Methods of Family Dispute Management from the Perspective of Wives in the North of Jordan

Mohammad A.  Al Harahsheh; Abdalah M.  Gazan; Fayez A.  Simadi

doi:10.35516/hum.v49i5.2790

Authors

Mohammad A. Al Harahsheh Yarmouk University, Jordan.
Abdalah M. Gazan Yarmouk University, Jordan.
Fayez A. Simadi Yarmouk University, Jordan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v49i5.2790

Keywords:

Family dispute; dispute management; methods; family sociology

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the methods of managing family dispute from the perceptions of wives along with the sources of family dispute in the northern region of Jordan. To achieve the objectives of this study, a survey questionnaire was designed for data collection. The sample of this study contained (315) married women participated in a social sample survey. The results revealed that women have a moderate role in using the methods of family dispute management; the vast majority of those married women face these conflicts in silence and non-confrontation, followed by the method of dialogue and discussion, the violence method, and mediation method. The results also showed that financial disputes, family size at one home, and interference of parents and relatives in the spouse life were the main reasons of family disputes. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) for the independent variables (number of children in the family, place of residence, educational level of the wife, the governorate, the wife's profession) on the different fields of study.

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