ISBN:
9781137398543
,
9781137395283
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 300 S
,
graph. Darst
Additional Material:
graph. Darst., Tab., Reg., Lit. S. [269]-286, Lit.Hinw.
Parallel Title:
Online-Ausg.
DDC:
305.40917/4927
Keywords:
Women
;
Sex discrimination against women
;
Women's rights
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Frau
;
Gruppe
;
Rechtsstellung
;
Soziale Situation
;
Diskriminierung
;
Arab countries Social life and customs
;
Arabische Staaten
;
Arabische Staaten
;
Frau
;
Diskriminierung
Abstract:
PART I INTRODUCTION. - 1 Introduction 3. - Appendix 1.1: Lists of Countries in the Arab World 23. - PART II ANALYSIS OFNORMS AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION. - 2 Institutions and Gender Discrimination 27. - Appendix 2.1 51. - 3 Cultural Relativism and Gender-Discriminating Norms 53. - 4 The Capability Approach and Gender Discrimination 71. - 5 Norms in Collectivist versus Individualist Societies 85. - 6 Metanorms and Gender Discrimination 103. - 7 Cognitive Dissonance and Gender Discrimination 115. - 8 Norms, Status, and Individualist Goods 127. - Appendix 8.1: A Model of Allocating Status Goods between Females and Males 145. - Appendix 8.2: A Model of Allocating Collectivist-Individualist Goods 147. - 9 Measuring Gender Discrimination 149. - PART III GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE ARAB WORLD. - 10 Norms and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) 169. - Appendix 10.1: The Economics of FGM/C: A Simple Cost Benefit Analysis of FGM/C 189. - Appendix 10.2.1: Backward-Induction Analysis FGM/C as a Regular Norm 195. - Appendix 10.2.2: Backward-Induction Analysis of FGM/C as a Metanorm 197. - 11 Norms and Gender Violence 201. - 12 Norms and Women's Economic Rights 227. - 13 Norms and Women's Political and Legal Rights 241. - PART IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION. - 14 Summary and Conclusion 255
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionIntroduction -- 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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