Essays about: "Middle Class india"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Middle Class india.

  1. 1. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
    Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Alternative Plan for the Re-development of the Kathputli Colony, New Delhi

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Andre Kullmar; [2018]
    Keywords : Arkitektur; Stadsplanering; Indien;

    Abstract : This project is an alternative urban design scheme for the re-development of the Kathputli Colony in New Delhi, India. The Colony, approximately half the size of Gamla Stan, is located 30 minutes west of the City Centre and consist of a myriad of improvised dwellings. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women and Maids : Perceptions of domestic workers, house work and class among young, progressive, middle-to-upper class women in Delhi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Otso Harju; [2016]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; Delhi; Class; Gender roles; Reflexivity; Social change; Family; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses ten indepth interviews on domestic workers, class and gender roles with ten young, politically inclined and often adamantly feminist women towards the upper end of the Indian class spectrum. It aims to deepen the understanding of employerworker relations and gendered domestic roles in contemporary Indian households. READ MORE

  5. 4. Honor and Happiness: An ethnographic study of arranged marriages in a context of tradition and globalization in South India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Karin Hallberg; [2015-09-04]
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    Abstract : The tradition of arranged marriages is still the most popular form of organizing a marital relationship in India. Traditionally, parents are in charge of choosing the life partner for their child, which is a manifestation of honor in the Indian society. READ MORE

  6. 5. One man's trash is another man's treasure. A study of how waste is conceptualised, perceived and handled. Case study of Mumbai, India.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Måns Nygren; [2015]
    Keywords : Waste; Integrated Waste Management; Mumbai; intersectional analysis; dehumanisation; inclusion exclusion; power dynamics; transformations.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Where there are humans there is also waste. When studying archaeology waste is one of the most important objects to analyse. In our society waste is however far from treasured, or is it? Sweden imports more waste than it produces and turns it into energy. READ MORE