| Creating Families Across Boundaries: A Case Study of Romanian-Egyptian Mixed Marriages: Cairo Papers Vol. 28, No. 1 Contributor(s): Vinea, Ana (Author) |
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ISBN: 9774160797 ISBN-13: 9789774160790 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: Based on unstructured interviews with thirteen Romanian???Egyptian couples presently living in Cairo, this study focuses on three interrelated aspects of these mixed marriages: the contexts that allowed the formation of the mixed families; the practices in which the couples engage in terms of household organization, gender relations, and kinship; and the role of religion in the lives of the mixed couples and how both the men and women position themselves in this regard. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Based on unstructured interviews with thirteen Romanian-Egyptian couples presently living in Cairo, this study focuses on three interrelated aspects of these mixed marriages: the contexts that allowed the formation of the mixed families; the practices in which the couples engage in terms of household organization, gender relations, and kinship; and the role of religion in the lives of the mixed couples and how both the men and women position themselves in this regard. Cairo Papers Vol. 28, No. 1 |