Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East
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Beschreibung
Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East is the first scholarly volume to deal with plural marriage in the region in a comprehensive way. Its mixed-method research offers a new template for examining family structures including father-mother, father-children, and mother-children relationships, as well as those between the offspring of different mothers. Detailed findings and excerpts from interviews with family members illustrate the psychological and social toll of polygamy not only on women and children, but also on men. The author's innovative guidelines for therapy give practitioners contextual cultural perspective for working with this population. This unique analysis:
- Explores the role of Arab culture and Islam in polygamy.
- Discusses the social and economic consequences of polygamous arrangements.
- Reviews data from a range of quantitative and qualitative studies.
- Includes experiences of study subjects in their own words.
- Introduces a model for intervention with polygamous families.
- Considers the future of polygamy in the Middle East.
A groundbreaking volume of lasting significance, Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East sets standards in culturally attuned practice and study for social workers as well as researchers and practitioners in family studies and psychology.
Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East is the first to deal with polygamy in the Middle East in a comprehensive way. This book fills a gap in the literature by addressing the question of the psychosocial impact of polygamy on all members of polygamous families by offering a new way of examining family structure, such as father-mother, father-children, mother-children relationships, and the relationships between offspring from different mothers. It introduces a model for intervention with polygamous families for scholars and practitioners. This book also explores Islam’s role in polygamy as well as the social and economic consequences of the phenomena.
Offers a new way of examining polygamous family structure Introduces a model of intervention with polygamous families Addresses the psychosocial impact of polygamy on members of polygamous families
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Alean Al-Krenawi
Themen in »Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East«
Black Muslims Christianity and Polygamy Consequences of Polygamy Familial Structures Family Functioning Islam and Polygamy Polyamorous Relationships Polygamous Arab Clients Polygamous Families in the Middle East Polygamous Muslim Clients Polygamy and Women's Mental Health Polygamy in the Middle East Religion and Polygamy Short-term Marriages and Polygamy Social Work Practice with Polygamous Families