Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East

By Alean Al-Krenawi

Book Overview

Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East is the first to deal with polygamy in the Middle East in a comprehensive way. This book fills a gap in the literature by addressing the question of the psychosocial impact of polygamy on all members of polygamous families by offering a new way of examining family structure, such as father-mother, father-children, mother-children relationships, and the relationships between offspring from different mothers. It introduces a model for intervention with polygamous families for scholars and practitioners. This book also explores Islam's role in polygamy as well as the social and economic consequences of the phenomena.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493945424
• ISBN13: 9781493945429
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"