1st Edition
Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region
Chapter 1. Families in the Gulf Region Jennifer E. Lansford, Abdallah M. Badahdah, Anis Ben Brik
Chapter 2. Perspectives Towards Intimate Partner Violence, as Influenced by the Introduction of the First and Only Women’s Crisis Advocacy Program in the Middle East and North Africa, Mary-Justine Todd, Zoe Jarvis, and Rona Murad
Chapter 3. Fertility Transition in Oman: Understanding the Puzzles of Rapid Decline in Fertility, M. Mazharul Islam
Chapter 4. Children’s Perceptions of Parenting Styles: Ten Years of Research with Omani Families, Said Aldhafri
Chapter 5. Parental Involvement in Education in the Gulf Region, Suha Al-Hassan
Chapter 6. The Role of Families in Supporting Youth Employment in Qatar, Nader Kabbani and Nejla Ben Mimoune
Chapter 7. Youth Independence in Relation to Social Change in the Gulf, Abdulnabi Alekry
Chapter 8. The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Job Satisfaction: A Qatari Perspective
Noora Ahmed Lari
Chapter 9. Social Impact of Foreign Female Domestic Workers from South Asia and Africa on GCC Families, Dessislava Vassileva Ivanova
Chapter 10. Personal Financial Risk Management Practices among Households in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Masahina Sarabdeen, Ann Largey, Noreha Halid, A.C. Muhammadu Kijas, and Abad Alzuman
Chapter 11. Policies and Programs to Promote the Well-being of Families in the Gulf Region
Anis Ben Brik, Jennifer E. Lansford, Abdallah M. Badahdah
Biography
Jennifer E. Lansford is Research Professor at the Duke University Center for Child and Family Policy in Durham, NC, USA. Her research focuses on parenting and child development in diverse cultural contexts. She has consulted with international agencies, such as UNICEF, on parenting programs and child well-being around the world.
Anis Ben Brik is Associate Professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Public Policy, Qatar. His research focuses on welfare systems, policy evaluation, family policy, child welfare, social protection, and sustainable development in the MENA region. He has advised numerous public entities and international agencies on social issues.
Abdallah M. Badahdah is Associate Professor of Sociology at South Dakota State University, USA. He previously was the Director of Family Research at Doha International Family Institute in Qatar and the chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Qatar University. His research focuses on families, gender, health, and parenting.
In a nascent niche as Gulf Family Studies, this book is a trifecta: it fills a gap, has purpose and serves social policies. Touching on overlooked aspects of the region, specifically the multi-functions of the GCC family, the book delves into a plethora of critical considerations: traditional to transnational households, changes to child rearing and domestic help, youth, power sharing, and female work. Almost uniquely exposed to complex intersect between state and social-public life the intimate complications of Gulf homes are impressively articulated. This manuscript serves as a much-needed contextual grab on the contemporary understanding of the region and its private sphere.
Rima Sabban, Associate Professor, Zayed University
