Author : Nika Kalili
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838334417
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (344 download)
Book Synopsis Unveiling Iranian Women's Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Divorce by : Nika Kalili
Download or read book Unveiling Iranian Women's Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Divorce written by Nika Kalili and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What will they think? What will happen to my reputation? what will my close friends and family think if I divorce? Why do I care how others react to my decision? These were some of the questions that often consumed me when I had made the decision to divorce. As an American Iranian woman I was conflicted between some of the Iranian traditional values where ones sense of identity was closely woven into the family or marriage that one belongs to as opposed to that of the U.S. where ones sense of identity is uniquely atonoumus and seperate from that of the family or marriage. In individualistic cultures such the United States the question as to whether age, length of residency in the U.S., religiosity and level of acculturation affect attitudes and beliefs of American Iranian women on the topic of divorce. This book shares my interviews with other American Iranians and how they feel about divorce which is so commonly practiced and accepted here in the U.S.