Understanding the Worldviews of the Saudi Arabian Public

该项目旨在了解和分析沙特阿拉伯公民的世界观。为此，它进行了全面的态度和价值取向的代表性的国家样本的1500名成年沙特人，使用面对面的访谈。调查工具是一份19页的封闭式问卷，涵盖与家庭、亲子期望、妇女和性别关系、人际信任、宗教、政治、个人和民族认同、与外部世界的关系、现代教育、经济发展以及宗教和社会容忍等有关的问题。 沙特阿拉伯是伊斯兰教两个最神圣的城市，麦加和麦地那，世界上主要的原油生产国，一个温和的阿拉伯国家，也是美国的盟友。 因此，沙特阿拉伯王国在世界经济，政治和文化中发挥着至关重要的作用。在近年来从其他几个伊斯兰国家收集的比较价值调查数据的背景下，这项研究有助于阐明和解释这些不同的因素，如该国对圣地的管理和伊斯兰世界的中心地位，沙特王国的特定宗教，部落和政治动态，以及石油驱动的食利者经济，这些因素塑造了沙特公众对工作、家庭、妇女、政治、宗教和宗教习俗以及其他重大社会和文化问题的价值取向。通过试图了解沙特公众的世界观，该项目不仅有助于对这个重要的穆斯林国家的社会科学研究，而且还将促进美国和沙特公众之间的跨文化理解和和平关系。

This project seeks to understand and analyze the worldviews of the citizens of Saudi Arabia. To this end, it carries out a comprehensive survey of the attitudes and value orientations of a representative national sample of 1500 adult Saudis, using face-to-face interviews. The survey instrument is a close-ended 19-page questionnaire that covers such issues as those related to family, parent-child expectations, women and gender relations, interpersonal trust, religion, politics, individual and national identity, the relationship with the outside world, modern education, economic development, and religious and social tolerance. Saudi Arabia is host to two of the holiest cites in Islam, Mecca and Medina, the world's major producer of crude petroleum, a moderate Arab country, and a U.S. ally. Thus, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a vital role in the world economy, politics, and culture. In the context of the comparative value survey data collected from several other Islamic countries in recent years, this study helps to illuminate and explain how such diverse factors, as the country's stewardship of the holy cites and centrality in the world of Islam, the specific religious, tribal, and political dynamics of the Saudi Kingdom, and the oil-driven rentier economy, have shaped the value orientations of the Saudi public toward work, family, women, politics, religion and religious practices, and other significant social and cultural issues. By attempting to understand the worldviews of the Saudi public, this project will not only contribute to the social scientific study of this significant Muslim nation, but will promote inter-cultural understanding and a peaceful relationship between U.S. and Saudi publics as well.