TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roy,Manisha
TI  - Bengali women
SN  - 9780226230443 (electronic bk.)
AV  - HQ1744.B47 R68 1992eb
U1  - 305.42/0954/14 22
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Women
KW  - India
KW  - West Bengal
KW  - Hindu women
KW  - Upper class
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Feminism & Feminist Theory
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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