SELF- CONCEPT AND THE IMAGE OF OTHER IN A SAMPLE OF CEMETERIES DWELLING CHILDREN IN CAIRO A FIELD STUDY ON THE CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND THE LATE CHILDHOOD

Abstract

The current study aims at knowing the relationship between the inhabitants of the graveyards and the child's concept of himself as well as his awareness towards the others (social awareness). -The sample of the study included (100) of the children of Cairo divided as follows: (50) of those living in the graveyards and (50) of those living in Mansyhat Nasser. The study then used the descriptive comparative methodology in data collecting; as the researcher used the (self-concept scale) to know the relationship between the self-concept and the residency. -These data were statistically measured and the study ended to the fact that there are differences of statistical significance among the residency and the self-concept dimensions as a whole. There are no statistically significant differences among the kind of child and the dimensions of self-concept and there are no differences of statistical significance between the kind and the inhabitance of the graveyards and the dimensions of self-concept as a whole. There is an extrusive direct relation between the self-concept and the concept or awareness of the other; the more children are self-aware –the more his is socially conscious in the light of the current study and its result and through the remarks of the researcher we recommend the following: 1-The necessity of letting other children expresses their feelings and their opinions. 2-The importance of providing life-needs and the essential leisure time pursuits. 3-The importance of providing suitable home for these children.