SOC 885 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Purdah, Intimate Parts In Islam, Mixed-Sex Education

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 885
• Professor: Abednego Aryee

Document Summary

Young muslim girls develop their subjectivities within this discursive space, sometimes accommodating and sometimes resisting the imposed standards. These standards conflict with social realities that require gendered interaction as part of daily life. For some, the reaction is to create more physical barriers separating the women, or to isolate them further within the community in an attempt to limit what they consider un- Most attempt to negotiate a space of identity that allows for full participation in society, albeit with more limited types of engagement or socializing between unmarried men and women: gender segregation. For muslim youth, puberty marks a significant milestone in social and spiritual development. At this stage in their social and emotional development, young muslims are socialized into patterns of gender segregation and conformity with modest islamic dress codes and obligatory prayers and fasting. As they cross the threshold to adulthood, they become accountable to allah for their actions.