Sacrificing Women
A Study of Ritualized Practices among Women Volunteers in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7099734 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aditi Mitra (0000-0003-0525-2103, University of Colorado System), J David Knottnerus (Oklahoma State University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 242-267 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-008-9063-y |
| OpenAlex | W1966466643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 36 |
This study addresses issues related to inequality formation and reproduction, especially in regard to gender dynamics operating in a non-western society. Grounded in a post-colonial understanding of urban educated upper and middle class women NGO volunteers in contemporary India, it analyzes how they negotiate new approaches to challenge existing traditional gender roles, yet in critical ways contribute to their reproduction, particularly the traditional concept of ideal Indian womanhood. Employing structural ritualization theory we examine how ritualized symbolic practices related to the traditional concepts of caretaking, sacrifice, and the concept of natural sexual differences continue to be emphasized in a generation confronted with conflicting expectations about modern women’s roles. Twenty-one testimonies provide the major source of evidence along with data gathered through participant observation. This research enhances our understanding of the power of rituals and how they can continue to shape the cognitions and activities of actors
Grounded theory · Ideal (ethics · Negotiation · Participant observation · Political science · Power (physics · Qualitative research · Reproduction · Ritualization · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Ecology · Gender Studies · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |