DETERMINANTS OF THE SIZE OF THE NETWORK OF SOCIAL RELATIONS IN A VILLAGE IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

Agricultural Economics Dept. Fac. of Agric., El- Fayoum Univ.

Abstract

The study aims basically at identifying the determinants of the size of
the network of social relations
in a village in fayoum governorate. This was
undertaken through: describing the levels of size of the network of social
relations, determining the correlation relationship between the studied
variables and the levels of size of the network of social relations for rural
people, identifying the relative contribution of the studied independent
variables in explaining the total variance of the size of the network of social
relations for rural people levels, and finally identifying the most important
problems facing the rural People and suggestions to face these problems from
the view point of respondents.
systematic random sample of (377) Heads of households for rural
people were selected from in algharaq, munsha'atan eabd almajid, algharaq
qabli and danial villages in Etsa district, Fayoum governorate. A number of
complementary statistical measures and techniques were utilized in the
analysis of the collected data including: Pearson's correlation coefficient, Chisquare test, Step wise multiple regression, in addition to Percentages,
Arithmetic mean, Standard deviation, Range and Frequencies to present and
describe data.
The most important findings of the study were as follobout (22.0%) of
respondents had a low-level of size of the network of social relations, (41.4
%) of them had a moderate level and finally (36.6 %) of them had a high level
of size of the network of social relations. and four of the independent
variables had significant positive effects on the size of the network of social
relations level of respondents. These variables were: degree of openness to the
outside world, degree of communicative ability, gender, and attention to social
issues and problems.


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