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Voluntary Work in civil Society:The Role of Women Volunteers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia العمل التطوعي في المجتمع المدني: دراسة لدور المرأة التطوعي في محافظة جدة بالمملكة العربية السعودية |
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities |
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Arabic |
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The study describes voluntary work in civil Society focusing on the role of women volunteers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The objectives are: tracing historical background of voluntary work in Saudi society, the main characteristics of Saudi women volunteers, the way Saudi women volunteers create social capital, the nature of the relationship between Saudi women volunteers and civil society organizations, motivations of Saudi women volunteers, the view of women volunteers to voluntary work, impact of voluntary work on the status of Saudi women volunteers, problems facing women volunteers and their suggestions to improvement of voluntary work,. The study combines between exploratory and descriptive studies, and uses social survey, historical and anthropological methods. The theories used in the study are volunteering, motivations, social exchange, social capital and role theories. The instruments used are a structured questionnaire with some opened questions, and the interview. The sample was purposive and snowball n=377 volunteers and n=98 civil society organizations. The main results of the study reveal historical background of voluntary work in Saudi society, the main characteristics of Saudi women volunteers (age, social status, education, profession, income, and growing up homes. Saudi women volunteers create social capital through measuring two social networks 1- A formal social network through participation in civil society organizations which contains the number of civil organizations they volunteer in, types of organizations, areas of participation, type of membership, activities, years of participation and hours of volunteering. 2- An informal social network during the last six months which reveals priority to visiting and helping family followed by helping friends and least neighbourhood relations. The sample has the initiative to help more than receiving help from others. Other results on social capital measurements degrees of social trust, feeling of happiness when meeting other women with different style of life and the feeling of self-satisfaction and meaning of life. Results also show the nature of the relationship between Saudi women volunteers and civil society organizations, they join civil society organizations because of their goals, activities , for having friends in the organization and because the organization suits their field study. Volunteers received rewards from the organizations, which affects in continuing volunteering, and to give more hours of volunteering. Few volunteers received some kind of training on volunteering from the organizations. Motives resulted that religious motives come first followed by helping others and the feeling for satisfaction, the last motives were because of having extra time, to gain experience for a future job and to get to know more acquaintances. The sample views voluntary work as participating in community development in Saudi society, and joining a philanthropic organization, but disagreed on the view that voluntary work is a leisure activity such as parties or for showing off. Voluntary work enabled volunteers to learn new skills and experiences and affected positively the status of Saudi women. Results also point the main problems (personal, organizational, relational problems between members and societal problems) facing women volunteers and their suggestions for improvement of voluntary work. |
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Doctorate Thesis |
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1430 AH
2009 AD |
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
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Researchers
| سعاد عبود عفيف | AFIF, SUAD ABOUD | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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