Dalit women speak out : caste, class and gender violence in India / Aloysius Irudayam S.J., Jayshree P. Mangubhai, Joel G. Lee.

Presents an analytical overview of the complexities of the systematic violence that Dalit women face despite the right to equality regardless of gender or caste in India.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Irudayam, Aloysius (Author)
Mangubhai, Jayshree P. (Author)
Lee, Joel G. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Zubaan, 2014.
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Dalit women > Violence against > India.
Dalit women > Social conditions > India.
Physical Description:xx, 445 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Conceptual framework
  • Profile of Dalit women
  • The social context
  • Forms and frequency of violence : an overview
  • Verbal abuse
  • Physical assault
  • Sexual violence
  • Kidnapping, abduction and forced incarceration
  • Medical negligence
  • Female foeticide and infanticide, child abuse and domestic violence
  • Dalit women's courage and resilience
  • Effects of violence on Dalit women
  • Responses to violence against Dalit women
  • Concluding observations.