the challenge of feminist sociological knowledge
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rege, Sharmila > (ed.)
- Creator
- Chanana, Karuna > (forew.)
- Contributor
- Epp, Linda J.
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- B4828 - B
- Thesaurus
- sociologie, antropologie, feminisme, patriarchaat, matrilineariteit, inkomen, familierelaties, rolgedrag, agrarische beroepen, vrouwenorganisaties, seksualiteit, sociale ongelijkheid, onderwijs, nationalisme, wetgeving, sociale stratificatie, riten, India, bundel
- Description
- These contributions, made by feminist scholars towards engendering mainstream sociological discourse in India, cover issues relating to the lifespan of women in different social institutions such as the workplace, family, kinship, caste, school and the state. Discussed topics are: Single-and dual-earner couples: economic status and marital power: Who gains from matriliny? Men, women and change on a Lakshadweep Island: Gender and the Khasi family structure: the Meghalaya succession to self-acquired property act, 1984: The impact of Egyptian male migration on urban families: ‘Feminization of the Egyptian family’ of a reaffirmation of traditional gender roles: Women and development: a profile of active agricultural producers: Female participation in farm work in Central Kerala: Joiners and non-joiners: a city suburb and its women’s club: Female sexuality and education of Hindu girls in India: Unequal schooling and reproduction of social inequality in India: Gender in the making of the Indian nation-state: Bodies of evidence, bodies of rule: the Ilbert Bill, revivalism and age of consent in colonial India: Dalit struggle, nude worship and the ‘Chandragutti incident’.