The Impact of Electronic Communications on Qatari Family Values
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Presentation delivered at the Social & Economic Survey Research Institute's International Conference on Survey Research in the Gulf. February 28-March 1, 2011 in Doha, State of Qatar
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The Impact of Electronic Communications on Qatari Family Values
- 1. Working paper: “The Impact of Electronic Communications on Qatari Family Values”Social & Economic Survey Research Institute International Conference on Survey Research in the Gulf.February 28-March 1, 2011Doha, State of Qatar Dalal K. Al-Thani, Researcher MiodragStamboldziev, Researcher Dr. Mark A. Farha, Faculty Mentor, Director of Project Please do not copy or redistribute without written permission of authors
- 4. Elmusa
- 6. 37 Questions (3 rubrics)
- 8. Measuring the degree of connectivity and ICT usage
- 9. Participants’ perception of changes
- 12. Qatar’s Three-Pronged Path to Globalization & Self-Expression 2. Economic PROSPERITY (Hydrocarbon, Dev.) 1. Political STABILITY (Diplomacy) 3. Social GLOBALIZATION (Education, ICT) Marked Rise in Disposable Income for a majority of Social Segment in past 2 decades (see previous slide) Citizens experience their lives as safe and secure New Sources of Information and Socialization (schools/universities, internet, social networks) Greater propensity to exit communal cocoon Greater trust placed in outside world New Emphasis on autonomy. Rising SELF-EXPRESSIVE view on INDIVIDUAL potentials Growing Emphasis on HUMAN CHOICE COSMOPOLITAN orientations (even though traditional values are still cherished)
- 13. Qatar in the Twilight Between Communal and Individual Paradigms Source: Inglehardt R and Welzel C. (2005) Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy
- 14. Globalization as the multiplication of choices Source: Inglehardt R and Welzel C. (2005) Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy
- 15. Family remains a priority
- 16. Yet individualism and independence are prized
- 17. Existential Security and Exposure to ICT increases outside kinship trust
- 18. Connected Qatar Salem and Mourtada, Arab Social Media Report, Facebook Usage: Factors and Analysis, Dubai School of Government: January 2011.
- 19. Our subjects are connected 24/7 “we always stay connected through phones…”
- 20. The Internet is equally used as a pastime and as a necessity
- 21. … but it’s social repercussions are viewed in a negative light… “I see that in a lot of the youth of Qatar nowadays, as far as I can tell, they prefer to twit each other rather than sit with each other.”
- 22. …is the impact on children…
- 23. …though not necessarily on religion
- 24. Watching TV in Qatar is largely a social affair “I think technology only adds to keeping in touch with friends via social networks, it does not take away from your face-to-face socializing.”
- 25. Arabic is losing the battle against English in the ICT arena
- 26. Women’s emancipation as equal citizens is fully endorsed…
- 27. …but not without caveats/”Cultural Firewalls”
- 28. Dwindling demography with increasing economic development: TFR per woman Sources: (Alan Richards and John Waterbury, 2008), 73. (Singapore), (Statistik, 2008). Listed population figures refer to the year of 2007.
- 30. Rates of ICT and Facebook penetration need not necessarily result in similar degrees of isolation and alienation as in other societies due to the social context, strong kinship ties and continued identification with traditional norms.
- 31. Very strong individualism alongside equally strong desire to maintain and nurture traditional loyalties to family, religion and nation.
- 32. Correlation of income/education/connectivity and cosmopolitanism is confirmed (Norris).
- 33. Correlation of “existential security” and trust in foreigners is confirmed (Inglehardt/Moaddel/Tessler) Higher income and Internet connectivity have dovetailed, both contributing to a reduction of xenophobia and greater trust placed in outsiders.
- 34. Internet has become the prime source of news (replacing TV and print media)
- 36. Proxy measures through other studies with larger pool of subjects validate many findings and show that our respondents are fairly representative in giving a cross-section of Qatari society. (Azmi, SCFA, ICT etc.)
- 38. Research Administration, School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Georgetown University
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Officially published data by family council, etc.
- Caveat: We only recently received IRB; still work in progress;
- Bias toward the upper class; But infact the bias is relatively moderate