It has been widely believed that modernity is a byproduct of a nuclear family system, a highly urbanized society, and a secular way of life. As such, developing countries are characterized as modern insofar as their social and cultural structures are able to correspond to these criteria. To examine the validity of these propositions, data on two randomly-selected generations--daughters and mothers in the United Arab Emirates--were generated.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278107 |
Date | 05 1900 |
Creators | Al-Ghazy, Faris M. |
Contributors | Pillai, Vijayan K., Eddy, John, 1932-, Barton, Thomas R., Sadri, Mahmoud, Durodoye, Beth A. |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | xiv, 240 leaves: ill., Text |
Coverage | United Arab Emirates |
Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Al-Ghazy, Faris M. |
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