1st Edition
Social Change And Family Processes Arab Communities In Shefara'm
By Majid Al-haj
Copyright 1987
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this book, Majid Al-Haj analyzes the structure of family kinship groups, the role of women, and fertility among several Arab subcommunities in Israel. He combines historical materials, anthropological evidence, and several major surveys in tracing family and demographic patterns in a developing Arab community. This study is the first to compare Moslems, Christians, and Druze over time in the... Read more
Foreword -- Preface -- Arab Summary -- Theoretical Contexts for Studying Israeli Arabs -- Shefar-A’m: Demographic, Economic, and Group Status Structure -- The Kinship Structure -- The Extended Family -- Women’s Status -- Fertility and Family Planning1 -- Conclusion
Biography
Majid Al-Haj teaches sociology and anthropology at Haifa University in Israel and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University.
