The veil in Kuwait: gender, fashion, identity
1 INTRODUCTION 1. - 1.1 Significance of the study 2. - 1.2 Previous research 4. - 1.3 Kuwaiti society 5. - 1.4 Gulf University for Science and Technology 6. - 1.5 Methodology 7. - 2 THE SURVEY 10. - 2.1 Survey measures 11. - 2.2 Family background of students 13. - 2.3 Limitations 14. - 2.4 Prelimina...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke
Palgrave Macmillan
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Palgrave Pivot
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| Further subjects: | B
Social situation
B Group B Self-understanding B Head covering B Analysis B Fashion B Cultural identity B Woman B Kuwait B Muslim |
| Summary: | 1 INTRODUCTION 1. - 1.1 Significance of the study 2. - 1.2 Previous research 4. - 1.3 Kuwaiti society 5. - 1.4 Gulf University for Science and Technology 6. - 1.5 Methodology 7. - 2 THE SURVEY 10. - 2.1 Survey measures 11. - 2.2 Family background of students 13. - 2.3 Limitations 14. - 2.4 Preliminary conclusion 19. - 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 21. - 3.1 The central question: why do you veil? 22. - 3.2 The "protect women from men" argument 36. - 3.3 The feminist argument 37. - 3.4 Preliminary conclusion 38. - 3.5 Religion as a factor 38. - 3.6 Social interactions and mutual perceptions 43. - 4 THE GUILT/SHAME PARADIGM 59. - 4.1 Removing the hijab 63. - 4.2 Modesty and fitna 64. - 4.3 Shame and guilt in Islamic culture 66. - 5 CONCLUSION 69. - 5.1 The paradox of veiling fashion 70. - 5.2 Overall evaluation of responses 72 |
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| ISBN: | 1137487410 |