Overview
- Covers the lived experiences of Malaysian Indian women, highlighting gender-ethnic intersectionality
- Presents a confluence of scholarly work on minority women in Malaysia
- Addresses a paucity of literature on the Indian community in Malaysia
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Colonial Era and the Early Years of Independence
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Politics, Economics and Work
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Health and Well-Being
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About this book
This book presents a compilation of chapters relating to the socio-cultural experiences of Malaysian Indian women. It includes a historical background covering Indian women’s migration to Malaya, and explores the lived realities of contemporary Indian women who are members of this minority ethnic group in the country. The authors cover a wide range of issues such as gender inequality, poverty, the involvement of women in performing arts, work, inter‐personal relationships, and well-being and happiness, drawing on substantial empirical data through a gendered lens. This book addresses the gap in the intersectional gender studies literature on minority groups of women in Malaysia, while simultaneously highlighting the multiple forms of subordination minority women - particularly Indian women - experience in society, including those that arise from gender‐ethnic intersectionality. In examining the case of Indian women in Malaysia, it also speaks to and enriches existing literature on the lives of minority groups of women in the Global South more broadly This anthology is beneficial to researchers and students in the social sciences, particularly in disciplines related to gender studies and minority studies. In addition, it is also useful for policy makers and social activists working with minority women in the Global South.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Premalatha Karupiah is an associate professor in Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia and a committee member of the Unit for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA) at the university. She teaches research methodology and statistics. Her research interests are in the areas of beauty culture, femininity, educational and occupational choices, and issues related to the Indian diaspora. Her work has been published in leading journals and as book chapters.
Jacqueline Liza Fernandez is a retired senior lecturer in Economics at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research interests are in labour economics and gender‐related issues such as gender discrimination and gender‐based occupational segregation. She has published her writings as book chapters, conference papers and journal articles.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women’s Lived Experiences
Book Subtitle: Gender‐Ethnic Intersectionality and Cultural Socialisation
Editors: Premalatha Karupiah, Jacqueline Liza Fernandez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5876-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5875-5Published: 23 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5878-6Published: 24 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-5876-2Published: 22 October 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 265
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, Ethnicity Studies, Culture and Gender, Sociology of Culture, Diaspora