Norms and gender discrimination in the Arab world / Adel SZ Abadeer.
| Author/creator | Abadeer, Adel SZ, 1954- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York City, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. |
| Description | xi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015012232 |
| ISBN | 9781137398543 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |