Women and the pattern of occultation between the legal constant and the cultural shift. An anthropological field study on a sample of veiled female students at the University of Algeria 2-

Abstract

This field study seeks to shed light on the pattern of concealing the female student in the context of the
current modernity according to an anthropological approach, and the qualitative approach was used to
conduct this study by relying on the techniques of observation and interview, the sample consisted of 20
female students who were interviewed individually, in order to know the reality of the pattern of occultation
In terms of its controlling reference, its common patterns, its methods and its advantages.
It was found from the results of the research that the pattern that obscures the university student radiates
with anthropological connotations that go beyond what is traditional to what is modern, as it is one of the
extensions of the female body and the most prominent indicators of the transformation of the bearer of the
values of fashion, appearance and beauty. The cultural status of the student, thus overshadowing a pattern
that is obscured by aesthetic individuality, and its various styles, methods and the advantages of wearing it