Transitions to Adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa

1. Introduction
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Part I. Women in MENA Countries: Theory and Background

2. A Micro-Macro Theory of Young Women’s Transition to Adulthood
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

3. The Context of Case Studies: Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria in Comparison
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

4. Data and Methodology
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Part II. Women’s Success and Failure in the Education System

5. Education Failures? The Problem of Limited Access to Education and Early Dropout Among Young Women
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

6. The Determinants of Young Women’s Access to Higher Education
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Part III. Housework or Wage Work? Young Women’s Transitions After Leaving Education

7. Back Home: Young Women’s Transition from School to Inactivity
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

8. Stiff Competition for Privileged Jobs: Young Women’s Transition from School to Work
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

9. A Polarized World of Female Employment? The Quality of First Employment
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Part IV. Family Formation

10. Young Women’s Transition to Marriage and Household Formation in Difficult Times
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

11. Completing the Pathway: The Transition to First Birth
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Part V. Conclusions and Discussions

12. Ways to Social Integration of Women in MENA
Michael Gebel, Stefanie Heyne

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Middle Eastern Culture, Gender Studies, Social Policy, African Culture, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Office Management