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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Auteur principal: Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Abdullah-Khan, Noreen (Autre)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2014
Dans:Année: 2014
Collection/Revue:Palgrave Pivot
Sujets non-standardisés:B Social situation
B Group
B Self-understanding
B Head covering
B Analysis
B Fashion
B Cultural identity
B Woman
B Kuwait
B Muslim
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Résumé: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
ISBN:1137487410