Spatial differentiation between divorce cases in Jordan (An Analytical study for a sample of divorced women in Irbid)
Qasem Dweikat and Badreh Hayajneh, Faculty of Arts, Dept. of History, Yarmouk University, Irbid Jordan.
Abstract
The research aims to reveal the pattern of spatial distribution of divorce cases in the governorates of Jordan, as well as the chronology in the period between 2000 and 2011.
It also aims to identify the most important demographic, social and economic factors, which lead to divorce. Search data derived from questionnaires distributed to a simple
random sample of 272 divorced lady, enrolled in Islamic courts complex in the city of Irbid. Descriptive analytical method has been utilized to analyze data using statistical
analysis package for social sciences.
Results showed contrast between the provinces of the Kingdom, in the phenomenon of divorce. Increasing in the middle province compaired to the North and South. Results
also showed their is no correlation between some of the economic, demographic, and social variables and the distribution of divorce cases, especialy between urban and rural
communities. Research has shown that the provinces of Aqaba and Amman ccupied the first and second rankes respectively in the high rate of divorce of total marriages,
while it decreased in the provinces of Ajloun and Tafila.
Keywords: Geographical Pattern, Divorce, Social Geography, Feminist Geography, Behavioral Geography