ISBN:
9781438485577
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 299 Seiten
,
Karten
Series Statement:
SUNY series, genders in the Global South
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Chaudhry, Shruti, 1982- Moving for marriage
DDC:
306.810954/2
Keywords:
Marriage Case studies
;
Married women Case studies Social conditions
;
Uttar Pradesh (India) Case studies Rural conditions
;
Uttar Pradesh (India) Case studies Regional disparities
;
Uttar Pradesh
;
Ländlicher Raum
;
Ehefrau
Abstract:
Introduction -- Making a Regional Marriage -- A Compulsory Marriage? Contextualizing Cross-Regional Marriage and Bachelorhood -- Making a Cross-Regional Marriage -- Life in the Sasurāl -- Husbands -- children and Other Women -- Natal Kin -- Conclustion.
Abstract:
"Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a village in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Moving for Marriage compares the lived experiences of womin in "regional" marriages (that conform to caste and community norms within a relatively short distance) with women in "cross-regional" marriages (that traverse caste, linguistic, and state boundaries and entail long-distance migration within India). By demonstrating how geographic distance and regional origins make a difference in these women's experiences, Shruti Chaudhry challenges stereotypes and moral panics about cross-regional brides who are brought from far away. This book highlights the ways in which the post-marital experiences of both categories of wives in this study--their work and social relationships, their sexual lives and childbearing decisions, and their ability to access support in everyday contexts and in the event of marital distress--are shaped by factors such as caste, class/poverty, religion, and stage in the life-course"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
