Images from Egypt

Young Egyptian couple chatting in a Cairo park, 2007
Young Egyptian couple chatting in a Cairo park, 2007
Egyptian workers in Upper Egypt, 2007
Egyptian workers in Upper Egypt, 2007
Narrow street in Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's ancient market which dates back to 1382
Narrow street in Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's ancient market which dates back to 1382
A young woman and her child in a village in Upper Egypt, 2007
A young woman and her child in a village in Upper Egypt, 2007
The Nile River as it flows through Luxor, located in Upper Egypt, with the Valley of the Kings in the background, 2007
The Nile River as it flows through Luxor, located in Upper Egypt, with the Valley of the Kings in the background, 2007
Cairo traffic at sunset, 2007
Cairo traffic at sunset, 2007
Stalls of women's headscarves for sale in the Roxy/Heliopolis markets of Cairo, 2007
Stalls of women's headscarves for sale in the Roxy/Heliopolis markets of Cairo, 2007
Al-Azhar Mosque in the Khan el-Khalili section of Cairo, 2007
Al-Azhar Mosque in the Khan el-Khalili section of Cairo, 2007
Young girls walking in a village in Upper Egypt. The Temple of Hatsheput can be seen in the background, 2007
Young girls walking in a village in Upper Egypt. The Temple of Hatsheput can be seen in the background, 2007
The American University in Cairo, 2007
The American University in Cairo, 2007

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Developmental Idealism Studies
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University of Michigan

Recent Events

The Developmental Idealism Studies Group presented their paper on "Processes and Methods for Creating Questions and Protocols for an International Study of Ideas about Development and Family Life" at 3MC, Berlin, June 2008.

Book Award

Arland Thornton's book Reading History Sideways wins the William J. Goode Book Award of the ASA Section on the Sociology of the Family.

New Data Collection

Developmental Idealism questionnaire supplements added to May and November 2007 Surveys of Consumer Attitudes.

Reading History Sideways

The method of reading history sideways is described and critiqued by Arland Thornton.

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