Gender Roles in Kuwait

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Examines traditional roles in Islamic nation & effects of modernization. Analyzing socioeconomics, role of govt., education, work and generational conflicts

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G"ENDER ROLES IN A MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURE: KUWAIT
Introduction
Gender roles in a Middle Eastern culture are explored. The Middle Eastern culture in which gender roles are explored is Kuwait.
The Role of Women in Kuwait
The primary emphasis in this exploration of gender roles in Kuwait is on the role of females in Kuwaiti society, as it is the female gender role which tends to be the most circumscribed even in modern Middle Eastern societies. The female role in modern Kuwaiti society cannot be divorced from the politico-religious movement in the Arab world in general and Kuwait in particular (Mernissi, 1995). This movement is essentially one of return to traditional roles for females as those roles are.."

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