| Description |
232 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Honour and shame : women in modern Iraq / Sana al-Khayyat. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Interviews -- Housewives -- Teachers -- Higher Professionals -- Ethnic and Religious Background -- Fear of Being Interviewed Home and the Outside World -- 1. The Pressure to Conform -- The Ideology of Honour and Shame -- Attitudes towards Girls -- Growing up Female -the Concept of Femininity -- The Family Name -- Obedience -- Virginity and Chastity -- Puberty -- Mothers and Daughters -- Parents and Daughters -- A Daughter's Education -- Life for Children Today -- 2. 'Choosing' a Partner -- Traditional and Contemporary Marriages -- Marriage between Cousins -- Love and Marriage -- Girls' Expectations of Future Husbands Fate and Destiny -- Why Women Marry -- 3. Worlds Apart: Sexual Life for Women and Men Attitudes towards Sex -- Sex and Knowledge Sex and Duty Sex and Love -- 4. Relationships -- Companionship in Marriage -- Husbands as Outsiders -- Husbands who Drink -- Absent Husbands -- Going Out Together -- Women and Leisure -- Relationship with the In-Laws -- Important Events in a Woman's Life -- Death and the Mourning Period -- 5. Majida, Muna and Sabiha: Three Case Studies -- Majida -- Muna -- Sabiha -- An Egyptian Comparison -- 6. The Daily Grind: Housework -- The Iraqi House and its Upkeep -- The Iraqi Meal -- Other Household Jobs -- Husbands and Housework -- Gadgets and Servants -- Working Mothers 'Rewards' for Housework Training for Domesticity -- 7. Independence: Is Divorce a Solution? -- Independence within Marriage -- Ending a Marriage -- Women's View of Liberation -- Conclusion -- Traditional Oppression and the Resulting Conflicts for Women -- Universal Oppression -- Options for Change -- The Impact of Modernization -- Has Education Made any Difference? -- Has Paid Work Made any Difference? -- Domestic Work and Paid Work, the Undervaluation of Women's Labour -- Appendix I: Personal Information about Interviewees and their Families -- Appendix II: Education, Qualifications and Occupations of Interviewees and their Families -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Women Iraq Social conditions, Women Socialization Iraq |
| Notes |
Spine title: Honour & shame |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) |
| Subject |
Women -- Socialization -- Iraq.
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Women -- Iraq -- Social conditions.
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| LC no. |
91192120 |
| ISBN |
0863560504 (paperback) |
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0863560946 |
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