SOCIAL AND LEGAL REGULATION OF DOM - Kolkata, India and Beyond

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence within Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Gendered Violence in India
Chapter 3: The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
Chapter 4: Symbolic Violence and Kesarwani Women in Kolkata
Chapter 5: Physical Violence within the Kesarwani Community
Chapter 6: The Domestic Violence Framework in Kolkata
Chapter 7: Conclusion

About the author

Amrita Mukhopadhyay received her PhD from the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University in June 2021. She currently works in a professional role at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Summary

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence within Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.

Product details

• Authors: Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Amrita (University of New South Wale Mukhopadhyay
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032254364
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225436-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Gender studies, gender groups, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society, Criminal law: procedure and offences