Sociology of Gender : The Challenges of Feminist Sociological Knowledge Vol- 1/ Sharmila Rege english

Part I Conceptual Issues in Feminism,
Anthropology and Sociology 51
1. Feminist Social Theories: Theme and Variations 53
Beatrice Kachuck
2. Problems with Patriarchy: Conceptual Issues in
Anthropology and Feminism 88
Patricia Uberoi

PART II Gender and Social Institutions 127
Section A: Family, Marriage and Kinship
3. Single- and Dual-Earner Couples:
Economic Status and Marital Power 129
G. N. Ramu
4. Who Gains from Matriliny? Men, Women and
Change on a Lakshadweep Island 153
Leela Dube
5. Gender and the Khasi Family Structure: The Meghalaya
Succession to Self-Acquired Property Act, 1984 182
Tiplut Nongbri
6. The Impact of Egyptian Male Migration on
Urban Families: 'Feminization of the Egyptian Family'
or a Reaffirmation of Traditional Gender Roles 195
Homa Hoodfar
Section B: Work
7. Women and Development: A Profile of
Active Agricultural Producers 226
Raj Mohini Sethi
8. Female Participation in Farm Work in Central Kerala 245
C. V Kala
9. Joiners and Non-Joiners: A City Suburb
and its Women's Club 270
Pat Caplan
Section C: Education
10. Female Sexuality and Education of Hindu Girls in India 287
Karuna Chanana
11. Unequal Schooling and Reproduction of Social
Inequality in India 318
Padma Velaskar
Section D: State
12. Gender in the Making of the Indian Nation-State 341
Maitrayee Chaudhuri
13. Bodies of Evidence, Bodies of Rule: The Ilbert Bill,
Revivalism and Age of Consent in Colonial India 367
Judith Whitehead
14. Dalit Struggle, Nude Worship and
the 'Chandragutti Incident' 395
Linda J. Epp
Related Readings in the Sociological Bulletin 428
About the Editor 430
About the Contributors 431
Index 432