Dependence and Autonomy

Women's Employment and the Family in Calcutta

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Standing, Hilary

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196 Seiten

Englisch

Taylor & Franciserschienen am24.08.2022

With an increased female´ workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman´s place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women´s emancipation.mehr

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KlappentextWith an increased female´ workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman´s place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women´s emancipation.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-032-28592-4

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

FormatGenäht

Verlag

Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsjahr2022

Erscheinungsdatum24.08.2022

Seiten196 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 140 mm, Höhe 216 mm, Dicke 13 mm

Gewicht395 g

Artikel-Nr.9523755

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

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List of Tables, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction: Issues, Methods and Empirical Background, 2. Employed Women: The Social and Economic Background, 3. Working Lives: Women in the Labour Force, 4. Working Lives: The Domestic Arena, 5. Employment and Autonomy: Women´s Wages and the Distribution and Management of Household Income, 6. Employment and Autonomy: Ideological Struggles, 7. Dependence and Autonomy: Women´s Employment and the Family in Calcutta, 8. Conclusion, Appendix: What Measures Would Help Employed Women? Notes, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Indexmehr