Norms and Gender Discrimination in the Arab World

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-39854-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 5974 g

Abadeer incorporates informal norms such as religion, mores, myths, taboos, codes-of-conduct, customary laws, and traditions, into the structure of formal rules (e.g., polity, judiciary, laws, and the enforcement of law), which in turn influence the governance of the transactions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abadeer, Adel Sz

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
PART II: ANALYSIS OF NORMS AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION
2. Institutions and Gender Discrimination
3. Cultural Relativism and Gender-Discriminating Norms
4. The Capability Approach and Gender Discrimination
5. Norms in Collectivist versus Individualist Societies
6. Metanorms and Gender Discrimination
7. Cognitive Dissonance and Gender Discrimination
8. Norms, Status, and Individualist Goods
9. Measuring Gender Discrimination
PART III: GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE ARAB WORLD
10. Norms and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
11. Norms and Violence Against Women
12. Norms and Women's Economic Rights
13. Norms and Women's Political and Legal Rights
PART IV: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
14. Summary and Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Adel SZ Abadeer is Professor of Economics at Calvin College, USA.