Analytical Study of Alienation of Rural and Urban College Students in Sharkia Governorate After the Revolution of 25 th of January 2011

The study aimed to identify the dimensions of the alienation of the college students and determine the relationship between some independent variables and the dimensions of alienation for the college students (measured for males and females, and rural and urban students). The study tested the statistical significant differences between the average values of each of the dimensions of alienation (for males and females as well as for rural and urban college students). To achieve these objectives, the study was conducted at Zagazig University, Sharkia governorate. A sample of 150 students from Zagazig University was randomly selected. To collect the needed data the researcher conducted questionnaires and applied personal interviews with the respondents. The study was conducted during the period of February to April 2012, following the first anniversary of the 25 th of January revolution. The data was statistically analyzed by applying the following techniques: frequency tables, percentages, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Mann-Whitney U test, and Cronbach's. Alpha coefficient. The most important results of the study were: About 71.59%, of the females studying at the university felt self alienation, and 53.4% of them felt powerlessness. It was also found that 62.5% of them suffered from the feeling of meaninglessness and about 46.6% of alien females had the feeling of being socially isolated. The percentage of alien males who felt normlessness was 48.38%, while 50% of them suffered from the feeling of alienation. The results showed that 75.86% of urban college students felt self-alienation and 44.44% of rural college students felt powerlessness. It was also found that 60.32% of rural college students felt that they were meaninglessness, and 42.86% of them felt normlessness. About 50.79% of the rural college students have the feeling of being socially isolated and 47.1% of the urban college students felt the sense of alienation. The research analyzed the relationship between alien male students and the following independent variables: social interaction, the sense of belonging to the community, the attitude towards the voluntary work, the sense of belonging to their families, and political participation. No significant statistical relationship was found between alien female students and the following independent variables: age, social interaction, geographical openness, youth attitudes towards the behavior patterns of their lives, and their attitude toward the voluntary work. There was no statistical significant relationship existed between sense of rural college students of normlessness and the following independent variables: cultural openness, social justice, and youth attitude towards their lifestyle. No statistical significant relationship was found between the feeling of alien urban college students and the following independent variables: age, students feeling of belonging to their families, social interaction, media exposure, social justice, cultural openness, attitude of young people toward the behavior patterns of their lives, and their attitude toward voluntary work. There was no statistical significant difference found between the averages values of each of the five dimensions of alienation and males and females' college students. There was significant statistical difference between the averages values of the alien rural and urban college students with each of the dimensions of alienation.