Essays about: "indian woman"

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  1. 6. Your daughter are getting older - a study about marriage traditions in Tamil Nadu

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Sara Häll; Katja Evasdotter; [2014]
    Keywords : menarche; gender-system; dowry; marriage traditions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study has been to generate understanding about young Indian women’s lives in general and school experiences in particular, with focus on how it has been affected by current marriage traditions. The marriage traditions have been analyzed from a gender perspective, connected to both conceptions of sexuality and impacts of economical factors. READ MORE

  2. 7. Yo ban? Rape rap and limits of free speech in India : An argument analysis of the debate about banning the artist Honey Singh

    University essay from Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Becky Bergdahl; [2013]
    Keywords : human rights; freedom of speech; India; argument analysis; hate speech law; gender;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an argument analysis of three columns published in the Indian newspaper The Indian Express in the aftermath of the gangrape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in December 2012, and the following debate about glorification of rape in Indian popular culture. One of the columnists is arguing in favour of including gender as a category in the Indian law on hate speech, thereby banning an artist called Honey Singh and his lyrics about rape. READ MORE

  3. 8. Indian male voices on gender equality and sexual violence : a qualitative study

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Alexandersson; [2013]
    Keywords : gender equality; sexual violence; masculinity; India; jämställdhet; maskulinitet; sexuellt våld; Indien;

    Abstract : This qualitative study aims to explore the status of gender equality and to provide background to the extensive sexual violence in India from the male perspective through the eyes of seven Gujarati men. The brutal rape of a young student, by whole world known as Nirbayha in December 2012 in the Indian capital, was the tragic event that started a mass reaction in India against the extensive sexual violence and has put the whole worlds light on the unequal conditions of men and women in the country. READ MORE

  4. 9. Empowerment, Participation and Influence in Practice – A Minor Field Study of the Empowerment Process from the Perspective of Rural Indian Women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Viktoria Hansson; [2011]
    Keywords : influence; participation; Key Words: empowerment; postcolonial feminism; intersectionality; women in India.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Author: Viktoria Hansson Title: Empowerment, Participation and Influence in Practice: a Minor Field Study of the Empowerment Process from the Perspective of Women Supervisors: Jan Magnusson (Sweden) and Dr. K. Hemalatha (India) This bachelor essay is a result of a minor field study for two months the spring 2011. READ MORE

  5. 10. Leaving the 'proxy woman or politician' dichotomy: A qualitative study of the possibilities and obstacles for elected women's participation in Indian local governance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Aksel Sundström; [2008-09-09T08:49:58Z]
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