Lebanese society
Lebanese society is very modern and similar to certain cultures of Southern Europe as the country is "linked ideologically and culturally to Europe through France, and its uniquely diverse religious composition [create] a rare environment that [is] at once Arab and European".[1] It is often considered as Europe's gateway to Western Asia as well as Asia's gateway to the Western World.[2]
Lebanese system
The Lebanese system is parliamentary democracy, which implements a special system known as confessionalism. This system is intended to deter sectarian conflict and attempts to fairly represent the demographic distribution of the 18 recognized religious groups in government. High-ranking offices are reserved for members of specific religious groups. The President, for example, has to be a
The
Family life
Kinship
Children and parenting
In some villages, when the first boy has been given birth to, the married couple is no longer addressed by their given names alone but is also called by the name of their son – “father of x” and “mother of x”.[9]
Gender roles
Notwithstanding the persistence of traditional attitudes regarding the role of women, Lebanese women enjoy equal
The illiteracy rate for females in 2007 was 14%, compared to 6.6% among males.[7] The economic activity rate for the age group 15 years and above is 68.9% for males, but only 20.4% for females.[7] The proportion of seats held by women in parliament in 2020 was 6.1%.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Davis, Craig S. The Middle East For Dummies
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- ^ "Lebanon's Confessionalism: Problems and Prospects". United States Institute of Peace. 2009-03-22. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Marie-Joëlle Zahar. "Chapter 9 Power sharing in Lebanon: Foreign protectors, domestic peace, and democratic failure". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
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the Maronites and the Druze, who founded Lebanon in the early eighteenth century.
- ^ Kazarian, Shahe S. "Family Functioning, Cultural Orientation, and Psychological Well-Being Among University Students in Lebanon." The Journal of Social Psychology 145.2 (2005): 141-54.
- ^ a b c d "UNFPA Lebanon - Country Profile". Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ Gulick, John. "Old Values and New Institutions in a Lebanese Arab City." Human Organization 24.1 (1965): 49-52.
- ^ Collelo, Thomas. "Lebanon's Culture: Society." (1987): n. page. Web. 4 May. 2012.