Ghar Jawai (Househusband)

A Note on Mis-Translation

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ID9286293
AuthorsRadhika Chopra (University of Delhi, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume1
Issue1
Pages96-105
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Society and Masculinities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1941-5583 • E-ISSN: 1941-5591
PublisherMen's Studies Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3149/csm.0101.96
OpenAlexW2001195738
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

The term househusband is used transnationally to represent misplaced masculinity. But when applied generically to local contexts it may restrict understanding of the depth of degradation to which the ginappropriately placed h husband is subject across such contexts. The ghar jawai in India, for example, is the son ]in ]law who lives in his wife fs home as a dependent on his father ]in ]law, overturning norms of kinship exchange and rules of residence, and an object of sexualized insult. A focus on the ghar jawai within the figure of househusband foregrounds the experiential context of encounters between different formations of masculinity. This element of contextuality is reviewed both with reference to rural north India and transnational migration to the UK

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