The Power of Women's Informal Networks - Lessons in Social Change from South Asia and West Africa

Informationen zum Autor Bandana Purkayastha is assistant professor of sociology and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut. Mangala Subramaniam is assistant professor of sociology and women's studies at Purdue University. Klappentext Too often, editors Bandana Purkayastha and Mangala Subramaniam have found, marginalized groups in rural or impoverished areas are overlooked by the international economy of knowledge. The Power of Women's Informal Networks describes and evaluates social organization among poor women in South Asia and West Africa as attempts to challenge marginalization. The discerning editors and contributors explicitly consider the situated contexts within which women work together to improve their lives, with a primary focus on international women's agencies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Networking within Santal Society: Focus on Women Chapter 3 Women's Social Support Networks and Contraceptive Use in Mali Chapter 4 Women's Networks and Social Change in Bangladesh Chapter 5 Impacts of Changing Patterns of Women's Association Membership in Senegal Chapter 6 Using Informal Networks to Seek Formal Political Participation in Ghana Chapter 7 Women Weavers in Nepal: Between Global Market and Local Production Chapter 8 The Informal Collective as a Space for Participatory Planning: The Peri-Urban Interface in Hubli-Dharwad Twin City Area Chapter 9 Informal Networks, Gender, Change

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bandana (EDT)/ Subramaniam Purkayastha, Purkayastha Bandana
• Con la collaborazione di: Bandana Purkayastha (Editore), Purkayastha Bandana (Editore), Mangala Subramaniam (Editore), Subramaniam Mangala (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9780739108048
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0804-8
• Pagine: 152
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology & anthropology, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls