Quantitative Empirical Studies on Women's Issues in Islamic Cultures: Introduction to Special Issue

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The special issue aimed to focus on quantitative research articles covering gender and women's issues in Islamic cultures which have not received sufficient attention. The present issue of gender and women's issues in these cultures adds important information about topics such as the roles of honor, religiosity, and sexism as they interact with gender. In the special issue there are six quantitative research articles focusing on various topics relevant to honor, sexism, economic, and health issues. A study from Turkey examines the associations among benevolent sexism, hostile sexism, religiosity, and the endorsement of honor beliefs in Turkey. Another explores the effects of religious affiliation, patriarchy, and gender on the perception of honor-related crimes in Morocco, Cameroon, and Italy. Views about family issues are explored in a paper from North Cyprus that explores the associations among hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, religiosity, and attitudes toward childlessness. In another paper, researchers from Turkey investigate job-relevant gender issues such as work engagement, job insecurity, and turnover intentions. Finally, women's health in Muslim cultures is the focus of papers on health screening behaviors in Turkey and on factors relevant to menopausal symptoms of women in Pakistan. In the introduction, the main purposes of the special issue articles are introduced. Then, the importance of studying honor, sexism, religiosity, the economic situation of women, and women's health issues in Islamic cultures are covered. Some suggestions for future studies and implication and applications of the research findings also are discussed. Finally, limitations of the special issue are presented.
Muslim Women, Islam, Quantitative Studies, Honor, Sexism, Religiosity, Patriarchy, Muslim Countries, Health, Menopause
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42508
Department of Psychology, Article

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N. Sakallı, “Quantitative Empirical Studies on Women’s Issues in Islamic Cultures: Introduction to Special Issue,” SEX ROLES, pp. 535–542, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42508.
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