List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note on TransliterationPart I1. Introduction: Finding Our Way2. Sohar: The First Exotic Glimpse3. The Town and Its PeoplePart II4. Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice5. Socialization to the Practice of Segregation6. The Burqa Facial Mask7. Women's World8. Honor and Self-realization9. The Xanith: A Third Gender Role?Part III10. Diverse Interests in Marriage Establishment11. The Bride Should Be a Virgin, the Groom Should Be a Man12. The Visit of an Undutiful Daughter13. Portrait of a Marriage14. Role-realization in MarriageAppendix: A Framework for the AnalysisReferencesIndex