Editing Family values (section)

===Arabic culture===
Interpretations of [[Islam]]ic learnings and [[Arab culture]] are common for the majority of [[Saudi people|Saudi]]s. Islam is a driving cultural force that dictates a submission to the will of [[Allah]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peachy |first1=William S. |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/48103511 |title=A brief look upon Islam |date=1999 |publisher=Darussalam Publishers and Distributors |location=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |pages= |access-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref> The academic literature suggests that the family is regarded as the main foundation of Muslim society and culture; the family structure and nature of the relationship between family members are influenced by the Islamic religion.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Mutair, A|author2=Plummer, V|author3=O'Brien, A|author4= Clerehan, R|title=Providing culturally congruent care for Saudi patients and their families|journal=Contemporary Nurse|date=2014|volume=46|issue=2|pages=254–258|doi=10.5172/conu.2014.46.2.254|pmid=24787260|s2cid=20386177}}</ref> Marriage in Saudi culture means the union of two families, not just two individuals.<ref>{{cite journal|author1= Khalaf, I|author2=Callister, L|title=Cultural meanings of childbirth: Muslim women living in Jordan|journal=Journal of Holistic Nursing|date=1997|volume=4|issue=15|pages=373–388|doi=10.1177/089801019701500405|pmid=9397746|s2cid=40338008}}</ref> In Muslim society, marriage involves a social contract that occurs with the consent of [[parent]]s or guardians. Furthermore, marriage is considered the only legitimate outlet for [[sexual desire]]s, and [[Fornication|sex outside marriage]] ([[zina]]) is a crime that is punished under Islamic law.<ref>{{cite book|author1= Lemu, A|author2=Heeren, F|title=Women in Islam|date=1992|publisher=The Islamic Foundation|location=Leicester, England}}</ref>

The Saudi family includes extended families, as the [[extended family]] provides the individual with a sense of [[Identity (social science)|identity]]. The father is often the [[:wikt:breadwinner|breadwinner]] and protector of the family, whereas the mother is often the [[homemaker]] and the primary caretaker of the children.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Luna|first1=J|title= Transcultural nursing care of Arab Muslims|journal=Journal of Transcultural Nursing|date=1989|volume=1|issue=1|pages=22–26|doi=10.1177/104365968900100105|pmid=2803661|s2cid=25951878}}</ref> Parents are regarded with high respect, and children are strongly encouraged to respect and obey their parents.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Ghazwi, F.|author2= Nock, L.|title= Religion as mediating force in the effects of modernization on parent–child relations in Jordan|journal=Middle Eastern Studies|date=1989|volume=25|issue= 3|pages= 363–369|doi= 10.1080/00263208908700786}}</ref> Often, families provide care for elders. Until recently, because families and friends are expected to provide [[elderly care]], [[nursing home]]s were considered culturally unacceptable.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Luna|first1= J|title=Transcultural nursing care of Arab Muslims|journal=Journal of Transcultural Nursing|date=1989|volume=1 |issue= 1|pages= 22–26|doi= 10.1177/104365968900100105|pmid= 2803661|s2cid= 25951878}}</ref>