Cairene Women: A "Bachelorette", Not A "Spinster"

This book proposes that the word spinster or anes in Arabic, are to be substituted with the word bachelorette or azba . The bachelorette is a female who remains single by choice; she is simply an unmarried woman. The word spinster is heavily laden with negative and derogatory images, and carries a lot of stigma, that doesn t fit or apply to the bachelorette of today. This book also attempts to answer questions like why change the term "spinster" to "bachelorette"? What sorts of women choose to be "bachelorettes"? What are the social correlations of their decisions? Do "bachelorettes" regard their situation as temporary or permanent? Is the spinster stereotype valid? Does being a bachelorette destine these females to be less human developed than their married counterparts? Is the bachelorette less fulfilled in her femaleness , in other words, does she feel less of a female without a husband and children?

Autorentext

Sandra Abdalla has a B.A. (Hons.) in Anthropology and an M.A. in Sociology Anthropology from the American University in Cairo. She is currently living in Cairo, Egypt, she currently works as an entrepreneur and a fitness trainer.

Klappentext

This book proposes that the word spinster or anes in Arabic, are to be substituted with the word bachelorette or azbä . The bachelorette is a female who remains single by choice; she is simply an unmarried woman. The word spinster is heavily laden with negative and derogatory images, and carries a lot of stigma, that doesn t fit or apply to the bachelorette of today. This book also attempts to answer questions like why change the term "spinster" to "bachelorette"? What sorts of women choose to be "bachelorettes"? What are the social correlations of their decisions? Do "bachelorettes" regard their situation as temporary or permanent? Is the spinster stereotype valid? Does being a bachelorette destine these females to be less human developed than their married counterparts? Is the bachelorette less fulfilled in her femaleness , in other words, does she feel less of a female without a husband and children?