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Subject(s)

• Women—India—Kerala—Social conditions [Browse]
• Economic development—India—Kerala [Browse]
• Intersectionality (Sociology)—India—Kerala [Browse]
• Kerala (India)—Social conditions [Browse]

Editor

• Lekha, N. B. [Browse]
• Kumar M., Pradeep [Browse]

Series

• Routledge international handbooks. [More in this series]
• Routledge International Handbooks Series

Summary note

In this handbook, Lekha, Kumar M. and their team of contributors embark on a transformative exploration of 'Intersectionality' in the Indian context, where gender, culture, and development intersect to shape the destinies of diverse groups.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Editors
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1 Prologue: A Sociological Tapestry - Intersectionality of Identities, Gender, Culture, and Development in the Works of Prof. Antony Palackal
• Sociology of Identities
• Sociology of Gender
• Sociology of Culture
• Sociology of Development
• A New Methodology and Pedagogy for Cultural Analysis
• A Critical Appraisal
• Conclusion
• References
• 2 Introduction: Beyond Boundaries - Intersections of Gender, Culture, and Development
• The Evolving Discourse On Gender in India
• Cultural Kaleidoscope
• Holistic Exploration of Development in India
• Gender, Culture, and Development Praxis: Insights From India
• Part I Gender, Identity, and Power
• 3 Gender as a Category and as Practice: Trivial, Dangerous Or Just Routine
• Introduction
• Approach, Argument, and the Conceptual Framework
• Exploring Common Sense
• Trivial and Partial: But Then Why Dangerous?
• A Deceptively Easy Acceptance of Gender Studies and Programs
• Notes
• 4 Beyond the Screen: Indigenous Women in Kerala and the Impact of Television
• Mass Media and Social Development
• Television and Indigenous/Rural Communities
• Adivasis of Wayanad, Kerala
• Methodology
• Diffusion of Television in the Community
• Breaking Down the Barrier of Communication
• Teaching New Relations of Space and Body
• Promoting a New Ethos of Consumerism
• Reconstructing the Gender Roles: Support for Women
• 5 Urban Women Working in Modern India: Dynamics of Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision-Making for Women in Informal Sector
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Work-Related Responsibilities.
• Street Vendors
• Home-Based Workers
• Domestic Workers
• Perspective of Family Members and Friends
• Family-Related Responsibilities
• Perspectives of Family Members and Friends
• Impact On Health and Well-Being
• Substance Abuse
• Role of Formal Education in the Lives of the Women
• Participant's Education
• Participant's Children's Education
• Women and Decision-Making
• Childhood, Education, and Marriage
• Family- and Children-Related Decisions
• Financial Decisions
• Leisure Activities and Travel
• Health
• Community-Related Decisions
• Dynamics of Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision-Making
• 6 Skilful Migration for Unskilled Labour: The Sojourn of Malayali Women in Gulf Countries
• The Skill Set
• Migration Categories of Female Domestic Workers From Kerala to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
• Survival Strategies of Regular Migrants
• Language
• Food
• Work
• Emotional Difficulties
• Behaviour of the Employer
• Skilful Survival of Irregular Migrants
• The Way Forward
• Skill Training and Certification
• Skill Matching
• Upskilling and Validation
• Collaboration With Major Stakeholders
• Participatory and Gender-Inclusive Policies and Measures
• 7 Living Room Chronicles: Feminine Spaces in Bengali Television Serials
• Women in Regional TV Serials
• Gendered Spaces: Theoretical Lenses
• The Study
• Demographic Snapshot of Survey Participants
• "Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni" (July 24, 2017 to February 13, 2022 On Zee Bangla)
• Prathama Kadambini (March 16, 2020 to February 28, 2021 On Star Jalsa)
• 8 Empowering Women in Kerala: The Transformative Impact of the Kudumbashree Program
• Introduction.
• Empowerment
• Kudumbashree: A Beacon of Women's Empowerment in Grassroots Development
• Functions of Kudumbashree
• Impact of Kudumbashree
• The Three Program Domains of Kudumbashree
• Economic Empowerment
• Microfinance
• Social Empowerment
• Destitute Free Kerala
• Nine-Point Risk Parameters (Rural)
• Additional Eight-Point Risk Parameters (Rural)
• Nine-Point Risk Parameters (Urban)
• Additional Ten-Point Risk Parameters (Urban)
• Women Empowerment
• Gender Self-Learning Program
• Gender Sensitization Program
• Plan of Action: Strategies and Activities
• State Gender Resource Centre
• Community Counsellors
• Service Provided
• Outcomes of the Community Counselling Program
• Kudumbashree: Consultancy
• Sustainable Development
• Kudumbashree: An Agent of Change
• Twenty-Five Years of Kudumbashree: Social Commitment
• Part II Culture, Femininity, and Subjectivity
• 9 A Puzzle Within a Paradox: The Impact of Gender and Family Structure On Productivity, Time Allocation, and Career Attitudes in Kerala, India
• Introduction and Literature Review
• The Context of Kerala, India
• Methods
• Independent Variables
• Dependent Variables
• Results
• Conclusions
• 10 Beyond the Life and the World of Widowhood: Precarity of Oppression and Discrimination
• The State of Widowhood in India
• Studies On Widows in Kerala Context
• Field Observations and Reflections
• Beyond the Word: Lived Realities
• 11 Celebrating the Feminine: Intersectionality of Nature, Culture, and Woman
• Navigating the Gender Paradox: Insights Into Nayar Women
• Nature-Culture Continuum
• Rhythms of Womanhood: Exploring Femininity in Rituals, Customs, and Festivals
• Beyond Blood: The Ritualistic Layers of Thirandukuli in Womanhood.
• Thiruvathira and Pooram Celebrations: Revering Kamadevan (Sexual God)
• Kanyarkali
• Kavu, Serpent Gods, and the Matrilineal Celebration of Women in Nature
• Theyyam, Women, and Nature's Subversion
• Women's Kinship With Nature
• Imposed Boundaries: Nature and the Feminine in Colonial Times
• Ecological Dichotomy: Nature-Culture Divide
• 12 Gendering Labour: The Story of Stalled Revolution
• Gendered Body: A Site of (Social) Reproduction
• Gendered Body: A Site of Production
• The Women Labourers of Plantation
• Feminisation of Labour Force
• Feminisation of Resistance
• 13 Gender Identities Redefined: Decolonizing Cultures in the Global South
• Colonization in the Global South
• The Decolonial Turn
• The Effects of Colonization On Gender and Transgenderism in Brazil
• The Effects of Colonization On Gender and Transgenderism in India
• New Possibilities From Queer Theory
• 14 Freedom in Flux: Transgender Community Shaping New Paradigms in Kerala
• Background
• Type of Transgenders
• Policy Discourse
• The Problem
• Approach and Methodology
• Case Study 1: Tessa's Journey to Becoming a Renowned Makeup Artist
• Case Study 2: Maria and John - A Journey of Gender Swap Marriage
• Case Study 3: Maria - A Resilient Transwoman's Journey
• Case Study 4: Veni - A Transgender Poetess and Activist in Kerala
• FGD Narratives
• Discussion: Impact of Transgender Policy in Kerala
• Kerala's Landmark Transgender Policy
• Transformative Outcomes
• 15 Gendered Digital Bodies: Narrating Social Norms Through Digital Narcissism and Social Activism
• Social Media Use: Indian and Kerala Scenario
• Digitality
• Methodology.
• What Is Gendered Digital Bodies?
• Social Norms to Digital Norms
• Gender Narratives in Digital Narcissism and Facebook
• Socio-Digital Norms and Digital Narcissism
• Gender and Social Activism
• Does Social Norm Transition to Digital Norms?
• Part III Education, Ideology, and Pedagogy
• 16 Doing Sociology Without Hegemony: Region, Language, and Comparison
• Comparison and the Empirical
• Doing Sociology
• Caste and Race
• Locating Region
• Marking a Region: Rajasthan
• Making a Region: Kerala
• The Language of Research
• An Application and a Conclusion
• 17 National Education Policy 2020 and the Quest for Social Justice
• What Guides NEP 2020?
• The Apparently 'Progressive' Appeal in NEP 2020
• Areas of Grave Concern
• Things Need to Be Democratically Challenged
• 18 Women and the Institutional Cultures of Sociology in Kerala
• Women as Students
• Women as Teachers
• Women as Writers
• Women as a Subject of Study for Sociology in Kerala
• Conclusion: Women and the Institutional Cultures of Sociology in Kerala
• 19 Unmasking Patriarchal Narratives: Gender Dimensions in School Textbooks in Kerala
• Gender Narratives in School Books - An Empirical Gaze
• Patriarchy Unmasked
• Caregiver Role - Gender Dimensions
• Cooking, Serving Food, and Doing Dishes
• Buying Things and Managing Money
• Home Maintenance
• Pictures of Washing Clothes
• Gendered Play in the House
• Gendered Roles and Positions of the Parents
• Signs of Optimism
• Discussion
• 20 Cultural Resilience: Community Initiatives to Preserve Linguistic Heritage of Diasporas in Singapore
• The South Indian Community in Singapore
• Role of Indian Languages in Education.
• Literature Review.

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ISBN

• 1-04-010536-X
• 1-003-47491-8
• 1-04-010534-3

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