
Democracy in the Family
Insights from India
Joy Deshmukh-Ranadive(Editor)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. March 2008
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-0-7619-3631-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
This book is a compilation of research findings on the sociological perspectives of gender power relations within the household and their changing social patterns in India. It shows how gender inequality bias and discrimination are usually sustained and justified in the Indian context. It also provides some evidence of women's empowerment. It is useful for academics, policy makers, and program managers who are particularly interested in gender violence, practical and strategic gender needs, gender socialization, and other dimensions of domestic democracy. -- Gender, Technology and Development This illuminating volume which discusses on gender, society and democracy, will immensely help social science teachers and researchers working on gender, family and human rights within the context of households in India. -- South Asian Anthropologist The book contributes by bringing to surface the complexity and variety of gender relations in the family, while highlighting the customary and the formal redressal and breather institutions that went unnoticed in the neat binary gender categories of male and female in family studies. In its research journey the family often got viewed as a functional institution and eventually as an oppressing one; this book goes beyond to provide a refreshing weave of the everyday justice-violence complexity in the family. -- eSocial Science This volume is interesting because...given the theme of the volume and that not much work has been done on it especially in the Indian context, it should be interesting for readers. -- Social ChangeMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-3631-2 (9780761936312)
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Person
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.
Content
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
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