The 8th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference of the Gulf Studies Centre: Recent submissions
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Aging and Family in the Gulf: A study of family behaviour toward elderly people and the support systems
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)The elderly people represent a considerable ratio of the world population. In GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, this phenomenon is obvious because of society development, economic progression, and health-enhanced ... -
Young Arab Families in the UAE: Renegotiating Gender Roles and Expectations in Marriage
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)This paper explores the shifting dynamics of family life among newly married Jordanian couples residing in the United Arab Emirates. It employs interdisciplinary modes of analysis, including sociology, gender and masculinity ... -
Gender Role Belief Predictors of Husbands' and Wives' Involvement in Household Labor in Kuwaiti and Qatari Families
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)Couched within the bioecological systems theory, this paper examined 1) whether Kuwaiti and Qatari husbands and wives differed in their sex-role belief structure regarding the spousal distribution of household labor in the ... -
Women's Experiences of Family Law and Family Justice Processes in Qatar - Findings of an Empirical Study
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)This paper will provide an overview of the findings of a DIFI funded study, titled An Empirical Study of Women's Marriage and Divorce Experiences in Qatar, in which 40 women participants were engaged in semi-structured ... -
Evil Eye and Health: Exploring Cultural Beliefs and the Role of Family in Healthcare Provision in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)Cultural beliefs of the effect of the evil eye on health have been studied across many cultures, which is where a person receives the evil eye from another for various reasons and it causes them harm, such as getting ill. ... -
Family and Citizenship in the Gulf: The future of citizenship for non-national men who marry to national women
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)Cross-national marriages states bring forth various benefits, including increased cross-cultural interaction, prevention of genetic disorders, and reduced marriage costs compared to endogamous unions. While, as per statistics, ... -
Rapid decline in family size in Oman: Untangling the puzzles and paradoxes
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)Sultanate of Oman has experienced a rapid demographic transition with a sharp decrease in fertility and family size in recent time that is quite stunning and more than expected, yet has remained largely unnoticed. It is ... -
Childcare in Bahrain: The Role of Extended Family and Domestic Workers
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)This paper explores the role of extended family and domestic workers in childcare among Bahraini families, delving into parental responsibilities, childcare arrangements, and individuals' navigation between family, care, ... -
The complex dynamics of household labour and women's empowerment in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)The Gulf region has experienced a significant increase in the employment of female domestic workers, commonly known as "maids," from developing countries in Africa and Asia. In a state like Qatar, which boasts one of the ... -
Reconsidering the relationship between family, motherhood, and gender equality in Qatar
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)For long, scholars have considered the centrality of the family in Arab Gulf societies and the emphasis on motherhood as obstacles to gender equality. This is because both factors are seen as hindering women's economic ... -
Family policies in the UAE: what is at stake?
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has paid a great deal of attention to families since the beginning of the century. Three factors may explain the rationale behind the public policies in this domain. First, like in the other ... -
The Gulf dream: A study of Representation of Arab and Indian Family in Malayalam Cinema
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)The extensive migration of labour from India to the Gulf states has brought about notable shifts in Indian society, encompassing social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions. Malayalis from the state of Kerala, a ... -
Migrant Domestic Workers and Gulf Families: A Case of Saudi Arabia
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)Domestic workers comprise 10% of Arabian Gulf immigration. Gulf families rely on domestic staff for children and elderly care. National women's employment has increased Gulf households' demand for domestic workers. Saudi ... -
تأثیر تنظیم الاحداث الریاضیة الكبرى في دول الخلیج على التماسك الاسري الاجتماعي (دراسة حالة دولة قطر)
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)تعد الفعالیات الریاضیة الكبرى في دول الخلیج فرصة لتعزیز التماسك الاجتماعي والتنمیة المستدامة، فاستضافة كأس العالم في قطر عام كمثال 2022 قد استقطبت ملایین المشجعین والزوار من مختلف أنحاء العالم، وساھمت في تحسین صورة دول ... -
كوفید- 19 والتماسك الأسري: دراسة مقارنة بین قطر والسودان
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)لقد أثرت جائحة فیروس كورونا على العالم خلال الفترة من 2020 إلى 2022 ، وكان لھا تأثیر غیر مسبوق على الأنظمة الاجتماعیة والتعلیمیة والصحیة والاقتصادیة في جمیع دول العالم بسبب انتشارھا السریع. وقد شھدنا تحولات حادة أعاقت ... -
الأسر التي تعیش من ذوي الإعاقة في قطر
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)تعد الأسرة نواة لأي مجتمع، فإن تطور أي مجتمع مرتبط بمدى تطور الخدمات الاجتماعیة المقدمة للأسرة، وقد تحتاج الأسر التي یوجد لدیھا أفرد من ذوي الإعاقة إلى عنایة خاصة. خلال الحدیث المقدم سیتم التعریف بالخدمات والامتیازات التي ... -
التحدیات التي تواجه الاسرة العمانیة في ظل استخدام شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2023 , Conference)ان التحولات التي یشھدھا عالمنا الیوم وما یمر بھ من متغیرات كثیرة قد شملت كل مجالات الحیاة ومارافقھ من تطور وتقدم تكنولوجي ادى الى تغییر كبیر في مجالات الحیاة وخاصة التغییر الكبیر الذي شھدتھ الحیاة الاجتماعیة للأسرة ...
