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Psychosocial Impact of Polygamy in the Middle East

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Authors:
  1. Alean Al-Krenawi

    1. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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  • Offers a new way of examining polygamous family structure
  • Introduces a model of intervention with polygamous families
  • Addresses the psychosocial impact of polygamy on members of polygamous families

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Polygamy Today

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 1-23

  3. Context and Change: The Structure of Arab Society

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 25-50

  4. Polygamy, Islam, and Marital Justice

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 51-74

  5. The Call for Different Perspectives: Methodology

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 75-120

  6. Discussion and Implications

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 121-134

  7. A Proposed Model for Treatment of Polygamous Families

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 135-146

  8. Dealing with Polygamous Families and Changing the Rules

    • Alean Al-Krenawi
    Pages 147-157

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 159-180
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Alean Al-Krenawi

About the author

Alean Al-Krenawi (PhD) is a Professor and Dean of the School of Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland, currently on leave from the Spitzer Department of Social Work at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dr. Al-Krenawi's research interests include multicultural mental-health and social work with indigenous populations and polygamy. He conducts studies in Israel, Canada, Palestine and other Arab countries. He has completed 2 books; one on Ethno-psychiatry and another on helping professionals with indigenous people. He also co-edited a book on Multicultural Social Work in Canada called Working with Diverse Ethno-Racial Communities, published by Oxford University Press. Furthermore, Professor Al-Krenawi has authored numerous book chapters and academic peer reviewed articles. Recently published works appear/are about to appear in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Social Work, Child Abuse and Neglect, Community Mental Health Journal, Comparative Family Studies, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Family Process, Health and Social Work, Social Science and Medicine, Social Psychology, and Social Psychiatry.

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