Bengali women
Roy, Manisha, 1936-
Bengali women [electronic resource] / Manisha Roy ; with a new afterword. - University of Chicago Press, 1992. - 1 online resource (xvii, 213 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206) and index.
Foreward; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Childhood and Adolescence; 3. Marriage; 4. Later Years and Old Age; 5. Conclusions; 6. Afterword; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.
Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, wife, mother, and sister-in-law. In a new Afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization via television and women's magazines, and.
9780226230443 (electronic bk.) 0226230449 (electronic bk.)
Women--India--West Bengal.
Hindu women--India--West Bengal.
Upper class--India--West Bengal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Electronic books.
HQ1744.B47 / R68 1992eb
305.42/0954/14
Bengali women [electronic resource] / Manisha Roy ; with a new afterword. - University of Chicago Press, 1992. - 1 online resource (xvii, 213 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206) and index.
Foreward; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Childhood and Adolescence; 3. Marriage; 4. Later Years and Old Age; 5. Conclusions; 6. Afterword; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.
Drawing on personal experiences and interviews with others, Roy explores the frustrations and rewards in the lives of Hindu Bengali women in upper and upper-middle class families in India. Roy traces the psychological dimensions of these women as they play their specific roles, including daughter, wife, mother, and sister-in-law. In a new Afterword, Roy discusses changes in Bengali society and culture over the last two decades which have direct bearings on women's lives: divorce and the breakup of the joint family, education, increasing Westernization via television and women's magazines, and.
9780226230443 (electronic bk.) 0226230449 (electronic bk.)
Women--India--West Bengal.
Hindu women--India--West Bengal.
Upper class--India--West Bengal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Electronic books.
HQ1744.B47 / R68 1992eb
305.42/0954/14