Attitudes of Unmarried University Students Towards Aspects of Traditional Marriage: An exploratory study on female students of Sudan University of Science and Technology and Al-Nahda College

Abstract

            The study aims to know the attitudes of the unmarried undergraduate students towards the aspects of traditional marriage. The study has been conducted on an exploratory sample consisting of rural female students from Sudan University of Science and Technology and urban students from Al-Nahda College, whereas  the size of the study sample was (331) female students, ( 202) female students from Sudan University of Science and Technology and (129) female students from Al-Nahda college, with an average age of (21.11) and a standard deviation of (2.740) towards the manifestations of traditional marriage, The researchers use questionnaire as a tool for the study, it consists of (5) axes, its stability ranged (771.-881.), and after analyzing the data, the results of the study were: Positive attitudes of rural and urban students (sample members) towards the aspects of traditional marriage, with the negative attitudes of rural students towards (marriage ceremonial customs). There is no correlation between the attitudes of urban students with chronological age, while there is an inverse correlation between the attitudes of rural students towards aspects of marriage and age in the following  (the general trend towards marriage, the trend towards traditional marriage ceremonies).There is no correlation between the attitudes of rural and urban students (sample members) with the academic level, except that there is an inverse correlation between the academic level and (the trend towards traditional marriage ceremonies for rural female students, and the general trend towards marriage for urban students. The study has some recommendations, such as: The necessity of develop that includes academic curricula as comprehensive requirements on the correct and secure marriage as legislated by the heavenly religions.