UAE Society Ch-1&2 Introduction UAE Society1

What is a Society? When you start to delve into the question "what is society" you will realize that this is indeed a very deep subject. There is no one answer because a society is not a thing that can be easily explained in one or two sentences. UAE Society2

In fact, this could actually be a topic for a thesis by a graduate student in philosophy and it would take many volumes to include all the possible answers. Let's start by looking at what we consider to be a society. UAE Society3

In our daily lives, a society is the place where we live. It is made up of the government, the education system, the health care and the many occupations that people have. Each and every person is an important part of a society because each one has something to contribute. UAE Society4

It is a very broad concept that is often broken down into different segments or facets of life. Within a society, there are smaller societies or groups of people who have a particular goal or ambition. These could be a family, clan government agencies, groups of students or groups raising money for a cause. UAE Society5

There are also other factors that separate smaller societies from one another. These include culture, language, race, and religion. Within a society, there can be many different cultures. If you look at the whole world as one society, you can easily realize just how many differences there are. UAE Society6

Even within a country, city or town, you have numerous differences and you can even have different societies within a neighborhood. The neighborhood of a city could be an ethnic society all its own. UAE Society7

In the larger frame of things, all these societies interact with one another on a daily basis bringing new ideas and ways of doing things. Customs transfer from one culture to another, immigrants become assimilated within a society and people react with violence when a part of their society is threatened. All of these things make up a society, which is more of a quality than a thing. UAE Society8

Components of the society Social Component Cultural Component Demographic Component Physical Component UAE Society9

Social Component It has four elements: 1.Education: Education System,literacy percentage 2.Family 3.Clan 4.Social Class 5.Economy UAE Society10

The Family Life Cycle Traditional Family Life Cycle – Stage I: Bachelorhood (Single) – Stage II: Honeymooners (Couple) – Stage III: Parenthood – Stage IV: Postparenthood – Stage V: Dissolution with the death of one spouse. Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall

Table 11.2 Percent Distribution of Five- Category Social-Class Measure SOCIAL CLASSESPERCENTAGE Upper 4.3 Upper-middle 13.8 Middle 32.8 Working 32.3 Lower 16.8 Total percentage100.0

Table 11.7 Typical Categories Used for Assessing Amount or Source of Income Amount Under $25,000/year $25,000-$49,999 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000-$99,999 $100,000-$124,999 $125,000-$149,999 $150,000-$174,999 $175,000-$199,999 $200,000 and over Source Public welfare Private financial assistance Wages (hourly) Salary (yearly) Profits or fees Earned wealth Inherited wealth, interest, dividends, royalties Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall

Cultural Component The elements of the Cultural Components are : 1.Religion 2.Language 3.Values 4.Norms 5.Arts 6.Customs and Traditions UAE Society14

Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Culture The sum total of learned beliefs, values, and customs that serve to regulate the consumer behavior of members of a particular society.

A Theoretical Model of Cultures’ Influence on Behavior Figure 12-1 Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall

Culture Is Learned Enculturation and acculturation Language and symbols Ritual Sharing of culture Enculturation – The learning of one’s own culture Acculturation – The learning of a new or foreign culture Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Issues

Culture Is Learned Enculturation and acculturation Language and symbols Ritual Sharing of culture Without a common language shared meaning could not exist Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Issues

Culture Is Learned Enculturation and acculturation Language and symbols Ritual Sharing of culture A ritual is a type of symbolic activity consisting of a series of steps Rituals extend over the human life cycle Marketers realize that rituals often involve products (artifacts) Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Issues

Culture Is Learned Enculturation and acculturation Language and symbols Ritual Sharing of Culture To be a cultural characteristic, a belief, value, or practice must be shared by a significant portion of the society Culture is transferred through family, schools, houses of worship, and media Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Issues weblink

Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall Table 12.2 Selected Rituals and Associated Artifacts SELECTED RITUALSTYPICAL ARTIFACTS WeddingWhite gown (something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue) Birth of childU.S. Savings Bond, silver baby spoon BirthdayCard, present, cake with candles 50th Wedding anniversaryCatered party, card and gift, display of photos of the couple’s life together GraduationPen, U.S. Savings Bond, card, wristwatch Valentine’s DayCandy, card, flowers New Year’s EveChampagne, party, fancy dress ThanksgivingPrepare a turkey meal for family and friends

UAE Values Achievement and success Activity Efficiency and practicality Progress Material comfort Collectivism Freedom External conformity Humanitarianism Youthfulness Fitness and health Copyright 2007 by Prentice Hall

Demographical Components The elements of the Demographic Components are : 1.Distribution 2.Size of Population 3.Characteristics UAE Society23

Physical Component Elements of the Physical Component are: 1.Climate 2.Land 3.Resources UAE Society24

Why to Study UAE Society? 1.To define the traits and constituents of UAE society 2.To analyze the Structure of the society and it’s elements factors. 3.To understand the dynamic of changes that takes place in the society due to different factors 4.To be a ware of the roots of the identity and it’s features UAE Society25

5. To discuss the various roles performed by the social institutions to cope with the changes at present and future. 6. To be aware of the historical development in the society. UAE Society26

Traits of the UAE society 1. UAE is an Arabic society which has Islamic religion that affects the identity of it’s individuals. 2.It has a strategic geographical location which affects the society economically and culturally. 3.It is highly developed because of the availability of resources especially oil, in addition to the role played by the federal government. 4.It has a distinguished status ; regionally and internationally. UAE Society27

5. It has a united society, this affects stability and enhance the social solidarity. 6. It is a combination of authenticity and modernity. UAE Society28

The social effects of oil 1.Establishment of a developed infrastructure. 2.High quality of social services 3.Strengthen the relationships with so many countries. 4.Oil enabled UAE to assist many countries all over the world. UAE Society29

What is the UAE Arabic Muslim Country : Cauterized by moderation, Growth and economic Development In 1971: Six of these states (Abu-Dahbi, Ajman, Al-fujayrah, Umm al Qawyn And Sharjah Merged to form UAE Generosity : Oil revenue and moderate policy stance have allowed the UAE to play a vital role in the affairs of region Geography : Strategic location along southern approaches to strait of hormuz,a vital point transit for world crude oil Area: 83,600 sq km Land boundaries : Total;867 km ;Oman 410 and Saudi Arabia; 457 km Climate ; Dessert,cooler in eastern mountains UAE Society30

Population 4,798,491 estimate based on the results of the 2005 census Age Structure: 0-14: 20.4% ;15-64: 78.7; over : 0.9% Birth Rate: 16.5% & Death rate: 2.13% Urbanization: 78% Nationality: Emirati 19%; Arabs /Iranian 23%; South Asian 50%; Westerners 8% Religion: 96% Muslim Languages: Arabic, English, Urdu, and Hindi Litracy: 77.9% ; Male 76.1% and Female 81.7% (2003) UAE Society31

UAE Government Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal governments and other reserved to members Power rests with the seven heredity sheikhs,known as emirs Since 1971 the ruler of Abu Dhabi,Sheikh Zayed bin sultan al-Nahayann has been president he was re- elected fourth consecutive term Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed becom the second president for UAE in 2004 after Sheikh Zayed death Vice President and prime Minister is the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed UAE Society32