Family matters

Duration: 0:25:09

Genre: Documentary | Educational | Ethnographic | Religious

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Lane Education Service District: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Explains the central role that the family plays in Middle Eastern society and politics. Examines the development of the extended family and the cultural norms that evolved alongside. Explores the role of women in this patriarchal society and shows how Western modernization challenges traditional family patterns and systems of behavior.

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