The New Arab Family

About the pagination of this eBook......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION: THE NEW ARAB FAMILY......Page 12
FRAMEWORKS FOR STUDYING FAMILIES IN THE 21st CENTURY......Page 16
NUPTIALITY IN ARAB COUNTRIES: CHANGES AND IMPLICATIONS......Page 31
AGE-DISCREPANT MARRIAGES IN EGYPT......Page 62
RATIONALES FOR KIN MARRIAGES IN RURAL UPPER EGYPT......Page 73
THE COSTS OF MARRIAGE IN EGYPT: A HIDDEN DIMENSION IN THE NEW ARAB DEMOGRAPHY......Page 91
FROM SEXUAL SUBMISSION TO VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT: THE TRANSFORMATION OF FAMILYTIES IN CONTEMPORARY TUNISIA......Page 128
FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS: HEADSHIP AND CO-RESIDENCE......Page 151
AMONG BROTHERS: PATRIARCHAL CONNECTIVITY AND BROTHERLY DEFERENCE IN LEBANON......Page 176
SISTERHOOD AND STEWARDSHIP IN SISTER-BROTHER RELATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA......Page 191
THE ABSENT FATHER......Page 212
SOCIAL CHANGE AND PARENT-ADOLESCENT DYNAMICS IN EGYPT......Page 225
TERMINATING MARRIAGE......Page 258
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS......Page 285