"Teaching rights and responsibilities: paradoxes of globalization and children's citizenship in Lebanon".

Suad Joseph, "Teaching Rights and Responsibilities: Paradoxes of Globalization and Children's Citizenship in Lebanon

Lebanon, country, Asia

Lebanon (lĕb`ənən, –nŏn'), officially Republic of Lebanon, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,826,000), 4,015 sq mi (10,400 sq km), SW Asia. The country is bordered on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the north and east by Syria and on the south by Israel. The capital is Beirut."

Efforts to promote a more individualistic model of childhood, pressed on Lebanon from a variety of outside sources including the United Nations, have affected parents and children in Lebanon. At the same time, however, a more collective, family-centered identity continues to have great force. This essay, based on inquiries in two different local settings, discusses the resultant tensions and combinations over recent decades.

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Title Annotation:	portrayals of social aspects of Lebanon
Publication:	Journal of Social History
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	7LEBA
Date:	Jun 22, 2005
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