Gender, Identity and Violence: Female Deselection in India

ISBN-13: 9780367176723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 348 str.

Rainuka Dagar

Opis

Weaving economic and socio-political processes with the living narrative of customs, rituals and practices in differently-placed groups to decode the legitimising mechanisms of male child preference in India, this book explores male infanticide as redemption of blood debt, girl child deselection through cultural neglect, female infanticide, and foeticide in the context of identity assertion and traditional social reservoirs. It empirically captures the range of gender-based violence, arguing that form-specific strategies neither address the inequalities nor its causes.

Recenzje

‘[S]timulating, analytical and backed by empirical evidence. A valuable contribution to understanding the dynamics of social formation, identity construction and institutional mechanisms affecting individual life chances and gender inequalities.’ — Randhir Singh, Former Professor of Political Theory, University of Delhi

Spis treści

Foreword Pramod Kumar. Preface. Acknowledgements. I. Mapping Child Deselection through a Civilisational Periscope II. Debates on Gender Violence, Identity and Rights: Implications for Female Deselection III. Girl Child Deselection: Disappearance and Invisibility in the Context of Punjab IV. Justifying Narratives, Legitimising Mechanisms V. Interpreting Gender and Cultural Specificities: Decoding the Power of Masculine Constructs in Panchayats, Punjab VI. Gender Positioning within the Cultural Support Structures VII. Policy and Practice: Negotiating the Politics of Gender in Identity-based Exchange VIII. Constructing Gender Capital for Gender Justice. Annexure. Notes. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

O autorze

Rainuka Dagar is Director (Research), Gender Studies Unit, at the Institute for Development and Communication (IDC), India, and Program Director with Altus Global Alliance, The Hague.