AMMAN — Another poll conducted by the Center for Strategic Studies and published
on Wednesday showed that the vast majority of Jordanians, 88 percent, believe
that societal violence is widespread in the Jordanian society, compared to only
12 percent who do not, according to
Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The poll showed
that nearly half of Jordanians, 40 percent, consider murder the most prominent
form of societal violence, followed by domestic violence at 9 percent, family
and group fights at 8 percent, and theft at 7 percent.
Forty-seven percent
of Jordanians believe that unemployment and poverty are the most important
causes of societal violence in Jordan, and 16 percent believe that the economic
and living situation is the most important reason for societal violence.
According to the
poll, more than half of the Jordanians, 63 percent, believe that social media
deals with issues of violence and murder in a biased and exaggerated manner,
without taking into account the feelings of the victims’ families. On the other
hand, only under a third of Jordanians, 29 percent, believe that social media
deals with violence and murder cases in a transparent and neutral manner.
Thirty-nine percent
of Jordanians believe that the murder of student Iman Irsheid on the university
premised, is one of the most high-profile case of violence and murder to shake
the Jordanian streets during the past three months, 25 percent believe that the
case of the mother who strangled her children in Sahab is the most glaring
example of violence and murder, and only 8 percent believe that the father who
killed his daughters in Ramtha one of the most prominent cases of violence.
The poll indicated
that nearly a third of Jordanians, 36 percent, believe that women are the most
vulnerable group when it comes to violence, another third, 30 percent, believes
that minors are the most vulnerable, and 15 percent believe that the youth are
the group most vulnerable to violence in Jordan.
The poll is part of
the Jordanian Street Pulse Archives series conducted by the Center for
Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, which includes measuring
Jordanians’ opinions, their knowledge about emerging issues and informing those
who are not familiar with the emerging issues taking place in Jordan and the
region.
The center carried
out a survey of “national and regional issues” during the period between August
1 and 11 on a national sample that represents all governorates, regions, and
age groups.
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