University of Isfahan Journal of Applied Sociology 2008-5745 26 2 2015 04 21 A Contrastive Analysis of Ethnic Identity in Iran and Lebanon A Contrastive Analysis of Ethnic Identity in Iran and Lebanon 1 15 18396 FA Armin Amir Zahra Iravani Ebrahim Hajiani Journal Article 2016 06 14   Introduction   Ethnic identity is a level of collective identity that can correlated and consolidating a group of people that has a geographical, lingual, historical, racial and religious similarities with eachother. The issue of ethnic and religious plurality of countries, variance and variety of cults, Ethnic and religious minorities has extreme importance and is the most important tool for aliens colonial (Asariannejad, quotes Ahmadipour and others, 1391:45). Ethnic identity and its aggravation is one of important social problems in multiethnic countries because it has a close relation with national cohesion. Ethnic identity aggravation cause each ethnic which is more powerful than the others one not distribute the resources under their control(Navah and Taghavinasab, 1388:65). Due to cultural plurality and Multiethnicity of Iran and Lebanon also close relations and great interest between the two countries and common terms sociopolitical, main question in this article is that if there is a meaningful difference between the rate of ethnic identity tendency among Iranian and Lebanon students?     Material & Methods   This study is survey research and use questionnaire technique in order to data collect. The sampling method is quota sampling. Statistical society includes Iranian students belong to four major ethnicity of Tork, Kord, Lor and Fars in Tehran universities and Lebanese students belong to four ethnicity of Druze, sunni, shia and Maruni Christian in Beirut universities. The volume of students simple in each country is 400 people. In Iran ethnics ratio is: Fars 50%, Tork 25%, Kord 10% and Lor8%(Ghamari, 1384:182). Ethnics ratio in Lebanon is: Maronite 18%, sunni 24%, shia 27% and Druze6%(Taheri,1388:118). The volume simple for each ethnics in Iran and Lebanon is: in Iran Fars(108 men, 107women), Tork(54 men, 53 women), Kord(22 men, 21 women), Lor(18 men, 17 women). In Lebanon Maronite Christian (48 men, 48 women),sunni (64 men, 64 women), Druze(16 men, 16 women), Shia(72 men, 72 women).     Discussion of Results & Conclusions   Hypothesis 1: it seems that ethnic identity among Iran and Lebanon students has a meaningful difference.   Based on the comparison of average variable among students in Iran and Lebanon, may conclude that the rate of ethnic identity of Lebanese students is higher than the Iranian students.   Hypothesis 2: it seems that relation of ethnic identify with National identify, globalization and Culture of tolerance among Iran and Lebanon in comparison with each other include meaningful difference.   Ethnic identity in Iran has reverse relationaship with national identity while Lebanese ethnic identity has a direct relationship. Ethnic identity relation with globalization variables and Culture of tolerance in each country has accumulative orientation.   In each country, Iran and Lebanon, growing of students culture of tolerance rate has direct relationship with their ethnic identity. This finding is match with viewpoint of Robertson,Castells and Giddenz.   National identity among Iranian students has reverse relationship with their ethnic identity that corresponded with Finneylinear approach.   Also national identity among Lebanese students has positive relationship with their ethnic identity that consistent with Finney’s non-linear approach.   Introduction   Ethnic identity is a level of collective identity that can correlated and consolidating a group of people that has a geographical, lingual, historical, racial and religious similarities with eachother. The issue of ethnic and religious plurality of countries, variance and variety of cults, Ethnic and religious minorities has extreme importance and is the most important tool for aliens colonial (Asariannejad, quotes Ahmadipour and others, 1391:45). Ethnic identity and its aggravation is one of important social problems in multiethnic countries because it has a close relation with national cohesion. Ethnic identity aggravation cause each ethnic which is more powerful than the others one not distribute the resources under their control(Navah and Taghavinasab, 1388:65). Due to cultural plurality and Multiethnicity of Iran and Lebanon also close relations and great interest between the two countries and common terms sociopolitical, main question in this article is that if there is a meaningful difference between the rate of ethnic identity tendency among Iranian and Lebanon students?     Material & Methods   This study is survey research and use questionnaire technique in order to data collect. The sampling method is quota sampling. Statistical society includes Iranian students belong to four major ethnicity of Tork, Kord, Lor and Fars in Tehran universities and Lebanese students belong to four ethnicity of Druze, sunni, shia and Maruni Christian in Beirut universities. The volume of students simple in each country is 400 people. In Iran ethnics ratio is: Fars 50%, Tork 25%, Kord 10% and Lor8%(Ghamari, 1384:182). Ethnics ratio in Lebanon is: Maronite 18%, sunni 24%, shia 27% and Druze6%(Taheri,1388:118). The volume simple for each ethnics in Iran and Lebanon is: in Iran Fars(108 men, 107women), Tork(54 men, 53 women), Kord(22 men, 21 women), Lor(18 men, 17 women). In Lebanon Maronite Christian (48 men, 48 women),sunni (64 men, 64 women), Druze(16 men, 16 women), Shia(72 men, 72 women).     Discussion of Results & Conclusions   Hypothesis 1: it seems that ethnic identity among Iran and Lebanon students has a meaningful difference.   Based on the comparison of average variable among students in Iran and Lebanon, may conclude that the rate of ethnic identity of Lebanese students is higher than the Iranian students.   Hypothesis 2: it seems that relation of ethnic identify with National identify, globalization and Culture of tolerance among Iran and Lebanon in comparison with each other include meaningful difference.   Ethnic identity in Iran has reverse relationaship with national identity while Lebanese ethnic identity has a direct relationship. Ethnic identity relation with globalization variables and Culture of tolerance in each country has accumulative orientation.   In each country, Iran and Lebanon, growing of students culture of tolerance rate has direct relationship with their ethnic identity. This finding is match with viewpoint of Robertson,Castells and Giddenz.   National identity among Iranian students has reverse relationship with their ethnic identity that corresponded with Finneylinear approach.   Also national identity among Lebanese students has positive relationship with their ethnic identity that consistent with Finney’s non-linear approach. https://jas.ui.ac.ir/article_18396_285f79db7ce9aafdea245230915c9f2a.pdf