Development, Change, and Gender in Cairo: A View from the Household (Indiana Series in Arab and Islamic Studies)

The Authors Of These Rich Ethnographic Essays Demonstrate That The Egyptian Household Plays A Crucial, If Largely Overlooked, Role Into The Dynamics Of Political, Economic, And Social Change. While Western Social Scientists Have Assumed That Employment Outside The Home Improves Women's Autonomy And Economic Status, Economic Liberalization In Egypt Is Shown Here To Have Worsened The Economic Situation Of Women And Undermined Their Authority Within The Household. The Collection Explains Why Such Everyday Issues As Unemployment, Government Subsidies, Gender Relations, Housing, Political Participation, Educational Mobility, And The Standard Of Living Have Become Increasingly Politicized At He Household Level, A Development That Has Direct Implications In The Context Of Islamist Challenges To The State. -- Back Cover. Survival Strategies And The Political Economy Of Low-income Households In Cairo / Homa Hoodfar -- Transforming Women's Identity : The Intersection Of Household And Workplace In Cairo / Arlene Elowe Macleod -- Egyptian Male Migration And Urban Families Left Behind : Feminization Of The Egyptian Family Or A Reaffirmation Of Traditional Gender Roles? / Homa Hoodfar -- What's The Use? The Household, Low-income Women, And Literacy / K.r. Kamphoefner -- The State, Urban Households And Management Of Daily Life : Food And Social Order In Cairo / Nadia Khouri-dagher -- Beyond Paradigms Of Development : A Pragmatic Response To Housing Needs In Cairo's Inner City / Nawal Mahmoud Hassan -- The Family And Community As Politics : The Popular Sector In Cairo / Diane Singerman. Edited By Diane Singerman And Homa Hoodfar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.