https://journals.aabu.edu.jo/index.php/Art <p>The third series of Al-Manara Journal for Research and Studies is the Arts and Social Sciences Series. It is published quarterly, online and in print, by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Al al-Bayt University in accordance with internationally recognized standards of peer-reviewed journals. The series is concerned with publishing original and high-quality research papers in terms of content and form written in Arabic and English in different fields of arts and social sciences. It is run by an independent international specialized scientific board of high competence and long experience in publishing and peer-reviewing research.</p> <p>The subject areas include the following fields:<br />- Arabic Language and Literature.<br />- English Language and Literature.<br />- History.<br />- Geography.<br />- Sociology.<br />- Media.<br />- Archaeology and Anthropology.<br />- Arts and Architecture.</p> Al al-Bayt University en-US Arts and Social Sciences Series 2958-227X https://journals.aabu.edu.jo/index.php/Art/article/view/714 <p>The study aimed to focus on the geographical distribution of differences in family size, and the extent of the impact of developmental variables on family decisions related to family size within the study area. It also aimed to show the impact of family size on developmental aspects spatially and demographically, which depends on how family size distributed in the study area to achieve its temporal dynamics in order to be one of the cities of sustainable development. The study relied on the descriptive analytical approach supported by quantitative analysis methods and mathematical models, to understand the impact of developmental factors on family size in Mafraq. The study tool, a questionnaire, was adopted to collect the necessary data, as (1440) questionnaires were distributed to all neighborhoods of Mafraq, which are about (24). The study showed the importance of the geographical location of Mafraq, which may contribute to its growth, as well as linking it to several cities such as Irbid, Zarqa, and Jerash. In addition, Mafarq is linked to the centers of some neighboring Syrian governorates, which enhances its regional function. The study also concluded that Mafraq suffers from weak balanced development among its neighborhoods, as a small number of families occupied neighborhoods with large areas, while neighborhoods with small areas were relatively crowded. The study recommends re-evaluating urban development policies in Mafraq to ensure a balanced distribution of the population among neighborhoods based on urban planning. Secondly, it is necessary to exploit neighborhoods with large areas by developing the infrastructure and providing the necessary services to attract residents. Finally, overcrowding in small neighborhoods should be reduced by improving urban planning and expanding the spaces available for construction and services.</p> Faisal Almayouf Ayed Taran Hamza Bani Khaled Copyright (c) 2025 Arts and Social Sciences Series 2025-03-20 2025-03-20 4 1 9 45 10.59759/art.v4i1.714 https://journals.aabu.edu.jo/index.php/Art/article/view/897 <p>The study aims to reveal the effect of the color sign on the two structures of the text. Formalism and morality in the poem (The Youth Was Granted) by Salama bin Jandal Al-Saadi, Color did not become a luxury and did not stop at the aesthetic function. Rather, it went beyond that to contribute to the stylistic formation that expresses the intellectual and emotional visions of the poet in light of his reliance on color to express the emotional state controlling his thought. From the disappearance of youth, and the arrival of old age, with all the fear and unknown fate it brings, trying to cope with that, by also employing color in depicting women, tools of war, and the environment around him.</p> <p> The study adopted the theory of poetics as a tool to examine and explore the structure of color in the poem’s formats, and the extent of the effectiveness of this theme in embodying what the study intends in the semantic structure of the text.</p> <p> The study concluded that the use of color in the poem is a remarkable phenomenon in the formal structure of the text. And to the effectiveness of poetry in the structure of color in revealing the anxiety inside the poet about life, and its continuous leakage from his hands, as well as the internal conflict between the stage of youth and old age exposed by the gray hair withdrawing from the poet’s poetry and life. And the effect of the use of color on multiple readings and interpretations in the text. And the role of the color sign in the text in the possibility of successful semiotic study based on the extension of the stylistic signs within the text to the poet’s life outside the text.</p> Hussein Al-Btoush Ahmad Althnibat Al-Harith Althnibat Copyright (c) 2025 Arts and Social Sciences Series 2025-03-20 2025-03-20 4 1 47 77 10.59759/art.v4i1.897