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Review of Radical Political Economics, Mar 23, 2022
This article presents a theory of marriage formation in India and grounds it with primary qualita... more This article presents a theory of marriage formation in India and grounds it with primary qualitative data. India presents a unique case for interrogating the institution of marriage because here, violent kinship-based patriarchy and the neoliberal promises of individual freedom and choice coexist. This article draws on literatures from Marxist, Feminist political economy, economic anthropology, and the political economy of caste to contend that a synthesis of Social Reproduction Theory and Ambedkarite theory of caste and Brahminical Patriarchy presents a better theoretical framework to critically examine the relationship between market and nonmarket social relations in India. We argue that in India, marriage is an institution that provides the essential legitimizing framework for the reproduction of social order, as well as the social relations of class, caste, and gender. Empirical analysis shows that Brahminical Patriarchy amalgamates with social relations of neoliberal capital within the institution of marriage to create new forms of regressive social norms and oppressions. This study also complicates the neat distinction between market and nonmarket relations and, in extension, between economic and social realms of life. JEL Classification: B54, B14, Z13, J12
Psychology and Developing Societies, 2003
The biological differences between men and women are further accentuated by the social constructi... more The biological differences between men and women are further accentuated by the social construction of gender. The social construction of gender and psychological conditioning of human beings, along with structural con-straints in society put women in a disadvantageous ...
This chapter explores the coexistence of time-squeeze and unemployment and underemployment using ... more This chapter explores the coexistence of time-squeeze and unemployment and underemployment using the 2000 South African national Time Use Survey. Individuals who are both time-squeezed and lacking employment opportunities face a “double-bind” dilemma. In South Africa, these two issues are especially important because of the heavy workload that segments of the population carry, and of the persistence of high unemployment and underemployment particularly among women. The findings show that women are more likely to experience being unemployed (or underemployed) and time-squeezed than men. Lack of (wealth) economic means to relieve women of their unpaid work, and little or no access to public infrastructures and basic services, such as safe water, health centers, and public transport are also shown to be important determinants.
Population and Development Review
Review of Radical Political Economics, Mar 23, 2022
This article presents a theory of marriage formation in India and grounds it with primary qualita... more This article presents a theory of marriage formation in India and grounds it with primary qualitative data. India presents a unique case for interrogating the institution of marriage because here, violent kinship-based patriarchy and the neoliberal promises of individual freedom and choice coexist. This article draws on literatures from Marxist, Feminist political economy, economic anthropology, and the political economy of caste to contend that a synthesis of Social Reproduction Theory and Ambedkarite theory of caste and Brahminical Patriarchy presents a better theoretical framework to critically examine the relationship between market and nonmarket social relations in India. We argue that in India, marriage is an institution that provides the essential legitimizing framework for the reproduction of social order, as well as the social relations of class, caste, and gender. Empirical analysis shows that Brahminical Patriarchy amalgamates with social relations of neoliberal capital within the institution of marriage to create new forms of regressive social norms and oppressions. This study also complicates the neat distinction between market and nonmarket relations and, in extension, between economic and social realms of life. JEL Classification: B54, B14, Z13, J12
Psychology and Developing Societies, 2003
The biological differences between men and women are further accentuated by the social constructi... more The biological differences between men and women are further accentuated by the social construction of gender. The social construction of gender and psychological conditioning of human beings, along with structural con-straints in society put women in a disadvantageous ...
This chapter explores the coexistence of time-squeeze and unemployment and underemployment using ... more This chapter explores the coexistence of time-squeeze and unemployment and underemployment using the 2000 South African national Time Use Survey. Individuals who are both time-squeezed and lacking employment opportunities face a “double-bind” dilemma. In South Africa, these two issues are especially important because of the heavy workload that segments of the population carry, and of the persistence of high unemployment and underemployment particularly among women. The findings show that women are more likely to experience being unemployed (or underemployed) and time-squeezed than men. Lack of (wealth) economic means to relieve women of their unpaid work, and little or no access to public infrastructures and basic services, such as safe water, health centers, and public transport are also shown to be important determinants.
Population and Development Review