Feminism, Family, and Identity in Israel - Women's Marital Names (Hardcover)

"One of the less discussed achievements of the women's movement is the option to reject the patronymic naming system, i.e. the convention of women replacing their own family names by their husbands' names when they get married. This book offers an analysis of Israeli women's naming practices while tracing vocabularies of nationalism, orientalism and individualism in women's accounts. Such vocabularies are claimed to reinforce the local dominance of familism rendering women's sense of belonging, ambivalent. The book is an account of women's agency and positioning operating within ethnic stratification structures, showing how the achievements of the women's movement require continuous organized protection"--Provided by publisher.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	M. Rom • O. Benjamin
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-10015-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-230-10015-5
Barcode:	9780230100152

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