An apparent consequence of the petroleum boom of the
1970s is the exposure of Saudi Arabia, a formerly closed
society, to a massive onslaught of customs and values
emanating primarily from western societies. The illegal
use of drugs is one such phenomenon which has gained
momentum and rapidly expanded. The...
Sororities play an important role in the process by which sorority women become gendered by influencing members' ideas about what it means to be a woman. Women and men become gendered through regular social interaction with other women and men, and sororities have a particularly strong impact on their members...