Behind Closed Doors

Domestic Violence in India
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3239-0
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 274 g

This powerful book deals with the complex problem of domestic violence in India. Based on the narratives of 17 women from diverse socioeconomic and caste backgrounds, the author locates the problem in the larger societal context and analyzes a range of physical, psychological, non-physical, social and cultural aspects of the abuse of women.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhattacharya, Rinki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Shirin Kudchedkar
Introduction - Rinki Bhattacharya
Devi - Anwesha Arya
The Disempowered Goddess
Contextualizing Domestic Violence - Sobha Venkatesh Ghosh
Family, Community, State
The Narratives - Rinki Bhattacharya
Police Attitude and Women - Kalindi Muzumdar
Roadmap for Support - Rinki Bhattacharya
Afterword - Chhaya Dey

Über Autor(innen)

Bhattacharya, Rinki
Rinki Bhattacharya is Chairperson of the Bimal Roy Memorial Committee. She is also a well-known journalist and documentary film-maker based in Mumbai. Her documentary, Char Diwari, on domestic violence has received international acclaim. She made a five-minute audio-visual capsule, Janani—based on the same theme as this book. Ms Bhattacharya has also worked as a volunteer at Nari Kendra in Mumbai and started, in 1987, a crisis hotline called Help. Her publications include Bengal Spices (2005), Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in India (2004), Indelible Imprints—Daughters Write on Fathers (1999), Uncertain Liaisions: Sex, Strife & Togetherness in Urban India (1996), Bimal Roy—A Man of Silence (1994), Cuisine Creations from Bengal (1993), monograph on the film-maker Bimal Roy, monograph on film-star Ashok Kumar, genres of Indian Cinema—Les star Du Indian Cinema.