HOUSING IN NABLUS: SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSING SATISFACTION OF THREE PALESTINIAN SUB-GROUPS.
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Title
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HOUSING IN NABLUS: SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSING SATISFACTION OF THREE PALESTINIAN SUB-GROUPS.
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Identifier
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AAI8515622
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identifier
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8515622
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Creator
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EL-KHATIB, ADIB.
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Contributor
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William Kornblaum
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Date
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1985
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, General
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Abstract
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This thesis offers an empirical investigation of the socioeconomic characteristics and the relative housing satisfaction of three different Palestinian sub-groups, who live in the same locality, Nablus. They are differentiated based upon the place of birth of the head of household: traditional urbanites, rural migrants and Palestinian refugees. Rural to urban migration generally affects the spatial distribution of populations, the social, and economic characteristics of a city. In Nablus, except for the involunteer Palestinian refugee camps, and the volunteer Samaritans, I did not find definite ethnic clusterings. Population distribution and sub-grouping within the city will be investigated in the light of the socioeconomic variables, the quality of housing, and housing satisfaction of the three Palestinian sub-groups under study: traditional urbanites, rural migrants and Palestinian refugees.;Because of the selectivity of rural migrants, their early exposure to city life, especially during high school, the relatively high education and income, and the relatively shared traditions, made it possible for the migrants to integrate easily into the system. Therefore, the Nablusians' socioeconomic characteristics seem to be prevalent. The central area is still the center of administrative and economic activities. The city reflects the Islamic influence. The city's ecology shows also some preindustrial characteristics.;Generally, housing in developing countries lacks in both quality and quantity. Nablus and the surrounding areas are no exception. Generally, housing quality of rural migrants falls behind that of the urbanites. Thus, throughout the study, when comparing the quality of rural housing to that of the traditional urbanites, within the city of Nablus, surprisingly, I found that the quality of rural migrants' housing is superior to that of the two other Palestinian sub-groups. Housing conditions for the three Palestinian groups are variable. Palestinian refugees houses are less livable than the other two sub-groups. The empirical core of this research is a survey of five districts in Nablus, conducted by the author during the period March - September, 1983. The respondents were asked to fill a questionnaire which contains questions about: (a) Socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, (b) Demographic conditions, (c) Housing conditions, and (d) Satisfaction with housing and neighborhood variables. These variables were cross-tabulated and the findings are presented statistically, in percentages, frequencies, mean or median or in an indexical form.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Sociology
