The Veil in Kuwait [electronic resource] : Gender, Fashion, Identity /
Abdullah-Khan, N.author.
Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten.author.
The Veil in Kuwait explores the complex reasons behind why women veil and how they are perceived by those that do not veil. Religion, culture, family, tradition, and fashion are all explored to provide insight into this fascinating phenomenon that has received global interest.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyrights; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Significance of the study; 1.2 Previous research; 1.3 Kuwaiti society; 1.4 Gulf University for Science and Technology; 1.5 Methodology; 2 The Survey; 2.1 Survey measures; 2.1.1 Target groups; 2.1.2 Comments; 2.2 Family background of students; 2.3 Limitations; 2.3.1 General difficulties; 2.3.2 The "East-West" problem; 2.4 Preliminary conclusion; 3 Results and Discussions; 3.1 The central question: why do you veil?; 3.1.1 First findings: answers of "covered girls"
3.1.1.1 Selected data analysis3.1.1.2 Covered girls' comments; 3.1.2 Second findings: answers of "uncovered girls"; 3.1.2.1 Comparative analysis of selected data of covered and uncovered girls; 3.1.2.2 Compared weighted averages; 3.1.2.3 Mann-Whitney Test; 3.1.2.4 "Uncovered girls' " comments; 3.1.3 Third findings: answers of "male students"; 3.1.3.1 Selected data analysis of male students' survey; 3.1.3.2 Male students' comments; 3.2 The "protect women from men" argument; 3.3 The feminist argument; 3.4 Preliminary conclusion; 3.5 Religion as a factor; 3.5.1 Are our students religious?
3.5.2 Praying attitudes3.5.3 Knowledge of the scriptures; 3.5.4 The Qur'anic passages; 3.6 Social interactions and mutual perceptions; 3.6.1 Culture and religion; 3.6.2 Perception and self-perception; 3.6.3 Respect and virtue; 3.6.4 Different perceptions of "male attention"; 3.6.5 Combining the hijab with Western clothes and "veiling fashion"; 3.6.6 Does the hijab enhance the woman's beauty?; 3.6.7 Preliminary conclusion: unequal perceptions and the question of tolerance; 4 The Guilt/Shame Paradigm; 4.1 Removing the hijab; 4.2 Modesty and fitna; 4.3 Shame and guilt in Islamic culture
5 Conclusion5.1 The paradox of veiling fashion; 5.2 Overall evaluation of responses; Appendix: The Questionnaires; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Veil in Kuwait explores the complex reasons behind why women veil and how they are perceived by those that do not veil. Religion, culture, family, tradition, and fashion are all explored to provide insight into this fascinating phenomenon that has received global interest.
Sociology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Religion and sociology.
Human body-Social aspects.
Cultural studies.
Sociology, general.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Sociology of Religion.
Sociology of the Body.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Cultural Studies.