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

Author/creator Abadeer, Adel SZ, 1954-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York City, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Descriptionxi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015012232
ISBN9781137398543 (hardback : alk. paper)

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