Gender Identity in Jordan, Palestine, and Israel

<p> <p id="x-x-x-dnn_ctr936_ProductView_narrativeP"> <em> Book Description: </em> </p> <p> <em> Gender and Identity around the World </em> explores a variety of gender and LGBTQ experiences and issues in countries from all the world's regions. Guided by more than 50 recognized academic experts, readers will examine how gender and LGBTQ identities are developed, fought for, perceived, and policed in countries as diverse as France, Brazil, Russia, Jordan, Iraq, and China. <br/> <br/> Each chapter opens with a general introduction to a country or group of countries and flows into a discussion of gender and identity in terms of culture, education, family life, health and wellness, law, work, and activism in that region of the world. A section on contemporary issues specific to the country or group of countries follows this discussion. <h3 id="x-x-x-dnn_ctr936_ProductView_featuresH3"> Features </h3> <ul id="x-x-x-dnn_ctr936_ProductView_featuresUL"> <li> Readers gain in-depth information from more than 50 recognized experts writing from around the world </li> <li> Readers can compare and contrast life experiences from a number of different geopolitical and cultural regions </li> <li> Each chapter explores a country or region's gender and LGBTQ experiences in terms of culture, law, family life traditions, education, health and wellness practices, work norms, and activist movements </li> </ul> </p></p>