The social responsibility of the housing sector and its role in achieving sustainable development

A sociological study on a sample of beneficiaries at the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment - in Dubai

Authors

  • Maryam Saleem Aljaaidi University of Sharjah - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - United Arab Emirates
  • Mohammed Abdel Karim M Al-Hourani University of Sharjah - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - United Arab Emirates

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31973/aj.v1i145.3610

Keywords:

social responsibility, sustainable development

Abstract

This study aims to find out the relationship between the independent variables of the study and the degree of housing consideration for sustainable development in Dubai. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was designed and applied to a random sample of 300 male and female beneficiaries of the housing of the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment.

Descriptive and analytical statistics (frequencies, percentages, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and multiple regression coefficient) were used to know and analyze the demographic and social characteristics of the respondents, in which housing indicators for sustainable development in Dubai were learned.

The results of the statistical analysis revealed the existence of an inverse and weak relationship between the variable number of housing members and the degree to which the housing takes into account sustainable development, (b*=-0.183, t=-2.074, p=0.040), while it was found that there was no relationship between the rest of the independent variables (the gender of the owner Dwelling, area name, type of dwelling, marital status, husband’s age, wife’s age, husband’s occupational status, wife’s occupational status, husband’s educational level, wife’s educational level, average monthly family income from all sources, duration of residence) and between the degree of observance of the housing in a way general.

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Author Biographies

  • Maryam Saleem Aljaaidi, University of Sharjah - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - United Arab Emirates

    Graduate student

  • Mohammed Abdel Karim M Al-Hourani, University of Sharjah - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - United Arab Emirates

    Associate Professor with a PhD in Sociology, Research Supervisor.

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2023-06-14

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Sociology

How to Cite

Aljaaidi, M., & Al-Hourani, M. (2023). The social responsibility of the housing sector and its role in achieving sustainable development: A sociological study on a sample of beneficiaries at the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment - in Dubai. Al-Adab Journal, 145, 483-516. https://doi.org/10.31973/aj.v1i145.3610

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