Feminism, Family, and Identity in Israel [electronic resource] : Women's Marital Names /
Rom, M.author.
Benjamin, O.author.
Women's inner struggle over their marital names reveal how they negotiate a specific identity location in each dimension of identity. This book tackles a complex sociological project of examining three existing theories, and will prove to be important for the study of Gender and Middle Eastern Culture.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 Local Context of Identity Formation; 2 Naming Identities: Politics of Identity; 3 Israeli Ambivalence and Gender Relations; 4 The Appropriate Name; 5 Getting More Out of It: Identity Positioningthrough the Name; 6 Time and Space Dimensions of Self- Naming; 7 Name in Relations; 8 Discussion; Appendix 1: Personal Notes on Our Naming Stories; Appendix 2: Naming Practices and Research Methods; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Women's inner struggle over their marital names reveal how they negotiate a specific identity location in each dimension of identity. This book tackles a complex sociological project of examining three existing theories, and will prove to be important for the study of Gender and Middle Eastern Culture.
Sociology.
Feminist theory.
Cultural studies.
Judaism and culture.
Judaism.
Gender Studies.
Feminism.
Cultural Studies.
Jewish Cultural Studies.
Judaism.