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Book SynopsisMuch has been theorized about the positive correlation between formal education and the change in women''s social and legal status. In 2000, however, a United Nations report on gender discrimination indicated that bias was overwhelmingly due to socialization, or informal learning, as expressed through cultural values, norms, and traditions. Governments investigated in the UN report cited cultural relativity, such as harmful laws and customs, as a major element of concern. In a study on women and higher education in modern Lebanon one finds the Lebanese case mimics international trends in the unwillingness to confront and reinterpret strict and rigid ideologies, which limit the transformation of female educational progress into change in women''s societal roles. Women, Education, and Socialization in Modern Lebanon provides a historical background for these socio/political influences on the Lebanese educational system.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations Chapter 4 The Patriarchal and Legal Systems of 1990s Lebanon Historical Timeline Chapter 5 A Social History of the Rise of Women's Education Chapter 6 Women's Higher Education in the 20th Century Chapter 7 The Perception of Lebanese Women in the 1990s Chapter 8 Conclusion Chapter 9 Notes Chapter 10 References
