Stereotypes (Caucasus)
Koninklijke Brill, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND ISLAMIC CULTURES: STEREOTYPES - THE CAUCASUS, Vol. 6, pp. 92-93, Suad Joseph, Afsaneh Najmabadi, eds., Leiden, 2007
4 Pages Posted: 3 Aug 2011 Last revised: 25 Sep 2011
Date Written: August 3, 2011
Abstract
Discusses gender stereotypes in Georgian, Daghestani, and Chechen-Ingush cultures, with a particular focus on how these stereotypes pertain to the ideal of female virginity, and how gendered expectations affect women's' lives.
Keywords: Caucasus, gender, abortion, virginity, female purity, myths
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Gould, Rebecca Ruth, Stereotypes (Caucasus) (August 3, 2011). Koninklijke Brill, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND ISLAMIC CULTURES: STEREOTYPES - THE CAUCASUS, Vol. 6, pp. 92-93, Suad Joseph, Afsaneh Najmabadi, eds., Leiden, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1904365
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