multiculturalism: Socio-demographic emphasis
Employment Differentials of Second-Generation Muslim Immigrants: Assimilation and Discrimination Hypotheses
Focusing on the status of Muslim women, this paper examines the market employment of the second generation of migrants in multicultural Australia and highlights their differentials with non-Muslims. This group of Muslim women was born and educated in a country clearly characterised by a high level of women's employment. Accordingly, it is theorised that the employment level of second-generation Muslim migrants might also be high as a consequence …
Asian Migrant Women's Employment Participation: Patterns, Determinants and Differentials
This paper is an empirical investigation into Asian migrant women's employment participation in Australia. Using the customized tabulations from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, it examines the patterns and determinants of employment status and
Gender representation in school textbooks in Iran: The place of languages
This article focuses on the association between language and gender from a sociological perspective. The article provides research-based evidence to analyse whether and to what extent gender characteristics represented through the educational system are associated with the languages used in the educational resources. The analysis uses socialization theory which recognizes the educational system, particularly the school and its educational materia…
South Asian Female Migrants’ Work Differentials: Multicultural Assessment
This article examines the employment and occupational status of South Asian female migrants in Australia, mostly Indian and Sri Lankan. It highlights their work differentials with both native-born and other female migrants in this multicultural context and confirms that they are a highly selected population who potentially bring considerable economic benefits to the receiving society. The observation that South Asian female migrants in Australia …
Migration and Gender Roles: The Typical Work Pattern of the Mena Women
This paper focuses on the association between migration and gender roles measured by women's paid work. The main migrant group of this study, its context and the method of analysis provide opportunity to meet this objective appropriately. The paper focuses on female migrants from the Middle East and North Africa region, who are often characterized by traditional gender roles including women's low rates of paid work. The residing country of this m…
Muslim Minority of New Zealand in Global Context: Demographic Perspective
This article focuses specifically on the population of Muslims in New Zealand, and highlights their demographic and socio-economic characteristics in a worldwide comparison. Globally, Islam is the fastest-growing religion and Muslims are the second largest religious group. In particular, the population of Muslim migrants in the multicultural and westerns societies is also remarkably growing fast. This also applies to the multicultural setting of …
Social Change and Demographic Response in Iran (1956–2006)
This article considers the association between religion, family formation and social trends in Iran from a socio-demographic perspective. Iran has experienced one of the most spectacular falls in birth rate ever experienced in human history. The fundamental socio-cultural changes over the past few decades have made it a unique ‘social laboratory’ for the analysis of determinants of changes in marriage and fertility patterns. While emphasising the…
Gender, Religion and Work: Comparative Analysis of South Asian Migrants
This article explains the work patterns and determinants of the South Asian female Muslim migrants in the multiethnic and multicultural setting of Australia. The paper also compares the work differentials of this group of female migrants with non Muslim female migrants from the same region of birth, Muslim women from other regions of birth, other groups of female migrants, and native-born women. Accordingly, the multivariate results of this compa…
Gender, Migration, and Religion: Mena Muslim Migrants in Australia from a Socio-demographic Perspective
Focusing on the issue of gender and Muslim minority communities in the West, this paper presents a typical pattern in order to examine the main dimensions and determinants associated with religion and gender identity upon migration. It also explains the existence and the extent of association between the socialization experience of women in their society of origin and their integration process in the receiving society. The examination focuses par…
Education's economic return in multicultural Australia: Demographic analysis
This article focuses on the impact of education as the most important human capital endowment in the context of migration, religion, gender and ethnic identity from a demographic perspective. It presents research-based evidence to address such key research questions as whether and how significantly women's education provides equal benefit in the labour market for individuals, based on their migration status, religion, and ethnic identity. The fie…
Demographic analysis on social perceptions of Hijab in contemporary Iran: Dimensions and determinants
While a large body of the literature confirms the existence of diverse styles of the hijab and attributes this diversity as a consequence of religious authorities’ socialization mechanisms across the Islamic world, the literature still lacks sufficiently fresh research-based evidence to assess the actual effects of these official mechanisms on individuals’ perceptions towards the hijab. This crucial research gap is the central focus of this study…
Women’s Dress Codes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: State’s Gender Ideology Representation
Women’s employment, religion and multiculturalism: Socio-demographic emphasis
Asian Migrant Women's Employment Participation: Patterns, Determinants and Differentials
This paper is an empirical investigation into Asian migrant women's employment participation in Australia. Using the customized tabulations from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, it examines the patterns and determinants of employment status and
South Asian Female Migrants’ Work Differentials: Multicultural Assessment
This article examines the employment and occupational status of South Asian female migrants in Australia, mostly Indian and Sri Lankan. It highlights their work differentials with both native-born and other female migrants in this multicultural context and confirms that they are a highly selected population who potentially bring considerable economic benefits to the receiving society. The observation that South Asian female migrants in Australia …
Employment Differentials of Second-Generation Muslim Immigrants: Assimilation and Discrimination Hypotheses
Focusing on the status of Muslim women, this paper examines the market employment of the second generation of migrants in multicultural Australia and highlights their differentials with non-Muslims. This group of Muslim women was born and educated in a country clearly characterised by a high level of women's employment. Accordingly, it is theorised that the employment level of second-generation Muslim migrants might also be high as a consequence …
Migration Differentials in Women's Market Employment: An Empirical and Multicultural Analysis
This paper examines the differences associated with the patterns and determinants of women's market employment by migration status and ethnic origin. Considering “ethnic employment” as an important issue in the immigrant labor market assimilation approach and migrants' success in the labor market as a key indication of their settlement in the host country, the results of this paper provide a basis to reassess the patterns and determinants associa…
Gender, Religion and Work: Comparative Analysis of South Asian Migrants
This article explains the work patterns and determinants of the South Asian female Muslim migrants in the multiethnic and multicultural setting of Australia. The paper also compares the work differentials of this group of female migrants with non Muslim female migrants from the same region of birth, Muslim women from other regions of birth, other groups of female migrants, and native-born women. Accordingly, the multivariate results of this compa…
Migration and Gender Roles: The Typical Work Pattern of the Mena Women
This paper focuses on the association between migration and gender roles measured by women's paid work. The main migrant group of this study, its context and the method of analysis provide opportunity to meet this objective appropriately. The paper focuses on female migrants from the Middle East and North Africa region, who are often characterized by traditional gender roles including women's low rates of paid work. The residing country of this m…
Religion, Migration and Social Change: Christian–Muslim Differentials
This paper examines the status of Christian and Muslim Lebanese women in Australia in terms of their participation in employment. The paper also highlights employment differentials between Lebanese women and non-Lebanese women, both overseas-born and Australian-born, in this multi-ethnic and multicultural context. Prior studies document settlement difficulties and indicate that Lebanese migrants in Australia, particularly women and Muslims, have …
Ethnic and Religious Discrimination? A Multicultural Analysis of Muslim Minorities in the West
Using a discrimination approach, this paper analyzes the consequence of religious affiliation on the status of female migrants in the labor market. Available literature emphasizes the fact that the combination of a set of major sources of discrimination such as gender, migration, ethnicity, and religion makes more severe the existing discrimination. In order to examine this relationship, the paper utilizes the statistical method of logistic regre…
Gender representation in school textbooks in Iran: The place of languages
This article focuses on the association between language and gender from a sociological perspective. The article provides research-based evidence to analyse whether and to what extent gender characteristics represented through the educational system are associated with the languages used in the educational resources. The analysis uses socialization theory which recognizes the educational system, particularly the school and its educational materia…
Social Change and Demographic Response in Iran (1956–2006)
This article considers the association between religion, family formation and social trends in Iran from a socio-demographic perspective. Iran has experienced one of the most spectacular falls in birth rate ever experienced in human history. The fundamental socio-cultural changes over the past few decades have made it a unique ‘social laboratory’ for the analysis of determinants of changes in marriage and fertility patterns. While emphasising the…
Gender, Migration, and Religion: Mena Muslim Migrants in Australia from a Socio-demographic Perspective
Focusing on the issue of gender and Muslim minority communities in the West, this paper presents a typical pattern in order to examine the main dimensions and determinants associated with religion and gender identity upon migration. It also explains the existence and the extent of association between the socialization experience of women in their society of origin and their integration process in the receiving society. The examination focuses par…
The Construction of Religious Identity in Contemporary Iran: A Sociological Perspective
This paper examines the connection between educational institutions and religious socialization in the construction of religious identity. It employs socialization theory, which recognizes educational institutions as the first agent and the most powerful engine of socialization. Applying this theory to the case study of Iran reveals the ubiquitous presence of religion in all educational texts, supporting the argument that these educational tools …
Muslim Minority of New Zealand in Global Context: Demographic Perspective
This article focuses specifically on the population of Muslims in New Zealand, and highlights their demographic and socio-economic characteristics in a worldwide comparison. Globally, Islam is the fastest-growing religion and Muslims are the second largest religious group. In particular, the population of Muslim migrants in the multicultural and westerns societies is also remarkably growing fast. This also applies to the multicultural setting of …
Formation of gender identity in the Islamic republic of Iran: Does educational institution matter
This article focuses on the process of gender identity construction through the educational system from a socio-cultural perspective. Socialisation operates as a strategy to protect social unity and group superiority. Although socialisation is an enduring process involving various institutions, childhood is a vital period of gender socialisation whereby schools and school textbooks play a substantial role as the first official sources of socialis…
Demographic analysis on social perceptions of Hijab in contemporary Iran: Dimensions and determinants
While a large body of the literature confirms the existence of diverse styles of the hijab and attributes this diversity as a consequence of religious authorities’ socialization mechanisms across the Islamic world, the literature still lacks sufficiently fresh research-based evidence to assess the actual effects of these official mechanisms on individuals’ perceptions towards the hijab. This crucial research gap is the central focus of this study…
Women’s Dress Codes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: State’s Gender Ideology Representation
Institutionalization of State Religion in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Socio-Demographic Perspective
This research paper focuses on the notion of institutionalization of state religion through educational institution in the Islamic context from socio-demographic perspective. Despite the existence of a large body of literature arguing the substantial role of Islamic authorities’ socialization mechanisms, especially educational institution in the formation of religious identity, the argument has not enjoyed sufficiently supportive research-based e…
Education's economic return in multicultural Australia: Demographic analysis
This article focuses on the impact of education as the most important human capital endowment in the context of migration, religion, gender and ethnic identity from a demographic perspective. It presents research-based evidence to address such key research questions as whether and how significantly women's education provides equal benefit in the labour market for individuals, based on their migration status, religion, and ethnic identity. The fie…
Sociology (18 works) · Political science (17 works) · Geography (14 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (12 works) · Economics (11 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (11 works) · Demographic economics (10 works) · Multiculturalism (10 works) · Gender Studies (9 works)