Urban women in contemporary India [electronic resource] : a reader / edited by Rehana Ghadially.
Ghadially, Rehana, 1945-
2007
HQ1742 .U73 2007eb
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Title Urban women in contemporary India [electronic resource] : a reader / edited by Rehana Ghadially.
ISBN 9788178299563 (electronic book)
9780761935209
0761935207
Publication Details Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2007.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (372 p.)
Call Number HQ1742 .U73 2007eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.420954/091732
Summary Extrait de la couverture : " This anthology explore the impact of globalisation on Indian women and the struggle for gender equality. Since urban India has taken the initial benefit and brunt of globalisation, the focus here is on urban women, particulary from the educated middle class. The two dozen essays in this book offer insights into : gender identity, gender relations and conceptions of women / violence against women conflict resolution - women and the media / neo-liberal globalisation, from beauty pageants to working conditions / women and information and communication technologies / politics and women's political participation."
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Extrait de la couverture : " This anthology explore the impact of globalisation on Indian women and the struggle for gender equality. Since urban India has taken the initial benefit and brunt of globalisation, the focus here is on urban women, particulary from the educated middle class. The two dozen essays in this book offer insights into : gender identity, gender relations and conceptions of women / violence against women conflict resolution - women and the media / neo-liberal globalisation, from beauty pageants to working conditions / women and information and communication technologies / politics and women's political participation."
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Ghadially, Rehana, 1945-
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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 Deme and Lisa Jadwin
3. Women as emblems of culture and nation : conceptions of the Hindu right and the democratic women's movement / U. Vindhya
4. Gender roles and cultural continuity in the Asian Indian immigrant community in the US / Shamita Das Dasgupta
5. Dowry-murder : an example of violence against women / Jane Rudd
6. When homes are torture chambers : Vimochana's work with victims of domestic violence / Vimochana
7. Sexual harassment at the workplace / Vibhuti Patel
8. Empowerment approaches to gender-based violence : women's courts in Delhi slums / Veronica Magar
9. Men and women in Indian magazine advertisements : a preliminary report / Mallika Das
10. women's 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
13. Showcasing India : gender, geography and globalisation / Rupal Oza
14. More than just tacking women on to the 'macro-picture' : feminist contributions to globalisation discourses / Sharmila Rege
15. Gender and employment in the context of globalisation : some facts and figures / Rina Bhattacharya
16. Globalisation and women in India in the nineties / Gabriele Dietrich
17. ICT and the technological u-turn for women / Ashima Goyal
18. Gender, cybercafes and internet access : bridging the digital divide? / Anikar Haseloff and Rehana Ghadially
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? / Shoba Arun, Richard Reeks and Sharon Morgan
21. Gender and nationalism : the masculinisation of Hinduism and female political participation / Sikata Banatjee
22. Greater political representation for women : a brief history of events and debates / Leela Kasturi
23. women's question in contemporary politics / Vasanthi Raman.

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