Gender in Contemporary Iran: Pushing the Boundaries

ISBN-13: 9781138789319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 208 str.

Roksana Bahramitash; Eric Hooglund

Opis

This text examines gender and the transformation of contemporary Iran. In particular it documents the changes in women's lives, challenging the idea that the revolution put back the clock for women and showing how they have now become agents of social change rather than victims.

Spis treści

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