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Divorce Legislation in the Arab Gulf: Trends and Educational Differentials
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2023 , Article)
Traditionally, there have been internalized cultural values regarding family cohesion in the Arab region. However, as a result of modernization, rapid economic growth, and social transition, divorce rates have risen gradually ...
Adopting a gender quota policy in Qatar: a path to gender equity
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: Societal barriers continue to cause gender disparities in women’s share of political authority. As a representative case study for the Arab Gulf region, this paper aims to investigate public opinion on adopting a ...
Resilience and Sustainability in the Gulf Migration Regimes: Kafāla in the Era of Covid-19
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has strongly reaffirmed the critical importance of labor migration to the global economy, even as it has raised questions about the temporary migration programs responsible for much of this ...
A path causal model of the effect of TQM practices on teachers' job satisfaction in schools in Qatar
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Emerald Publishing
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between TQM practices and teachers' job satisfaction in Qatar, visualizing this relationship through a path causal model. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional ...
The relationship between sleep duration and health status in Qatar’s population
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Knowledge of sleep duration correlates is limited to developed countries with a lack of studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Qatar is a rapidly developing country in the EMR with three distinct population ...
Fertility Transitions in Qatar: The Dynamics between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Fertility
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Radiance Research Academy
, 2021 , Article)
Introduction: Qatar society has undergone major socio-economic transformations that have eventually promoted female access to education and career opportunities, which has, in turn, impacted fertility preferences. Objective: ...
Bargaining Power: A Framework for Understanding Varieties of Migration Experience
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
This article introduces the concept of bargaining power as a framework for understanding varieties of migration experience and behavior. We argue that migration and settlement experiences vary according to a migrant's ...
Ambivalent Sexism in the State of Qatar: Gender Roles and Patriarchal Attitudes
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International Sociological Association
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
The State of Qatar has undertaken considerable initiatives that prioritize strategies for female empowerment and promote gender equality. This paper investigates whether the effects of these equality initiatives are reflected ...
On the scarcity and promise of survey-based studies of international relations and security affairs in the Middle East
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Despite a dramatic increase in the availability and quality of public opinion data from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since the Arab uprisings of 2011, the use of surveys to study international relations and ...
Refinancing the Rentier State: Welfare, Inequality, and Citizen Preferences toward Fiscal Reform in the Gulf Oil Monarchies
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City University of New York
, 2021 , Article)
Against the backdrop of fiscal reform efforts in Middle East oil producers, this article proposes a general framework for understanding how citizens relate to welfare benefits in the rentier state and then tests some ...