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9 ELITE Vol.1 No.23 September 2020 |

Egyptian Family Value : Who is Who ?
A Zoom Discussion

Cairo: Caroline Sharif, AbdelRahman ELHadidi, Alyiaa
& economic class.Usually an individual is affected by family
Assem, Hana Zakaria, Mariam Hefni, Mohamed Fawzi,
values more than the values of society. Yet he does not
Salma Bayoumi, Salma Yasser
necessarily have to follow either of them. The ability to
distinguish between what’s taboo and what’s allowed or good and
In synchronization with the precautionary measures of limiting
bad lies in the human mind, not in the family or society.
the spread of COVID-19, there has become a wider area for
rapprochement between members of the Egyptian family, and
Then,different viewpoints came concerning the party responsible
attention to societal values and related issues that occur in the
for determining these values. Some people thought that the major
absence of them. Thus, Elite team decided to use such
contributor is the family. While others thought that there’s no
circumstances to spot the light on the Egyptian society and its
person or party in particular affecting the person. It’s rather
values. These societal values were and will always be the
stemmed from the individual’s mind and usually acquired and
foundations to building the Egyptian society. This report will
inspired by religion, education, school, the surrounding
outline the several opinions off students from Cairo University
environment of the person, or social media. It’s worth noting that
with its different colleges. These colleges include Economics and
social media might leave an Eastern impression, in line with our
Political Sciences, Literature, Commerce, Law, and Mass
societal values, or a Western impression which totally contradicts
communication. Needless to mention, the proportion of males to
to our societal values.
females was kept into consideration when interviewing these
students through Zoom.
Then came the difference in views about the party responsible for
determining these values. Some thought that the family was the
The students agreed that the definition of societal values is
first factor affecting the child, while others thought that there may
summarized as set of morals and ethics such as honesty,
not be a person himself or a party to determine the values
tolerance, respect for the elderly, helping the needy and other
followed, but rather they stem from the individual’s mind and
characteristics that individuals define according to the culture of
usually they are It is acquired and inspired by religion, education,
the society. Since they are acquired principals that the individual
school, the surrounding environment of the person, or even social
is not born with, they are changeable. If these values are
media - which leave an eastern impression in line with our
followed, society will be organized and distinct than other
societal values or in many cases Western contradictory to it.
societies.
Another group of people believed that it is possible for the ruling
After discussing the concept of societal values, we moved to the
authority of the state (such as the president or parliament) to
difference between family values and these values. A consensus
determine the values according to the ideas and beliefs it adopts.
was noticed that family values go back to how the family raised
Sometimes it is backed up by law, but under the condition that
Nourhan Osama, Youstina Ebeid, Maries Adel, Nadeen Hesham, Nouran Hossam, Mostafa Sayyed, Reem
their children and may agree or disagree with the society.
there is a societal acceptance.
way
or
another
However,
Omran , Zeina Tarek, Hana Henien, Hania Bahaa, Yassmine Gamal Hussein, Salma Bayoumi, Mariam Sultan,
one
derived
from
are
family
values
When it comes to the factors affecting these values, the students
societal values as whole. The details may differ from one family
unanimously
Doss,
Mostafa,
Rana
Ossama,
Nada Hosny, Jozeph George , Farah Ezz Eldin, Aliyaa Assem, Assile agreed on several factors represented by religion,
Mirna
to another within the same community depending on the culture,
community customs and traditions, geographical location, and the
Farah Islam, Zeina Arafa.
religion, environment, place of residence, and the family’s social
family (considering that it’s the foundations of the basic values
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