Overview

This book uses storytelling as an analytical tool for following wider social attitude changes towards sex and female sexuality in Iran. Women born in 1950s Iran grew up during the peak of secularization and modernization, whereas those born in the 1980s were raised under the much stricter rules of the Islamic Republic. Using extensive ethnographic research, the author juxtaposes narratives of body and sexuality shared by these different generations of women, showing the intricate ways in which women construct and convey meanings and communicate their emotions about the unspoken aspects of their lives.

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Author:   Nafiseh Sharifi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319609751

ISBN 10:   3319609750
Pages:   197
Publication Date:   31 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Background of the Context: The Two Generations Youth, Sexuality and the Islamic StateResearch Method and Fieldwork Encounters The Interview Process The Issue of Trust and Confidentiality Positionality Mapping the Fieldwork 2. Conceptual Framework IntroductionThe Emerging Concern: Demystifying Women’s Passive SubordinationPower and Resistance FrameworkThe Limits of Binary Analysis: Redefining Resistance and Agency 3. Learning Sexuality IntroductionPopulation Policies and the Topic of SexGlobalised Media: New Sources of Learning Sexuality The Question of ‘Normality’The Post-Revolutionary Discourse of Sexuality The Religious Discourse and Women’s Perception of Sex Combining Hadith with ScienceConclusion 4. Narratives of Virginity IntroductionSocialising Women about VirginityThe Social Aspects of Virginity Virginity as a Bargaining ToolLosing Virginity: The Younger Generation’s ExperienceConfirming Bride’s Virginity and Changes in Social Customs The Blood-Stained ‘Dastmâl’ The ‘Bride’s Health Certificate’Hymen-Repair Surgeries and Fake VirginityConclusion 5. Narratives of Menstruation IntroductionMenstrual Body The Construction of ShameMedicalizing Menstruation: Knowledge versus Tradition Menarche and the Ritual of Slapping Naturalizing MenstruationKeeping the SecretAppropriating RestrictionsConclusion 6. Narratives of Marriage IntroductionDifferent Approaches, Different Expectations Marriage in Time of the Revolution Politicised Widowhood and Marital RelationsFamily and Marriage ArrangementsMarriage for Post-Revolutionary GenerationsTemporary MarriageDivorceConclusion 7. Conclusion Contextualising Women’s Narratives of Sexuality in Iran and its Theoretical ImplicationsMoving Beyond the Binary of Resistance/Subordination

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Nafiseh Sharifi is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. 

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