Factors Leading to the Marriage of Jordanian Youth to Foreign Women in the Tourist Areas (Petra as a Model)

  • Dr. Haya Muhammad Ismail Al-Hilalat Jordan - Ma'an - Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
Keywords: interracial marriage, marriage to foreign women, marriage, marriage problems

Abstract

Factors leading to Jordanian youth marrying foreign women in tourist areas

(Petra as a model)

The study aims to identify the phenomenon of Jordanian youth marrying foreign women, especially in tourism cities, and knowing the reasons and motives that led these young men to marry foreign women, it also aims to know the effects of this marriage, the qualitative approach was used and the study tool, represented by the interview guide, was designed and ten individuals were selected using the intentional sample method to serve the study, the results of the study concluded that the economic, cultural and religious factors are a major reason for the marriage of young men to foreign women in the tourist areas, in addition, there is satisfaction among the study sample of marrying a foreign woman, the study came out with recommendations, the most important of which is to educate young people about the consequences of marriage to foreign women.

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Published
2023-03-08
How to Cite
Al-Hilalat, D. H. M. I. (2023). Factors Leading to the Marriage of Jordanian Youth to Foreign Women in the Tourist Areas (Petra as a Model). Central Asian Journal of Literature, Philosophy and Culture, 4(3), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/RC3UP
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