Hindu Men Talk about Controlling Women: Cultural Ideas as a Tool of the Powerful

Hindu women's restrictions to the home and limited interactions with their husbands disadvantage Hindu women. These macro gender structures are constituted through microinteraction rituals. The article examines Hindu men's and women's microinteractions as a way of understanding Indian...

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Published in:Sociological perspectives 1994-07, Vol.37 (2), p.203-227
Main Author: Derne, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Brothers
Culture
Family structure
Hinduism
Hindus
Homes
Husbands
India
Males
Marital Relations
Men
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Parents
Sex Role Attitudes
Sexes
Sexism
Social interaction
Social research
Wives
Women
Womens Roles
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Summary:Hindu women's restrictions to the home and limited interactions with their husbands disadvantage Hindu women. These macro gender structures are constituted through microinteraction rituals. The article examines Hindu men's and women's microinteractions as a way of understanding Indian gender structure. Hindu men recognize their self-interest in these interaction rituals--they know that they benefit from women's subordination. Women's strategies of pursuing power and security in their husbands' families, moreover, often lead women into "bargains with patriarcy" that also contribute to the reconstitution of gender inequality in India.
ISSN:0731-1214
1533-8673
DOI:10.2307/1389320