Between marriage and the market: intimate politics and survival in Cairo

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS GLOSSARY Introduction My Early Lessons in Household Economy Theoretical Framework Objectives of the Study 1 The Research and Its Social and Physical Setting Arriving in Cairo Methodology The People The Neighborhoods The Macro Context: The Making of Egypt's Modern Economy International Migration Summary 2 Marriage, Family, and Household Why Marriage? Marriage in Its Cultural Context Choosing a Suitor Arranged Marriages versus Love Marriages Marriage Negotiations: Strategies to Reduce Marital Conflicts Polygynous Marriages Summary 3 In Search of Cash: Men in the Labor Market The Rising Need for Cash Urban Employment Opportunities Male Employment in the Neighborhoods Employment Opportunities in the Informal Economy Migration as a Cash-raising Strategy Cash Contributions from Other Male Members of the Household Summary 4 Women and Employment Urban Women in the Labor Market: The Historical View The Legal Position of Women in the Labor Market Major Issues in Measuring the Female Labor Force in Egypt Gainful Employment among the Informants Employment in the Formal Sector Attitudes Toward Gainful Employment The Male View of Women's Paid Work Summary 5 Money Management and Patterns of Household Budgeting Financial Arrangements Patterns of Budgeting in the Neighborhoods Impact of Male Migration on Budgeting The Contribution of Women's Wages Men's Pocket Money Summary 6 Nonmonetary Contributions to the Household Pool Domestic Work Domestic Work in the Neighborhoods Child-rearing Shopping Cash-saving Labor Dealing with Public Institutions Summary 7 Expenditure and Consumption Patterns Patterns of Expenditure Recurrent Expenditures Rent and Other Miscellaneous Routine Expenditures Accumulation of Assets Financing Methods Decision Making Summary 8 Social Networks and Informal Associations The Saving Associations Communal Marital and Childbirth Contributions Neighborly Networks Men's Networks Vertical and Bureaucratic Networks Kin Networks Summary 9 Fertility and Sexual Politics Fertility Sexuality and Sexual Desire in Everyday Life Enhancing Children's Sexuality: Why Circumcision? Summary Conclusion REFERENCES INDEX