This document summarizes a study on the use of child begging in Jordanian society. The study aimed to identify the social and economic factors forcing children into begging. It examined 15 cases of child beggars and their employers at a government rehabilitation center in Madaba, Jordan from February to April 2017. The results showed that all the child beggars were Jordanian, Muslim, in poor health, with low education levels. Most suffered from family breakdown and school dropout. Their employers, who are usually family members, lack awareness of the importance of family support. Child beggars are used by their families who need basic health and economic assistance. The study also found that the Jordanian Ministry of Social Development's

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‫استخدام‬
‫األطفال‬
‫يف‬
‫التسول‬
‫يف‬
‫اجملتنع‬
‫األردني‬
:
‫دراسة‬
‫إثهوغرافية‬
‫ميدانية‬
.‫د‬
‫فاطمة‬
‫أحمد‬
‫عطيات‬
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‫الكركي‬ ‫محمود‬ ‫هسرين‬ .‫د‬
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‫جامعة‬
‫البلقاء‬
‫التطبيقية‬
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‫كلية‬
‫األميرة‬
‫رحمة‬
‫الجامعية‬
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‫األردن‬
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:‫المرسل‬ ‫للباحث‬ ‫االلكتروني‬ ‫البريد‬
E-mail address: fatimaatiyat@bau.edu.jo
:‫الملخص‬
‫انخسى‬ ً‫ػه‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫حخبش‬ ٍ‫انخ‬ ‫واالقخصبدَت‬ ‫االحخًبػُت‬ ‫انؼىايم‬ ً‫ػه‬ ‫انخؼشف‬ ً‫إن‬ ‫انذساست‬ ‫هذفج‬
‫وانخصابص‬ ،‫ل‬
‫وانخخصاُت‬ ‫االحخًبػُات‬
ٍ‫فا‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ‫وحأهُم‬ ‫سػبَت‬ ‫يشكز‬ ‫نُزالء‬ ،‫انحبنت‬ ‫دساست‬ ‫أسهىة‬ ‫خالل‬ ٍ‫ي‬ ‫ورنك‬ .‫انخسىل‬ ٍ‫ف‬ ‫ِيُهى‬‫ذ‬‫ويسخخ‬ ،ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ‫نألطفبل‬ ‫واالقخصبدَت‬
‫وانًح‬ ‫يأدبب‬ ‫يذَُت‬ ‫شىاسع‬ ٍ‫ف‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫وكزنك‬ ،‫األسدَُت‬ ‫االحخًبػُت‬ ‫انخًُُت‬ ‫نىصاسة‬ ‫انخببغ‬ ‫يأدبب‬
،‫ببنًشكز‬ ‫ُطت‬
( ‫انحبالث‬ ‫ػذد‬ ‫وبهغج‬
51
)
/ٌ‫وَُسب‬ ‫وآراس‬ ‫شببط‬ ‫األشهش‬ ‫خالل‬ ‫حبنت‬
7152
‫كاال‬ ٍ‫يا‬ ‫كابَىا‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ٌ‫أ‬ ‫انُخبصج‬ ‫أظهشث‬ 0‫وأهًهب‬ ،‫انُخبصج‬ ٍ‫ي‬ ‫ػذد‬ ً‫إن‬ ‫انذساست‬ ‫وحىصهج‬ ،
‫انخؼهُى‬ ‫يسخىي‬ ٌ‫وأ‬ ،‫اإلسالو‬ ‫بذَبَت‬ ٌ‫وَذَُى‬ ،‫األسدَُت‬ ‫ببنخُسُت‬ ٌ‫َخًخؼى‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ‫حًُغ‬ ٌ‫وأ‬ ،ٍُ‫انخُس‬
ٍَ‫يخاذ‬ ‫ناذَهى‬
ٌ‫َخًخؼاى‬ ‫وال‬ ،
‫واَؼاذاو‬ ،ٍ‫انًذسس‬ ‫وانخسشة‬ ٌ‫األسش‬ ‫انخفكك‬ ٍ‫ي‬ ٌ‫َؼبَى‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫يؼظى‬ ٌ‫وأ‬ ،‫الصق‬ ‫غُش‬ ٍ‫انخبسح‬ ٌ‫انخسذ‬ ‫ويظهشهى‬ ،‫حُذة‬ ‫بصحت‬
‫أفا‬ ٍ‫يا‬ ‫هى‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫نهؤالء‬ ٍُ‫انًسخخذي‬ ٌ‫وأ‬ .‫انسهًُت‬ ‫االحخًبػُت‬ ‫انخُخئت‬ ٍ‫ف‬ ‫وأفشادهب‬ ‫األسشة‬ ‫دوس‬ ‫ألهًُت‬ ‫يسخخذيُهى‬ ٍ‫وػ‬
‫ػابصالحهى‬ ‫شاد‬
.‫انخسىل‬ ٍ‫ف‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫اسخخذاو‬ ‫خالل‬ ٍ‫ي‬ ‫بخهبُخهب‬ ٌ‫َقىيى‬ ‫واقخصبدَت‬ ‫وصحُت‬ ‫أسبسُت‬ ‫حبحبث‬ ‫ونذَهى‬
ُ‫نا‬ ،‫يأدباب‬ ٍ‫فا‬ ٍُ‫انًخساىن‬ ‫وحأهُام‬ ‫سػبَت‬ ‫يشكز‬ ٍ‫ف‬ ‫انًًثهت‬ ‫األسدَُت‬ ‫االحخًبػُت‬ ‫انخًُُت‬ ‫نىصاسة‬ ًٍ‫انشس‬ ‫انذوس‬ ٌ‫أ‬ ‫انُخبصج‬ ‫أظهشث‬ ‫كًب‬
ُ‫ح‬ ،‫وانًؤيم‬ ‫انًطهىة‬ ‫ببنًسخىي‬
‫األطفبل‬ ٌ‫أ‬ ‫ث‬
‫خبسج‬ ‫ويخببؼت‬ ‫احخًبػُت‬ ‫سػبَت‬ ‫َظبو‬ ‫وحىد‬ ٌ‫دو‬ ،‫يخكشس‬ ‫بخكم‬ ‫انًشكز‬ ً‫ػه‬ ٌ‫َخشددو‬ ٍُ‫انًخسىن‬
.‫حزوسهب‬ ٍ‫ي‬ ‫انظبهشة‬ ً‫ػه‬ ٍ‫َقض‬ ‫ال‬ ‫األطفبل‬ ‫نهؤالء‬ ‫انخسىل‬ ‫حكشاس‬ ‫نًُغ‬ ‫انًشكز‬ ‫داخم‬ ‫انًخبؼت‬ ‫اإلحشاءاث‬ ٌ‫وأ‬ ،‫انًشكز‬
:‫مفتاحية‬ ‫كلنات‬
،‫التسول‬
‫األطفال‬
،‫املتسولين‬
‫خصائص‬
‫املت‬
،‫سولين‬
‫خصائص‬
،‫ِمين‬
‫د‬‫املستخ‬
‫مركز‬
‫رعاية‬
‫وتأهيل‬
‫املتسولين‬
‫يف‬
‫مأدبا‬
.
The Use of Children in Begging in the Jordanian Society: Ethnographic Field Study
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the social and economic factors that force children to beg, it also studied the social,
personal and economic characteristics of child beggars, and those who employ. It is conducted by using the
case study approach for the residents of government beggars’ care and rehabilitation center in Madaba, and
also on the children beggars in city streets around the downtown area. The number of cases was (15), it was
carried out during February, March and April 2017.
The study results included the following: beggars were all Jordanians of both sexes, Muslims, not healthy, low
education levels, and not enjoying a good health nor a good physical appearance. Most the child beggars suffer
from family disintegration and school dropout, lack of awareness among their employers of the importance of
family role and its members in bringing up them up in a socially sound manner. Childrens’ employers are there
families, who are in need of the basic health and economic assistance, pushed toward the use of children in
begging.
The results showed that the official role of the Jordanian Ministry of Social Development represented in the
care and rehabilitation of beggars’ center in Madaba is not at the required level as hoped, since the same
children are considered frequent visitors of the center, without a social care and follow-up systems from the
center, leading to a conclusion that the adopted procedures in the center did not eliminate the phenomenon
from its roots.
Keywords: begging, beggars, children, beggars’ characteristics, beggars’ employers’ characteristics, the
beggars care and rehabilitation center in Madaba anthem.

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