Norms and gender discrimination in the Arab world / Adel SZ Abadeer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index.

Introduction -- Introduction -- Analysis of norms and gender discrimination -- Institutions and gender discrimination -- Cultural relativism and gender-discriminating norms -- The capability approach and gender discrimination -- Norms in collectivist versus individualist societies -- Metanorms and gender discrimination -- Cognitive dissonance and gender discrimination -- Norms, status, and individualist goods -- Measuring gender discrimination -- Gender discrimination in the arab world -- Norms and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) -- Norms and violence against women -- Norms and women's economic rights -- Norms and women's political and legal rights -- Summary and conclusion -- Summary and conclusion.