Tayeba Shaikh, Jennifer M Ossege, Richard W Sears

A Paradox of Honor

Hopes and Perspectives of Muslim-American Women

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on original interviews of twenty-two Muslim American women of South Asian descent on the topics of honor and honor killings, this book examines honor and culture and intersections with power, tradition, gender, family, and religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 78
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781138656208
• ISBN-10: 1138656208
• Artikelnr.: 52397700

Autorenporträt

Tayeba Shaikh is a clinical psychologist in the New York City area, and Adjunct Faculty at the University of Cincinnati and Union Institute and University, United States. Jennifer M. Ossege is a clinical psychologist and owner of Viewpoint Psychological Services in Northern Kentucky, and Adjunct Faculty at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and Faculty at Union Institute and University, United States. Richard W. Sears is Director of the Center for Clinical Mindfulness and is an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: New Lights in Familiar Places: Autoethnography
Chapter 2: When Morals Mean Murder: The Reality and Prevalence of Honor
Killing
Chapter 3: Exposure: The Role of Media: Mainstream Media is a Primary
Resource of Information Regarding Honor Killings for Muslim American Women
Chapter 4: Liberation through Education: Education is an Essential
Component to End Honor Killings
Chapter 5: Religion Matters: Religion is Considered a Foundation for
Instilling Values and Morals
Chapter 6: Blurred Lines: Religion, Culture and Tradition are Concepts that
are Deeply Interwoven and are Difficult to Differentiate
Chapter 7: A Multitude of Meanings: The Term Respect was Used in Place of
Honor in the Home
Chapter 8: Calibrating the Compass of Self: Self-Respect is an Integral
Part of Learning How to be Honorable
Chapter 9: Honor is Thicker than Blood: Family is a Core Value when
Discussing the Concept of Honor
Chapter 10: Emerging Hope: Summary & Conclusions
About the Authors