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Author:

Abadeer, Adel SZ, 1954- author.

Title:

Norms and gender discrimination in the Arab world / Adel SZ Abadeer.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xi, 300 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Women--Arab countries.
Sex discrimination against women--Arab countries.
Women's rights--Arab countries.
Arab countries--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Introduction -- Analysis of norms and gender discrimination -- Institutions and gender discrimination -- Cultural relativism and gender-discriminating norms -- The capability approach and gender discrimination -- Norms in collectivist versus individualist societies -- Metanorms and gender discrimination -- Cognitive dissonance and gender discrimination -- Norms, status, and individualist goods -- Measuring gender discrimination -- Gender discrimination in the arab world -- Norms and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) -- Norms and violence against women -- Norms and women's economic rights -- Norms and women's political and legal rights -- Summary and conclusion -- Summary and conclusion.

ISBN:

113739854X
9781137398543

OCLC:

(OCoLC)907621824

LCCN:

2015012232

Locations:

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)