Honor and the Political Economy of Marriage
Author | : Joanne Payton |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2019-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781978801714 |
ISBN-13 | : 1978801718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Honor and the Political Economy of Marriage by : Joanne Payton
Download or read book Honor and the Political Economy of Marriage written by Joanne Payton and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Honor' crimes target women and girls for transgressions against the moral code of the community, punishing female sexual autonomy in particular. This book argues that 'honor' represents women's conformity to culturally-enforced standards of marriageability and underpins family and marital connections which form a primary method of organization within the community.