Indian Women: Society and Law Volume Vol. 1st [Hardcover]

Contents:- Vol-1 # Contents, Foreword ix Preface xi Introduction xiii List of Tables xv One Women: Problems and Prospects 1, Objectives of the Study; Variables in Approach of Study; Sources of Data; Problems of Study; Analysis by Categories; Guiding Principles and Criteria Two Women and Socio-Cultural Problems 19, Images of Women in Religious Traditions; Vratas or fasting for Women; Social and Religious Reform Movements of the 19th and 20th Centuries Three Descent Family 55 Four Marriage 73, Bride-price and Dowry; Widowhood; Age at Marriage; Customary Marriages Five Changing Milieu and Roles of Women 113, Home and Work; Some Special Problems; Women in Prisons; Suicide; Unmarried Mothers; Aged women; Destitute Women; Conclusion Six Women and Law 149, Polygamy—Polygamy and Law; Standardized Contracts; Reforms to Correct the Abuse of Polygamy; An Analysis of Polygamous Marriages among Muslims; Enforcement of Provision Against Bigamy Under The Hindu Marriage Act; Injunction; Laws in Former French and Portuguese Territories; Age of Marriage: Legal provision; Aspects relating to Prevention of Child Marriages; Compulsory Registration of Marriages; Dowry Seven Divorce 175, Hindu Law of Divorce; Divorce Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Muslim Law of Divorce; Christian Law of Divorce; Parsee Law of Divorce; Jewish Law of Divorce; Special Marriage Act, 1954; Grounds for Divorce; Adoption; Muslim Law of Adoption; Parsee Law of Adoption; Christian Law of Adoption; Hindu Law of Adoption Eight Guardianship 193, Hindu Law of Guardianship; Muslim Law of Guardianship; Guardians and Wards Act, 1890; Recommendations Nine Maintenance 199, Hindu Law of Maintenance; Muslim Law of Maintenance; Parsee Law of Maintenance; Christian Law of Maintenance; Suggested Amendments; Inheritance: Christian Law of Inheritance; Christians in Kerala; Goa & Pondicherry Laws of Inheritance; Parsee Intestate Succession Law of Inheritance; Hindu Law of Inheritance; Muslim Law of Inheritance; General Recommendations; Nationality; Sectors Needing Reforms Ten Women in the News 237, Call for Women’s Empowerment; Talking Point: Sex Workers Scoff at Legalization; 17 per cent Women Candidates Win in Lok Sabha Polls; Safe Motherhood Day will be Organized every Month; Magistrate Pulled up for not Recording Alleged Rape Victim’s Statement as per Law; To hang or not: A woman’s life in the balance; Give women the right to conquer their fate; Woman’s emancipation lies in equal rights and opportunities; Hocus-pocus: When films project Eves as mere sexy sirens; Women’s Bill should be passed, says Mohini Giri; ‘Women don’t need crutches’; Sewa: Ensuring security to marginalized women; Social consciousness of a different kind; Women, a silent majority; ‘Many teachers are unaware of gender discrimination’; Peace prayers and seminars mark women’s day in city; ‘Education rather than reservation’; Plight of Muslim Women; Rape rate of minors rising, conviction figures remain low; “Bojh”: Indian women caught in a web of rigid tradition; Minor girls abducted, sold; Two women, 16-year-old girl found dead; 55-year-old killed for being a ‘witch’; 3 widows shot dead in Bihar; Why Should a Woman Be Like a Man? Index 269 ,. The Title 'Indian Women: Society and Law written/authored/edited by Anita Arya', published in the year 2000. The ISBN 9788121206891 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 273 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Women Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 1st