Gender in Contemporary Iran

Pushing the Boundaries

AvRoksana Bahramitash,Eric Hooglund

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

This book examines gender and the dynamics of social change in contemporary Iran, documenting the changes in women’s lives and showing how women have now become agents of social change rather than victims. Bringing together the detailed primary research of a number of eminent scholars working in Iran, this collection provides unique perspectives on the past decade in Iranian society. Chapters document and examine how different Iranian groups and classes are negotiating, resisting, and pressing for political and social change, to explore the complexity of a society that often is portrayed in monolithic stereotypes in the international media. Thematically arranged sections explore discourses around gender and the impact of these discourses on women; the gendered impact of educational, employment, communications, and cultural changes; changing gender attitudes among the post-revolutionary generation of youth; and the ways economic changes have been affecting women. Providing an important basis for understanding social and political developments in a country that has been a focus of international attention for much of the last decade, this collection will be an important reference for scholars of Iranian studies, gender studies, political science and sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-03-10
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Iranian Studies
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138789319

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Roksana Bahramitash is Research Director at the Canada Research Chair of Islam, Pluralism and Globalization at the University of Montreal, Canada.Eric Hooglund is Senior Research Scholar in Contemporary Interpretations of Islam and Muslim Cultures in the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden.

Recensioner i media

"A thoughtful, insightful look at women's position in Iran today. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."--A. Rassam, CHOICE (January 2012)"This is a collection with interesting articles, which one hopes will reach a wider audience. Most of the articles included in this collection will be appropriate for upper level undergraduates and graduate students." -- Vika Gardner, Allegheny College, in the Journal of International and Global Studies, 3:1, (November 2011)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Case for a Gendered Analysis of Contemporary Iran 1. Authority, Modernity and Gender-Relevant Legislation in Iran 2. Gendering Shi’ism in Post-revolutionary Iran 3. Women and Social Protest in the Islamic Republic of Iran 4. Exploring Women’s Experience of Higher Education and the Changing Nature of Gender Relations in Iran 5. Exclusionary Cartographies: Gender Liberation and the Iranian Blogosphere 6. Areas of Iranian Women’s Voice and Influence 7. Post-revolutionary Iranian Youth: Case of Qom and the New Culture of Ambivalence 8. Changing Attitudes among Women in Rural Iran 9. Women’s Employment Trends: Advance or Retreat? 10. Extra-lagal/Informal Settlements: Does Gender Matter 11. Iran in a Regional Context: Socio-Demographic Transformations and Effects on Women’s Social Status