Separated and Divorced Women in India: Economic Rights and Entitlements: Sage Law
Autor Kirti Singhen Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 29 sep 2013
This work further challenges the conventional understanding of productive work and advocates recognition of the productive nature of women's household work. Another aspect discussed pertains to the pervasive scourge of dowry and how seldom women recover their dowry andstridhanthrough the law.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9788132116295
ISBN-10: 8132116291
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Seria Sage Law
Locul publicării:New Delhi, India
ISBN-10: 8132116291
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Seria Sage Law
Locul publicării:New Delhi, India
Recenzii
This
important
study
takes
up
an
issue
that
has
been
neglected
for
far
too
long
in
Indian
social
science
research
as
well
as
activism:
the
extremely
dire
conditions
faced
by
separated
and
divorced
women
in
India,
and
the
abysmally
inadequate
legal
entitlements
generally
obtained
by
them…
The
study
makes
clear
recommendations
for
laws
that
conclusively
establish
women’s
right
to…
at
least
half
share
of
the
assets
of
the
couple
during
the
period
of
living
together…
This
study
is
a
critical
intervention
in
an
important
area
that
deserves
to
be
widely
read
and
acted
upon
with
urgency.
In a studied manner, the author has covered every legal aspect that relates to maintenance to be provided to women of di-erent religions in India. The study consciously looks ahead of the previous body of work available on this subject. In doing so, the study [does] not… [merely] limit itself to pointing out the various lacunae existing in the present legal framework, but also o-ers viable and e-ective solutions to mitigate this evil by lling the vacuum existing in this area.
The present study on the economic rights of divorced and separated women in India shall prove to be a landmark study. . . As a socially perceived, recognized and justiciable category, divorced and separated women in India occupy a grey zone… The study rightly refrains from both valorizing the institution of marriage and from taking the shape of being an ode to victimhood. It explores the possibilities that open up in the new life that a divorced and separated woman seeks to construct, the everyday negotiation of daily challenges, as well as her encounter with the deep-seated structural prejudices which restrain her from availing of legal options in pursuit of her aspirations… The sense of disquiet this study leaves you with is to be welcomed if a beginning is to be made in the search for answers.
The book aims to meticulously document the experiences of women who are separated or were deserted and look at the manner in which they live with their children and at their rights and entitlements in marital homes.
This book marks a significant contribution to the body of Knowledge in gender and legal studies by presenting detailed and disaggregated data by social strata, religion and region...Singh sheds light on a wider range of issues such as work and income, separation and extended families, causes of separation and divorce, vale of housework, stress and anxiety levels, loss of career opportunities, ownership of property, other assets, stridhan and dowry...makes a strong case for legal reform and strengthening the civil law.... Overall, this is a highly informative book about the stark reality of separated and divorced women’s lives in India and challenges the constraints they face, both in marital and natal families before and after separation.
In a studied manner, the author has covered every legal aspect that relates to maintenance to be provided to women of di-erent religions in India. The study consciously looks ahead of the previous body of work available on this subject. In doing so, the study [does] not… [merely] limit itself to pointing out the various lacunae existing in the present legal framework, but also o-ers viable and e-ective solutions to mitigate this evil by lling the vacuum existing in this area.
The present study on the economic rights of divorced and separated women in India shall prove to be a landmark study. . . As a socially perceived, recognized and justiciable category, divorced and separated women in India occupy a grey zone… The study rightly refrains from both valorizing the institution of marriage and from taking the shape of being an ode to victimhood. It explores the possibilities that open up in the new life that a divorced and separated woman seeks to construct, the everyday negotiation of daily challenges, as well as her encounter with the deep-seated structural prejudices which restrain her from availing of legal options in pursuit of her aspirations… The sense of disquiet this study leaves you with is to be welcomed if a beginning is to be made in the search for answers.
[The
book]
delves
into
the
issue
as
to
how
women
in
India
lose
out
completely
if
the
marriage
does
not
work
out.
The
author,
here,
is
more
of
a
researcher,
for
she
has
interviewed
women
across
Indian
states
to
find
out
how
women
take
all
the
ill-treatment...her
conclusions
are
based
on
the
qualitative
as
well
the
considerable
number
of
her
sample...
a
valuable
piece
of
research
that
needs
to
be
deliberated
upon
to
improve
the
condition
of
Women
who
are
divorced.
The
clear
message
of
this
book
is
to
move
from
rhetoric
to
action.
The book aims to meticulously document the experiences of women who are separated or were deserted and look at the manner in which they live with their children and at their rights and entitlements in marital homes.
This book marks a significant contribution to the body of Knowledge in gender and legal studies by presenting detailed and disaggregated data by social strata, religion and region...Singh sheds light on a wider range of issues such as work and income, separation and extended families, causes of separation and divorce, vale of housework, stress and anxiety levels, loss of career opportunities, ownership of property, other assets, stridhan and dowry...makes a strong case for legal reform and strengthening the civil law.... Overall, this is a highly informative book about the stark reality of separated and divorced women’s lives in India and challenges the constraints they face, both in marital and natal families before and after separation.
Cuprins
Foreword
Prabha
Sridevan
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Prabha
Sridevan
Introduction
Main Findings
General Information about the Surveyees
Work Status and Earning Capacity
Family Status and Lifestyle
Spousal and Child Support and the Dowry System
Social Status, Mobility, Skills and Decision-Making
Findings from Different Cities
Conclusion and Recommendations
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Main Findings
General Information about the Surveyees
Work Status and Earning Capacity
Family Status and Lifestyle
Spousal and Child Support and the Dowry System
Social Status, Mobility, Skills and Decision-Making
Findings from Different Cities
Conclusion and Recommendations
Appendix
Bibliography
Index