Family in the Middle East: Ideational Change in Egypt, Iran and Tunisia (Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies)

This book 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. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 10 Author biographies......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 17 Part I: Introduction......Page 18 Historical orientations to the study of family change: Ideational forces considered......Page 20 Part II: Transnationalism, nationalism, and new family ideals......Page 40 1 Familism and critical Arab family studies......Page 42 2 International feminism and the women’s movement in Egypt, 1904–1923: A reappraisal of categories and legacies......Page 57 3 From birth control to family planning: Population, gender, and the politics of reproduction in Egypt......Page 72 4 Family law and family planning policy in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran......Page 97 5 From nationalism to feminism: Family law in Tunisia......Page 128 Part III: Continuity and change in daily family life......Page 154 6 Why kin marriages? Rationales in rural Upper Egypt......Page 156 7 Social change and parent–adolescent dynamics in Egypt......Page 168 8 Women’s family power and gender preference in Minya, Egypt......Page 188 9 Divorce and the fate of the family in modern century Egypt......Page 213 10 The family and social change in post-revolutionary Iran......Page 234 11 From sexual submission to voluntary commitment: The transformation of family ties in contemporary Tunisia......Page 253 Part IV: Concluding remarks......Page 268 12 Family life and ideational change in Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia – reconsidered......Page 270 Glossary......Page 277 Index......Page 280 From a historical comparative perspective, this title explores the globalization of dominant myths of 'modern' family and society, and their effects on families in Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia uniquely contributing to sociological debates about globalization Explores, from a historical comparative perspective, the globalization of dominant myths of ‘modern'family and society, and their effects on families in Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia uniquely contributing to sociological debates about globalization. Edited By Kathryn M. Yount And Hoda Rashad. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.