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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465315303321

Autore

Shenoy-Packer Suchitra

Titolo

India's working women and career discourses : society, socialization, and agency / / Suchitra Shenoy-Packer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8478-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

331.40954

Soggetti

Women - Employment - India

Work and family - India

Sex discrimination in employment - India

Women - India - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Materiality of Social Discourses; 3 Family Socialization and Career Discourses; 4 Constrained Agency and Communion; 5 Meanings of Work and Career; 6 Conclusion; Appendix A: Research Methodology; Appendix B: Positionality and Field Research Experiences; Appendix C: Interview Guide; Appendix D: Profiles of Participants; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book examines Indian women''s perception of their work and family lives at the intersection of postmodernity and tradition through the lenses of society, socialization, and agency. In interviews with seventy-seven women, this book demonstrates how India's daughters make personal and professional choices that privilege families over careers.</span></span>