Between marriage and the market : intimate politics and survival in Cairo /
Homa Hoodfar.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, �1997.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 302 pages)
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 24 .
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 24. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-297) and index.
1. The Research and Its Social and Physical Setting -- 2. Marriage, Family, and Household -- 3. In Search of Cash: Men in the Labor Market -- 4. Women and Employment -- 5. Money Management and Patterns of Household Budgeting -- 6. Nonmonetary Contributions to the Household Pool -- 7. Expenditure and Consumption Patterns -- 8. Social Networks and Informal Associations -- 9. Fertility and Sexual Politics -- 10. Conclusion.
Households--Economic aspects--Egypt--Cairo Region. Home economics--Egypt--Cairo Region. Poor--Egypt--Cairo Region. Sex role--Cairo Region.--Egypt POLITICAL SCIENCE--Economic Conditions. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Macroeconomics. Home economics. Households--Economic aspects. Poor. Business & Economics. Economic History.