Women's Childhood Experience
A Perspective from Rural Haryana, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2168508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sutapa Agrawal (0000-0001-8088-2143), Sayeed Unisa (0000-0002-9945-6053), Praween Agrawal (0000-0002-0449-9713) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 437-461 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2013.771525 |
| OpenAlex | W2045825342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The childhood experience of women is an important aspect of study in order to promote a change in women's fertility behavior and individual perpetration of gender discrimination. We looked into different dimensions and correlates of childhood experiences by exploring data of 329 women in an ethnographic survey conducted in five villages of Haryana, India. We found women's childhood experiences in rural Haryana were relatively worse; a significant proportion of women had faced food discrimination during their childhood and also were abused/cursed by the family because of their gender. Almost none of the women were asked for their opinion before arranging their marriage and in most cases their marriage was considered a burden. We conclude that a life cycle approach should be taken to examine the situation of girls in rural India starting from early childhood into adolescence and womanhood in order to solve the problem of high gender discrimination within the society
Art · Perspective (graphical · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Visual arts · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Gender Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |