Full Description
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the peoples of Central Asia (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) have been exposed to new, Western influences that stress individualism at the expense Central Asian traditions of family and communalism. Young men in particular are exposed to new ideas and lifestyles as they tra
Contents
INTRODUCTION: MUSLIM YOUTH, 1 HISTORY OF TAJIKISTAN, 2 TRADITIONALISM VERSUS MODERNITY, 3 FAMILY RELATIONS, 4 EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, 5 ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIPS, 6 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY, 7 TENSIONS AND TRANSITIONS
