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_aUrban women in contemporary India : _ba reader / _cedited by Rehana Ghadially. |
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_aLos Angeles : _bSage Publications, _c2007. |
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_a372 pages : _c24 cm |
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_2rdacontent _atext |
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_2rdamedia _aunmediated |
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_2rdacarrier _avolume |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | _aSection I: Re-constructing Gender 1. Adolescence, Embodiment and Gender Identity: Elite Women in a Changing Society / Meenakshi Thapan 2. Male Hindi Filmgoers Gaze: An Ethnographic Interpretation of Gender Construction / Steve Derne and Lisa Jadwin 3. Women as Emblems of Culture and Nation: Conceptions of the Hindu Right and the Democratic Womens Movement / U. Vindhya 4. Gender Roles and Cultural Continuity in the Asian-Indian Immigrant Community in the US / Shamita Das Dasgupta Section II: Violence 5. Dowry-murder: An Example of Violence Against Women / Jane Rudd 6. When Homes are Torture Chambers: Vimochanas Work with Victims of Domestic Violence / Vimochana 7. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace / Vibhuti Patel 8. Empowerment Approaches to Gender-based Violence: Womens Courts in Delhi Slums / Veronica Magar Section III: Media 9. Men and Women in Indian Magazine Advertisements: A Preliminary Report / Mallika Das 10. The Womens Movement and the Press in India: The Construction of Female Foeticide as a Social Issue / Rashmi Luthra 11. Portrayals of Sexual Violence in Popular Hindi Films, 1997-99 / Srividya Ramasubramanian and Mary Beth Oliver 12. Packaging the Contemporary Woman in Television Fiction: Deconstructing the Role of Commerce and Tradition Centre for Advocacy and Research 19. Empowering Women through ICT Education: Facilitating Computer Adoption / Farida Umrani and Rehana Ghadially 20. ICT Initiatives, Women and Work: Reproducing or Changing Gender Inequalities / Shobha Arun, Richard Heeks and Sharon Morgan Section VI: Politics and Political Participation 21. Gender and Nationalism: The Masculinisation of Hinduism and Female Political Participation / Sikata Banarjee 22. Greater Political Representation for Women: A Brief History of Events and Debates / Leela Kasturi 23. The Womens Question in Contemporary Politics / Vasanthi Raman. | ||
| 520 | _aReminding us that the road to the complete empowerment of women in India is a long one, this book focuses on the globalization experiences of women from the Indian urban middle class. It covers: reconstructing gender; violence; media; neo-liberal globalization; information and communication technologies; and politics and political participation. | ||
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_aUrban women _zIndia _xSocial conditions. |
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_aWomen's rights _zIndia. |
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_aFeminism _zIndia. |
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_aGhadially, Rehana, _d1945- |
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