The Power of Women's Informal Networks

Lessons in Social Change from South Asia and West Africa

Bandana Purkayastha, Mangala Subramaniam (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

154 Seiten

2004
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-0804-8 (ISBN)

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In contemporary discussions of gender relations around the world, a gap often exists between theory—which overemphasizes generalized units such as "international" or "developing"—and the complex ways that global and local forces interact to structure women’s lives in specific countries and regions. Analyses of movement dynamics on the global level contribute to our understanding of women's activism across borders but do not highlight localized politics spearheaded by poor women. 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. The contributors to this important new collection of essays draw our attention to these small-scale but politically and socially significant networks as they focus on both agency and the situated contexts within which women work together to improve their lives.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2004
Co-Autor	Alayne M. Adams, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Kumkum Bhattacharya
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 227 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-7391-0804-2 / 0739108042
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-0804-8 / 9780739108048
Zustand	Neuware