Objectives of the research focuses on the following points:
- recognizing the amount of paid and unpaid work for women and men and it's financial value
- recognizing the amount of unpaid work (domestic and non- domestic) of the family and the estim
ated financial value.
- Calculating the amount of work (paid and unpaid) for both men and women and it's total financial value.
- Research community: families residing in the provinces of the southern region of the Syrian Arab Republic.
- The sample consisted of 120 families which have been selected by chance from the south-western provinces of Syria. the descriptive analytical method, and Comparative method were used , and data was collected using two tools of research : observation card and semi – standardized interview, and the two instruments underwent validity and reliability procedures .
This study deals dealing with the social situation of the foreigner
maid at homes.
This phenomena has spread in our Arabic society in general and in
our Syrian community in particular, this matter has been accompanied
with the new demands of the
family.
The society has developed new consuming lifestyle, both individually
and socially.
The members’ needs have been increasing especially in this
economic and social stage of our Syrian society.
Many negative results have been reflected on families and children,
because family is the first basic social institution which is responsible for
a child’s growing up especially at his first three years when his character
is being formed.