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Dalit Women : Honour and Patriarchy in South India by Clarinda Still (2017, Hardcover)

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They are developing their own 'politics of culture’. This has significant effects on gender equality in the Dalit community.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101138095575

ISBN-139781138095571

eBay Product ID (ePID)237531590

Product Key Features

Number of Pages258 Pages

Publication NameDalit Women : Honour and Patriarchy in South India

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Sociology / General, Asia / India & South Asia, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Women's Studies

TypeTextbook

AuthorClarinda Still

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.484409548

Table Of ContentIntroduction Contextualising Dalit 'Shame' Dalit Women and the Politics of Culture Dalit Women's Everyday Life, Work, Kinship and Shame Honour and Shame in the Madiga palli: Leela's Elopement, Possession and Marriage Women's Education, Marriage, Honour and the New Dalit Housewife Alcohol, Violence and Women's 'Suffering': 'Adulterer, tramp or thief, a husband is a husband' Kalyani: 'Development', 'Civilisation' and 'Women's Empowerment' 'Culture', 'Civilisation' and Citizenship

SynopsisOne of the only ethnographic studies of Dalit women, this book gives a rich account of individual Dalit women's lives and documents a rise in patriarchy in the community. The author argues that as Dalits' economic and political position improves, 'honour' becomes crucial to social status. One of the ways Dalits accrue honour is by altering patterns of women's work, education and marriage, and by adopting dominant-caste gender practices. But Dalits are not simply becoming like upper castes; they are simultaneously asserting a distinct, politicised Dalit identity, formed in direct opposition to the dominant castes. They are developing their own 'politics of culture'. Key to both, the author argues, is the 'respectability' of women. This has significant effects on gender equality in the Dalit community.

LC Classification NumberHQ1742