سوسيولوجيا الكتابة بالحمام : تحليل مضمون كتابة و رسومات المراهقين في حمام المدارس الثانوية ببيت لحم

Abstract EN

This study aimed to identify the themes of the writings in the toilets of Bethlehem secondary schools as well as to identify the differences in writings and paintings in terms of quantity and content on the basis of social type and geographical gathering (eastern, western, and central regions) in Bethlehem governorate, Palestine.

On the other hand, it aimed to investigate the opinions and trends, the social workers have about the toilet writings .In order to achieve the objective of the current research, the qualitative and quantitative descriptive approach and content analysis have been followed and the writings and drawings in (40) secondary schools in Bethlehem have been the basis of interest.

The researcher has, therefore, developed a standardized interview in order to investigate attitudes, opinions and interpretations of the 36 social workers’ working in these schools.

After data collection and analysis, the results showed that there were (558 writings and 78 paintings).

In relation to the number of writings and paintings, there were differences between males and females in favor of males, (i.e.

64.9 % for males and 35.1 % for females).

As for the quality of the language of the writings, female students’ language of writing was more polite and coherent with values and culture than that of male students.

Male writing topics were more aggressive and had more electronic references.

In contrast, female students had more affectionate and romantic expressions than male students.

As for the geographical differences, it was found that there were differences in favor of the area (i.e.

the middle 50.3 %, east countryside 27.2 %, and western countryside 22.4 %).

The majority of social specialists said that adolescents usually tend to write in toilets because their society and culture do not allow them to express their emotional feelings freely.