Impact of communication incipience of the pilgrims' residential context on their communication behaviors & perceptions, Study on the pilgrims Egypt
, Vol.2
, Fifth Issue
PP:44 - 77
Authors:
Prof. Dr. Fazal Rahim Khan-Professor of Mass Communication,Media Research and Affairs Department,Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research,Umm Al-Qura University
Dr. Osman B.Gazzaz-Assistant Professor - Head of Media Affairs Department,Media Affairs Department,The Institute of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques for Hajj & Omrah Research,Umm al-Qura University
Abstract:
Acknowledgment:
Foremost we invoke the name of Allah, the most Gracious the Dispenser of Grace. His eternal peace and blessings be upon Muhammad (PBUH), members of his household and on his companions, Aameen. All thanks are to Allah Subhanahu-Wa-Ta’la for His mercy, help and for bestowing us with the capacity to undertake and complete this study. This study was fully funded by the Institute of the Custodian Two Holy Mosques for Hajj and Omrah Research, Umm al-Qura University, Makkah al-Mukarramah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We gratefully acknowledge the institute’s financial support and record our unreserved gratitude to the Institute’s administration and the members of the Research Committee for approving and supporting the project. We are also thankful to our colleagues at the department and to all the post-graduate students who contributed with their time, efforts and invaluable suggestions in various stages of this project. Without their help and support, this project could not be completed.
Abstract:
The present study has examined relationship between communication incipience of the Hajj pilgrims’ residential context and their communication behavior and perceptions. Per communication infra-structural theory of Ball-Rokeach and her colleagues, communication incipience is defined as a degree of openness of communication action context (CAC). Data were collected from a probability sample of the sojourner community of the Egyptian pilgrims within their housing units in the Holy city of Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia. Availability and proximity of communication incipient features of physical and social-architectural structures of the housing units and their neighborhood indexed communication incipience of the CAC. Multiple regression analysis found that degree of openness of the CAC had a statistically significant impact upon number and frequency of communication contacts made in problem situations and pilgrims’ perception after controlling for the effect of demographic variables. Recommendations are derived for the structural aspects of the pilgrims’ housing projects and for future research for further testing the relationship.
Key Words:
Communication, Hajj and Umrah housing, communication behaviors.
Research Language:
English
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