Gender relations and education of girls in two Indian communities
Implications for decisions about childbearing
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3973084 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Anuradha Kumar (Freddie Mac (United States), autor de correspondencia), Carol Vlassoff (0000-0003-1362-4034) |
| Año | 1997 |
| Volumen | 5 |
| Número | 10 |
| Páginas | 139-150 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(97)90095-1 |
| OpenAlex | W2003780927 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 24 |
Until recently, it was widely accepted that female education was a major determinant of fertility change in developing countries. 1–2 Today, there is growing evidence that this association is problematic. This paper is concerned with the mechanisms by which education does or does not impact gender relations and decisions about childbearing within the rural Indian household. Based on a comparison of two studies in India (one mainly quantitative and the other mainly qualitative) we argue that gender power relations are a factor of utmost importance in household decision-making. We show that in contemporary rural India, female education alone is not sufficient to substantially alter deeply entrenched gender ideologies that influence decision-making about childbearing and family size.RésuméEn ce qui concerne les pays en developpement, il semblait plus ou moins certain, jusqu'a une date récente, que l'éducation des femmes jouait un role majeur dans l'evolution de la fécondité. Aujourd'hui, l'association parait moins sûre. L'article s'interesse aux mecanismes par lesquels, chez les paysans indiens, 1'education exerce (ou non) une influence sur les relations entre hommes et femmes dans les menages et sur les decisions relatives aux naissances. L'auteur, comparant des etudes (Tune plus qualitative et l'autre plus quantitative) menées en deux endroits de l'Inde sur les relations entre maris et femmes,1'education, et 1'interrelation de ces deux facteurs, affirme que les relations de pouvoir lié au sexe, bien que largement ignorées, sont un facteur de premiere importance dans la prise des decisions familiales. Il demontre que dans i'Inde rurale d'aujourd'hui, l'éducation féminine ne suffit pas a elle seule á modifier substantiellement les ideologies sexistes profondement enracinées qui influencent la prise de decisions concernant la venue des enfants et la dimension de la famille.ResumenHasta hace poco tiempo, existia amplio consenso respecto del papel de la educacion femenina como un determinante principal de los cambios en la fecundidad en los paises en desarrollo. En la actualidad, sin embargo, existen cada vez más evidencias que problematizan dicha asociación. Este articulo se ocupa de los mecanismos a traves de los cuales la educacion ejerce o no un impacto sobre las relaciones de genero y sobre las decisiones acerca de la procreacion, en el interior de los hogares rurales de la India. El trabajo sostiene que las relaciones de poder entre los generos, aunque ampliamente ignoradas, son un factor de la mayor importancia en la toma de decisiones en el hogar. Este argumento se basa en la comparación de estudios (uno principalmente cuantitativo y el otro principalmente cualitativo) realizados en dos diferentes contextos de la India, respecto de las relaciones de genero, la educacion y las interrelaciones entre ambos factoreso. El artfculo muestra que en la India rural contemporanea, la educacion femenina por si sola no es suficiente para alterar de manera sustancial las ideologies de genero que, profundamente enraizadas, influyen en la toma de decisiones sobre la procreacion y el tamaino de la familia
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citas por año | 0,19 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1999 - 2003 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |