UID:
edoccha_9961615113902883
Format:
1 online resource (123 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781040175798
Series Statement:
Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Content:
This text explores how social education impacts gender inequalities in rural Tamil Nadu where women's lives are damaged by discrimination, marginalisation and deprivation. Social education refers to agent-oriented learning experiences focused on power relations that help oppressed people regain their humanity in the struggle for empowerment.
Note:
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Synopsis of the Research -- Notes -- References -- 1 Scope of an Investigation in India of Marginalised Women's Struggle for Equality -- Introduction -- The Problem -- Project Goals -- Significance for Global and Indian Agendas -- Notes -- References -- 2 Rationale for Including Inequality in Women's Wellbeing Approaches -- The Explanatory Force of Wellbeing Approaches -- Power and Inequalities -- The Search for Indicators -- Notes -- References -- 3 Research Sites, Women, and Concepts Involved in a Study of the Struggle for Equality in Rural India -- Villages Studied -- Approach. Multidimensional Wellbeing -- Conceptual Underpinnings. Theorising Empowerment -- Notes -- References -- 4 Research Processes Involved in a Wellbeing Inquiry of Rural Women's Struggle for Equality in India -- The Measurement Tool -- Profile of Interviewees -- Interview Procedure -- Notes -- Reference -- 5 Outcomes of a Quality-Of-Life Study of Marginalised Women's Struggle for Equality in India -- Contexts and Analysis of Survey of Individual Women -- Living Standard/livelihoods -- Education/literacy -- Health -- Self-efficacy -- Human Rights -- Social Actions -- Analysis of Survey of Household Representatives -- Capabilities Findings -- Equalities Analysis -- Focus Group Discussions -- Focus Group Discussion Analysis -- Notes -- References -- 6 What the Indices Reveal in a Study of Marginalised Women's Struggle for Equality in India -- Wellbeing Indices -- Capabilities Index -- Drivers of Capabilities -- Equalities Index -- Drivers of Equalities -- 7 Prologue of an Investigation of Marginalised Women's Struggle for Equality in India -- Summary -- Her Stories.
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Discussion of Graduate Narratives -- Notes -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Areas of Life Measured -- Appendix 2. Index Indicators -- Capabilities Index Indicators -- Equalities Index Indicators -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Saikia, Udoy Empowering Marginalised Women in Remote Indian Villages Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2024 ISBN 9781032856827
Language:
English
