Democracy in the Family

Insights from India
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3631-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Democracy in the Family: Insights from India is unique in the way it employs diverse research methods to address the issue of justice in the family under the common theme of examining whether the ethos of democracy is relevant to it. The interface between principles of democracy inside and outside the home is explored through the sub-themes of `Experiencing the Family`, `Expressing the Family`, `Seeking Justice` and `Including the Excluded`. The topics covered range from examinations of the institution of the family, the site of the household, practices of householding and relationships between members, the impact of non-democratic norms and attempts to seek justice in the face of domestic strife and violence, to the advocacy of inclusive strategies that involve men and entire communities in democratising the family.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deshmukh-Ranadive, Joy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction - Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive
I: EXPERIENCING THE FAMILY
Women Adjusting for Survival: Women Workers, New Economic Policies, and Adjustments within the Family and Household - Nandita Gandhi
The Light Shines Through Gossamer Threads: Inside-Outside Political Spaces - Sumi Krishna
II: EXPRESSING THE FAMILY
Family in Feminist Songs: A Continuity with Women`s Folk Literature - Sonal Shukla
Resurrecting the Mother in Mata Hidimba - Uma Narain
III: SEEKING JUSTICE
Sustaining Democracy within the Family Through Family Courts: An Exploratory Analysis - Sita Vanka and M Nirmala Kumari
Private Concerns in Public Discourse: Women–initiated Community Response to Domestic Violence - Nandita Bhatla and Anuradha Rajan
The Shalishi in West Bengal: A Community–Based Response to Domestic Violence - Shramajibee Mahila Samity
IV: INCLUDING THE EXCLUDED
Family, Gender and Masculinities - Radhika Chopra
Placing Gender Equity in the Family Centre Stage: The Use of Kala Jatha Theatre - Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Deshmukh-Ranadive, Joy
Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive is Director, Indian School of Microfinance for Women, Ahmedabad. She has 20 years of experience in the field of Gender and Development and has worked with premier research organisations like Research Centre for Women’s Studies, Mumbai, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi and International Center for Research on Women, New Delhi. She has several publications to her credit in the areas of structural adjustment; microfinance; women’s empowerment; violence against women; women and ageing; and economic, social and cultural human rights. She has particularly focused on conceptualising power and empowerment, linking together the micro, meso and macro into an analytical framework. She has also taught Economics at the postgraduate level at the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Prior to joining the Indian School of Microfinance for Women, Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive was Country Director of the India office of the International Center for Research on Women, New Delhi.