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SOCIOLOGY
Changing Family Patterns in
the Arab East
Edwin Terry Prothro and
Lutfi Najib Diab
In this study of Sunni
Muslim families in cities and villages of Lebanon, Syria
and Jordan, two social psychologists present evidence that
significant changes occurred during the first
three-quarters of the twentieth century in many aspects of
Arab family life. Some two thousand Muslim women of all
ages and walks of life were interviewed. In addition,
census data, government statistical reports, Shari'a court
records and other documents were examined, along with data
from earlier published studies. Two villages which had been
studied by anthropologists in the first half of this
century were revisited. The authors demonstrate that many
changes have occurred in family relationships in the Arab
East, explore the factors associated with change, and
compare those with changes in family patterns of other
cultures.
English, 1974, 250 pages,
cloth, bibliography, index, $10.
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Technology and Man's Changing World: Some Thoughts on
Understanding the Interaction of Technology and Society
H. E. Hoelscher
In
three public lectures in Beirut, a former president of
the American University of Beirut discussed the
interaction of technology and society. These lectures
were slightly expanded for this book. The author's
thesis is that perceptions of technology as either
“good” or “bad” are not valid. “Rejection of technology
is the rejection of a tool to solve a problem — whether
that problem should be solved, and by what means, are
totally different questions.” Because of the general
nature of Dr. Hoelscher's arguments, the book focuses
on questions of continuing relevance about the role of
technology in the modern world.
English, 1980, 57 pages, bibliography, paper, $3. |
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The Silent Revolution in Lebanon: Changing Values of
the Youth
Muhammad Faour
Based on surveys of Lebanese students at the Lebanese
University and the American University of Beirut during
the period 1993-1996, Dr. Faour concludes that a
normative transformation in social values of the
Lebanese youth is taking place, notably in the
direction of individualism and gender equality. A more
far-reaching silent revolution that is seeping through
society is the rise in democratic practices within the
Lebanese nuclear family at the expense of
authoritarianism.
English, 1998, 225 pages, paper, $8.
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