Issues in gender studies

GENDER AND SOCIETY IN INDIA - Vol. I & II: R. Indira and Deepak Kumar Behera - Editors; Manak Publications (P) Ltd., G-19, Vijay Chowk, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi-110092.

Rs. 1500 for two volumes.

THE TREATMENT of gender in different social institutions and its impact on the status of woman has, by far, remained one of the most fascinating fields for a multidisciplinary analysis.

The first volume in seven sections entitled ``Theme papers and urban studies'', contains 25 papers and the second entitled ``Rural and tribal studies'' includes 21 papers.

The first section contains two papers, which deal with gender issues as represented in the field of knowledge.

The second is devoted to a discussion of the role of religion in determining the status of women as well as in the interpretation of issues relating to women. Section three contains three papers on women and work.

Section four contains four papers dealing with education from a gender perspective. The next includes four papers on the theme of women, population, health, marriage and fertility. Section six contains two papers on women, marriage and career.

The seventh section includes four papers that focus attention on different facets of oppression that women face. This volume is inter-disciplinary in perspective and includes contributions both from social scientists and activists. The issues raised by papers in this volume have not been discussed in a multi-dimensional perspective, but provide ample information from various angles, which is sure to generate further thinking and research in the area.

In Volume II, 11 papers deal with issues relating to rural women and 10 bring up issues that relate to women in different tribal settings.

The present work is very impressive and sure to be of great value to all those who are involved in women studies in one way or the other, be it academic or fieldwork.

GEORGINA PETER

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