FAMILIAL AND POLITICAL PREJUDICE OF FARMERS AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE

A. A. Khalifa, Ebrahim

doi:10.21608/fjard.2013.194630

FAMILIAL AND POLITICAL PREJUDICE OF FARMERS AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Research articles.

Author

Ebrahim A. A. Khalifa

Faculty of Agriculture – Al azhar University-Assiut

10.21608/fjard.2013.194630

Abstract

This research aimed at identifying levels of familial and political prejudice
of respondents, as well as identifying each of: the relationship between the
level of familial prejudice of the respondents and some personal and social
characteristics, and the relationship between the level of political prejudice and
some personal and social characteristics. This research was conducted in two
villages in Sharkia Governorate were selected randomly. 200 respondents
were selected as systematic random sample. Data were gathered from
respondents using personal interviews by questionnaire, during October, and November 2012. Some statistical tools were used to analyze data as:
frequencies, percentages and Chi square test.
The most important findings were: The familial prejudice level was high
at 33% of the respondents, an moderate level was 44.5% of respondents, and
low level was 22.5% of respondents. The political prejudice level was high at
23% of respondents, an moderate level was 35.5% of respondents, and low
level was 41.5% of respondents. Also research found a significant relation
between respondents' familial prejudice and each of: their level of education,
acceptance of innovations, family status, cultural compositeness, and political
participation. And also found a correlation between the political prejudice level
of the respondents and each of: their education level, acceptance of
innovations, and cultural compositeness. The research recommended:
emphasize on the importance of need to develop programs for advancement of
educational level, raise political awareness of farmers, develop leadership < br />capacity as well as level of ambition they have.