Kinship, patriarchal structure and women's bargaining with patriarchy in rural Sindh, Pakistan / Nadia Agha.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Gender, sexualities and culture in Asia.
Main Author: Agha, Nadir Ali, 1955- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Gender, sexualities and culture in Asia.
Subjects:
Women > Pakistan > Sindh > Social conditions.
Patriarchy > Pakistan > Sindh.
Patriarchy.
Women > Social conditions.
Pakistan > Sindh.
Physical Description:xvii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Rural Pakistani women in context : patriarchy and poverty
  • Exploring rural women's lives : methodological choices and challenges
  • Kinship in rural Sindh : forms of marriage and their consequences for women
  • Household work : exploitation and negotiation
  • Household power structure and women's negotiation with patriarchy
  • Women's negotiation and bargaining with patriarchy : a game of patience
  • Conclusion.