Religions | |
Religion and Relationships in Muslim Families: A Qualitative Examination of Devout Married Muslim Couples | |
Zahra Alghafli1  Trevan Hatch1  | |
[1] School of Social Work, Louisiana State University, 311 Huey P. Long Field House, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA; | |
关键词: family; Islam; marriage; Muslim; qualitative; | |
DOI : 10.3390/rel5030814 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Since 11 September 2001, Islam has been the center of many debates, discussions, parodies and publications. Many Muslims feel that their religion has been portrayed unfairly in Western media. The topics that seem to generate the most criticism relate to gender roles and the treatment of women, both inside the home and in society. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived role of Islam on marital and familial relationships from an insider’s perspective and to present participants’ reflections on sensitive issues, including gender roles, women’s rights and marital unity. Content analysis of in-depth interviews of twenty diverse Shia and Sunni Muslim couples living in the U.S. (
【 授权许可】
CC BY
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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