India's Working Women and Career Discourses
Society, Socialization, and Agency
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Business & Finance, Business Reference, Sociology
| Author: | Suchitra Shenoy-Packer | ISBN: | 9780739184783 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | August 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Suchitra Shenoy-Packer |
| ISBN: | 9780739184783 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | August 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
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 face-to-face interviews with seventy-seven women across socio-economic statuses, occupations, generations, castes, and class categories, Suchitra Shenoy-Packer demonstrates how India’s dutiful daughters continue to make personal and professional choices that privilege families over careers while constructing personally meaningful career discourses.
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 face-to-face interviews with seventy-seven women across socio-economic statuses, occupations, generations, castes, and class categories, Suchitra Shenoy-Packer demonstrates how India’s dutiful daughters continue to make personal and professional choices that privilege families over careers while constructing personally meaningful career discourses.
