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Women and Gender in the Study of Tribes in India

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  • Virginius Xaxa

    (Department of Sociology, Delhi University, xaxain@vsnl.net)

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Concern for a focus on women in tribal studies has been very recent. It emerged out of general interest and concern with women’s issues the world over. The value system governing larger Indian society has been in the process of change. With this there has been a shift in the image of tribal women who are thus invariably portrayed as enjoying a better social status than their counterparts in the larger Indian society. Tribal society in the post-Independence era has been witness to unprecedented change, which has been most marked in respect of culture, modes of making a living and social differentiation. Their bearing on women’s status in society and gender relations has been far-reaching. The article attempts to highlight the issues involved on the basis of existing ethnographic accounts.

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  • Virginius Xaxa, 2004. "Women and Gender in the Study of Tribes in India," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 11(3), pages 345-367, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:11:y:2004:i:3:p:345-367
    DOI: 10.1177/097152150401100304
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    1. Pradeep Kumar Panda, 2017. "Inclusion and economic empowerment of rural-tribal women in lac value chain and market: a case study of Udyogini," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 19(1), pages 25-41, April.

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