Afghan Women

Series: Faces of Change Series

Duration: 17

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1974

Creator: American University Field Staff

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 15Nov74 · MP26472 (Jan-Jun 1975) Copyright holder: American Universities Field Staff, Inc

Description: Pictures the activities of a group of women in northern Afghanistan and uses translations of their statements to explain their feelings, attitudes, and customs. Shows traditional dress, breadmaking, and the preparation of household goods for an upcoming marriage. Explains the marriage customs and the society's attitudes toward death, education for women, and the woman's place in national affairs., Provides interviews with Afghan women whose comments delineate both the satisfying and the confining aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community.

Complete Record: Pictures the activities of a group of women in northern Afghanistan and uses translations of their statements to explain their feelings, attitudes, and customs. Shows traditional dress, breadmaking, and the preparation of household goods for an upcoming marriage. Explains the marriage customs and the society's attitudes toward death, education for women, and the woman's place in national affairs., Provides interviews with Afghan women whose comments delineate both the satisfying and the confining aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.