Family in the middle east: ideational change in Egypt, Iran and Tunisia

Examines, in comparative perspective, the different ideals about family and society and how they have impacted on real family life across a number of countries in the Middle East. INDICE: Part 1: Introduction Family Life and Ideational Change in Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia "Kathryn M. Yount, and Rashad Hoda " Part 2: Transnationalism, Nationalism, and New Family Ideals 1. Familism and Critical Arab Family Studies "Joseph, Suad" 2. International Feminism and the Women's Movement in Egypt, 1904-1923: A Reappraisal of Categories and Legacies "Mary Ann. Fay" 3. From Birth Control to Family Planning: Population, Gender, and the Politics of Reproduction in Egypt "Laura. Bier" 4. Family Law and Family Planning Policy in Pre- and Post-revolutionary Iran "Homa Hoodfar "5. Family Law and Ideological Debates in Post-colonial Tunisia "Mounira Maya" "Charrad "Part 3: Continuity andChange in Daily Family Life 6. Rationales for Kin Marriages in Rural Upper Egypt" "Hania Sholkamy," 7. Social Change and Parent-Adolescent Dynamics in Egypt "Sahar El Tawila"; "Barbara Ibrahim, "and" Hind Wassef". 8. Reprint: Family Power and Gender Preference in Minya, Egypt "Kathryn M. Yount" 9. Divorce and the Fate of the Family in Modern Century Egypt "Kenneth Cuno" 10. The Family and Social Change in Post-revolutionary Iran "Abbasi-Shavazi, Mohammad Jalal, Peter McDonald, Meimanat Hossein-Chavoshi" 11. From Sexual Submission to Voluntary Commitment: The Transformation of Family Ties in Contemporary Tunisia "Lilia Labidi" Part 4: Concluding Remarks - Family Life and Ideational Change in Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia --- Reconsidered "Hoda Rashad and Kathryn M. Yount"

• ISBN: 978-0-415-77486-4
• Editorial: Routledge
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 16/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés