Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Women in India

Bibliographic Data

ID11405165
AuthorsAsha Hans (0000-0003-4858-2030, corresponding author)
Year1997
Pages3-9
Publication date1997-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRefuge Canada s Journal on Refuge (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0229-5113 • E-ISSN: 1920-7336
PublisherYork University Libraries (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.25071/1920-7336.21913
OpenAlexW1914283415
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited1

The author describes the situation of displaced and refugee Sri Lankan Tamil women in camps in India. Gender, ethnicity, class status, religion, social roles and security of the person are central to this analysis of women's experiences of war as contrasted with the situation of men. The significance of clashing cultures and divergent social norms to the everyday lives of these women is highlighted. The plight of these women is linked to refugee policy and international conventions that are not salient to the actual lived experience in the camps, and some directions for change are indicated

Ethnic group · Ethnology · Political science · Refugee · Salient · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Tamil · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora

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