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    The document discusses factors that obstruct women's empowerment in Indian society, including historical, social, and cultural factors. It also discusses gender as a social construct and how patriarchy in various forms legitimizes the subjugation of women. Patriarchy manifests in families through son preference and inheritance practices that disadvantage daughters. It also influences knowledge systems, symbolism, religion, and caste in ways that maintain gender inequalities. Social movements are defined as collective efforts by people to bring about or prevent change, requiring spontaneity and continuity.

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    The document discusses factors that obstruct women's empowerment in Indian society, including historical, social, and cultural factors. It also discusses gender as a social construct and how patriarchy in various forms legitimizes the subjugation of women. Patriarchy manifests in families through son preference and inheritance practices that disadvantage daughters. It also influences knowledge systems, symbolism, religion, and caste in ways that maintain gender inequalities. Social movements are defined as collective efforts by people to bring about or prevent change, requiring spontaneity and continuity.

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    Lecture 5

    Indian Society
    Factors Obstructing Women Empowerment
    1. Historical
    1. Sexual division of labour
    2. Ancient - biological constraints
    3. Male - Hunting, Female -
    Gathering
    4. Development of Genetic Device
    For Male to perform Heavy
    tasks
    Factors Obstructing Women Empowerment
    1. Social
    1. Migration after marriage - rule started
    because of dependency of women
    2. But now continues even if no
    dependency - not considered fit for
    inheritance
    3. Household activities - non productive
    4. Work not prestigious - Pink collar jobs
    2. 3. Cultural
    1. Nature of women = tolerant (e.g.
    Labour pain - cracking of 22 bones)
    2. Motivated to cry, men stopped from
    crying
    3. Women close to nature | Men to
    culture
    4. Emotional - can't make decisions
    Gender
    1. Sex vs Gender – a social construct
    2. Legitimacy from Patriarchy
    1. System of social structure
    2. Dominated by Men
    3. Subjugation varies
    1. From 1 society to another
    2. Brahminical patriarchy different
    from Dalit patriarchy, tribal
    patriarchy
    Patriarchy
    1. Family
    1. Primary Socialisation
    2. Son Meta Preference –
    Inheritance
    3. Girl – Paraya Dhan
    2. Knowledge system
    1. Educational Institutions -
    limited infra, gender prejudices
    of teachers
    2. Media - objectification &
    commodification of women
    3. Symbolism
    1. Image of self sacrificing
    2. Mythological characters -- Sita
    Patriarchy
    1. Religion
    1. Patriarchal construction
    Legitimised
    2. Manusmriti | Personal Laws
    3. E.g. past-- Sati, inheritance
    laws, triple talak, Temple Entry
    2. Caste
    1. Caste & Gender closely
    related
    2. sexuality of women is directly
    linked to the purity of race
    Lifecycle
    Social movement

    1. Collective effort of people


    2. to bring change or stop change
    3. 2 essential conditions
    1. Spontaneity - sudden | not
    planned
    2. Continuity - objective |
    ideology | leadership

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