Bengali Women

Bengali Women
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9780226230443
ISBN-13 : 0226230449
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Book Synopsis Bengali Women by : Manisha Roy

Download or read book Bengali Women written by Manisha Roy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the erosion of traditional religious practices.


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