Title: Educational attainment, status production and women's autonomy: a study of two generations of Punjabi women in New Delhi.

POPLINE Document Number: 252149

Author(s):

Chanana K

Source citation:

In: Girls' schooling, women's autonomy and fertility change in South Asia, edited by Roger Jeffery and Alaka M. Basu. New Delhi, India, Sage Publications, 1996. :107-32.

Abstract:

"In this paper I...seek to contextualise the relationship between gender, education and autonomy within the family [in India], by asking how far familial considerations of feminine propriety, protection of female sexuality, feminine domain and social roles affect women's participation in education, its perceived benefits, the reasons for sending daughters to schools, and the type and amount of education received by women. More specifically, I explore three dimensions of autonomy, namely, husband-wife communication; mother's role in influencing decisions regarding children's education; and the twin issues of daughters' right to property and dowry demand." (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

India
Women's Status
Education
Family Characteristics
Sex Factors
Power
Husband-Wife Communication
Mothers
Decision Making
Dowry
Women
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Family and Household
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Political Factors
Partner Communication
Interpersonal Relations
Behavior
Parents
Family Relationships
Nuptiality