Arab traders a sense of community surveys Analysis of factors affecting

[Abstract] Yiwu city in Zhejiang, "the United Nations community," for example, through questionnaires, living in urban communities in the Arab traders sense of community factors affecting the analysis, further visits to a harmonious international community, the construction of harmonious cities and Development.

[Keywords] community, a sense of community, factors, international

With the current political, economic globalization and further Development, especially in China's rapid economic growth, attracting more and more from different countries and cultural backgrounds of foreign business people to invest in China, construction, technical services and cultural exchanges, etc. China's cities is becoming more international, and has been prominent in the growing international community of foreign workers into the urban community has become a modern community and social harmony and building a new proposition. to do the integration of foreigners community-based work, tradition of innovation management, the construction of the international community to do deep penetration of this article to make a feature, it is necessary to affect the community of foreign cultural elements belonging to empirical Research and exploration.

Sense of community studies appeared in 1887, Tonnies published <<Community and social>> book Early studies on the sense of community more integrated with community mental Research, and gradually developed into the social structure as a unit of study .20 1970s and 1980s, "the individual unit" method of measuring sense of community sense of community has opened up new areas of Research and new perspectives .20 After the 1990s the Research community a sense of belonging to a community reach the affective domain, affecting residents of the community sense of many factors, according to the Casada (Kasarda), Jarno Wits (Janowitz), Gerson (Gerson), Steiner (Stinner), Loon (Loon) and Gaudi (Goudy), etc. who study the theory, socio-economic status of residents in the community of residence, social relations within the community, community participation, community life satisfaction and sense of community among residents has significant positive correlation . domestic scholars Qiuhai Xiong (1989), Lin Ruiqin, Liu says, etc. (2000), single Jingjing (2006), Wu Xueting, Chenchuan Feng et al (2009) are all factors affecting the community a sense of belonging and a special study, summed up that the residents The major causes of a sense of community living conditions of residents of the community's satisfaction, the community's level of acceptance in the community's social relations in the community of residence as well as participation in community activities and so on.

The study is targeted to domestic residents to build up, these studies whether the theory also applies to foreign workers? As the community of Arab traders in Yiwu, a sense of belonging have its own characteristics? Affect their sense of community and what factors? The scholars of the comprehensive study of the author, a bold assumption that the current international community there is a sense of community problems, it is assumed in Yiwu Arabia factors affecting the business community a sense of belonging to socio-economic status in the community of residence, social relations in the community, a sense of attachment to the community trust, participation in community activities and community life satisfaction, and intended to Yiwu Jiangdong street, "the United Nations community," Arab residents who were tested to explore the structure of Arab traders a sense of community and to study the factors affecting their sense of community, one can build an international community in the multicultural awareness of the inherent requirements of the new search to find ideas, and second, building a harmonious community from the perspective of the government to explore new governing philosophy.

Research Methods 1
1.1 Subjects
Random sampling method, the author of several communities, Jiangdong Street, Yiwu - Five Love district, Jimingshan community and other places on the Arab businessmen in Yiwu, the sense of community for the field survey. A total of 70 questionnaires, usable questionnaire 50, the effective rate of 71.4%.

1.2 Research Tool
Examine the use of self "sense of community survey", a total of 53 questions in the questionnaire is the first part of the personal circumstances of the investigation, including some basic demographic variables and with a sense of community-related factors in the questionnaire the second part of the community belonging scale, scale project from Linrui Qin, Liu says, etc. (1993) Development of sense of community scale, remove the semantics may be difficult to understand the project and appropriate to add some items to finalize the description of the project 33. The third part is the community questionnaire survey of life satisfaction, Diener and other uses in 1985 compiled by the measurement of life satisfaction scale, scale includes 14 items from the environment, health, culture and material life and other aspects of the investigation.

1.3 Data collection
Multi-stage random sampling method to survey and take on the spot to explain, Tianda spot recovery to collect data, survey questionnaires and interviews using a combination of methods, the use of the English language.

From the respondents of age, educational level, occupation and monthly income and other indicators of the survey results generally consistent with the data required for this survey, the survey sample representative within a certain range. Links to free download Center http://www.hi138.com
2 Results and analysis
2.1 socio-economic status had little impact on the sense of community
Socio-economic status, including education, occupation, income. Studies have pointed out that different socio-economic status to the residents of different social opportunities and social relations, and social opportunities and social relations will affect different people's sense of community. According to Table 1: 78% of survey research professional to meet the purpose of Arab traders in Yiwu, their cultural level and below accounted for 20% of primary and secondary schools (secondary) 38%, university (college) 42%, MA and none of the above, wages less than $ 1,000 14% 1001 - $ 1,500 22% 1501 - $ 2000 36% 2001 $ 2,500 12% 2501 - $ 3,000 10% , $ 3,000 more than 6%, the ratio is more evenly distributed from different socio-economic status and their sense of community-related research shows that low educational level is not widespread on the weak or strong sense of community, high levels of community income strong or weak sense of belonging to the phenomenon of socio-economic status and a sense of community relevance is low.

2.2 in the community of residence was positively correlated with a sense of community
Survey, 20 percent of subjects in the just moved in, 58% lived 1 to 3 years, 12% lived 3 to 5 years, only 5% living for six years and above. On the surface it does not meet the residence with a sense of community was positively correlated, but asked about the feeling of living in the community and "if forced to move out of this community, you will feel sorry," when 38% of the population selection will be very sorry, and one residence for more than six years and the residents accounted for 90% of this data, so you can infer that live longer, stronger sense of belonging, which said the community of residence was positively correlated with a sense of community .

2.3 The social relations in the community does not affect the sense of community
Social relations in the community survey, 18 percent of respondents with family members living together, there are 1 or 2 family members accounted for 83.3%, three or four families accounted for 11.1%, 5 to 6 family members accounted for 5.6%, 77.8% of people every day interaction with family, 22.2% of the contacts several times one week, 62 percent of Arab businessmen and friends living in the same community, the community has one or two friends accounts for 64.5%, 3 4 accounted for 22.6%, 5 to 6 months of 6.4%, 6 and above accounted for 6.5%, 61.3% of the daily contacts with friends, 32.2% of the contacts several times one week, 6.5 percent exchanges several times a month, 72 percent of residents have colleagues in their own community, the community, there are 1 or 2 colleagues 36.1%, 3 to 4 accounted for 33.3%, 5 to 6 months of 25%, 6 and more than 5.6%, 38.9% of the daily interaction with colleagues, 58.3% of the people one week contact time, 2.8% of the contacts once a month, 36% of people have contacts with neighbors, 64% did not, contact Frequency several times a day accounted for 11.1%, several times a week accounted for 11.1%, 72.2% several times a month, several times a year accounted for 5.6%, 44% of people have contacts with community organizations, 56% do not, Frequency several times a day exchanges accounted for 9.1%, 50% several times a month, several times a year accounted for 40.9% of their social relations, social contacts mixed, based on their interviews, interpersonal communication, they are selective, more than business contacts in the community's social network has little effect on them.

2.4 pairs of trust in government and local communities is generally low degree of dependence
For the detection of the Arab residents living in the community of trust and dependence, I designed the following questions:
① When you encounter difficulties or setbacks, your first thought turn to for assistance:
1 friends 2 family 3 colleagues 4 neighbors 5 relatives 6 students 7 8 fellow Government and neighborhood 9 industry associations, associations and other intermediary organizations 10 Other
② life, what you mainly from the following people be encouraged to support and help (multiple choice):

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