Essays about: "social problems in india women"

Found 5 essays containing the words social problems in india women.

  1. 1. Frames in a social movement for safe public spaces : Problems meeting new solutions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Karlström; [2017]
    Keywords : safe public spaces; social movement; frames; women;

    Abstract : Safety in public spaces has become an issue of increased concern and attention in India, after incidents of sexual harassment and violence against women. The need for safe public spaces was formulated in the civil society in New Delhi and can be described as a social movement. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. "Let Only Your Corpse Come Out of that House" : an Analysis of Contemporary Dowry Discourses in Indian Newspapers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Harpreet Singh; [2011]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Dowry; Dowry deaths; Domestic violence; Marriage; Frames; Journalists’ frames; Media content; Dowry suicides; Women; Modernization; India; mänskliga rättigheter; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine the complex social and cultural practice of dowry, and violence related to dowry, in India. The dowry system may at first appear to be an old-fashioned and traditional institution that in face of modernization would slowly fade away. READ MORE

  5. 4. Engaging Water? - Integrated Water Resources Management and Civil Society in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mats Kullander; Daniel Klasander; [2006]
    Keywords : IWRM; civil society; India; participation; democracy; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay contains a research on the impact of IWRM-projects on the civil society. IWRM is a water project strategy with local stakeholder participation as an important part. READ MORE

  6. 5. Experiences from community milking centres in rural India : social, economic and technical impacts of the implementation of milking machines in Kolar district, Kanataka State

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Annegret Henriksson; [2005]
    Keywords : cooperative; milk production; milk collection; raw milk quality; milking machine; India; developing project; participatory method; rural development;

    Abstract : The dairy sector in India is impressive in absolute terms and the nation assumed the top position from US in 2001 as the world leader in milk production. The dairy farm system in India is characterized by small scale and labour intensive operations with hand milking, low productivity and poor hygienic quality, in comparison to international standards. READ MORE