Date of Award
Spring 4-18-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Studies
First Advisor
Jan Thomas
Second Advisor
Wendy Singer
Abstract
The social sex selection trend in Jordan acts as a case study for analysis of Jordan’s adoption of Western-influenced modes of modernization, values, and institutions. The contradictions that arise between the Western-influenced and the more traditional, Islamic value systems generate a dichotomy between the rhetoric and reality of Jordan’s institutions. Through religious, historical, political and economic, and ethical purviews, social sex selection in Jordan is analyzed in order to gauge the extent and effects of the dichotomy between the “East” and “West” operating within the same sphere.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Sarah C., "Social Sex Selection in Jordan: Value Systems Converge" (2015). Honors Theses. 138.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/honorstheses/138
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