Author/Authors :
Abd-Ella، Mokhtar نويسنده Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture-Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt , , Aly، Alham نويسنده Department of Rural Family Development, Faculty of Home Economics-Al-Azhar University, Egypt Aly, Alham , Ebad-Allah، Mohammed نويسنده Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture-Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. ,
Abstract :
This study was directed toward investigating family adjustment in rural Egypt using the family as the unit of analysis. Nine dimensions of family adjustment were identified in the literature. Ten independent variables were specified and expected to be related to family adjustment in this study. A quota sample of 300 families was chosen. Husband and wives in samples families were simultaneously interviewed by a brother sister interviewing teams. The result showed that religiously, duration and educational level; are the three most effective predictors of most family adjustment dimensions. Adjust role orientation as a family adjustment dimension is not explained and predicted by those three factors but is explained by urban contact and mass media exposure. The relevance of those findings was outlines.
