Teen Life in the Middle East (Teen Life around the World) - Hardcover

Mahdi, Ali Akbar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031331893X ISBN 13: 9780313318931

Publisher: Greenwood, 2003

Synopsis

This unique volume offers unprecedented insight into the typical day, interests, and familial, social, and cultural lives of Middle Eastern teens. Each chapter includes a resource guide to teach teens more about the 11 profiled countries: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Numerous photos accompany the text. This book provides teen readers in the West with a window into the everyday lives of their counterparts in the East, fostering a better understanding of both their similarities and differences.

The current population of the Middle East is young, and their future is critical in our worldview. Teen life in the Middle East is marked by extremes. In some countries, especially those that are Westernized, teens share the benefits of globalization with material and social comforts such as private schooling and vacations abroad. In other countries, political instability, religious and cultural repression, war and occupation, earthquakes, and poverty are ongoing crises. Many teenagers must endure a difficult, and sometimes nearly impossible, path to adulthood.

About this title

Book Description:

The typical day, interests, and familial, social, and cultural lives of Middle Eastern teens are examined with unprecedented insight.

About the Author:

ALI AKBAR MAHDI is Professor of Sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 031331893X
• ISBN 13: 9780313318931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288