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Lived experiences: Marriage, notions of love, and kinship support amongst poor women in Delhi
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In the popular discourse, "arranged marriage" and "love marriage" are assumed to be radically opposed forms of conjugal union, associated with equally polarised responses from the natal kin this article.Abstract:
In the popular discourse, ‘arranged marriage’ and ‘love marriage’ are assumed to be radically opposed forms of conjugal union, associated with equally polarised responses from the natal kin—approva...read more
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Global care, local configurations - challenges to conceptualizations of care
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the need for empirical research from other parts of the world to inform, build on and challenge the existing theorizations of transnational care, and highlight some ways in which recognizing the varied genealogies of care in different places, bringing together the literature on care diamonds with that on care chains, and recognizing the diversity of family forms and the increasing transnationalization of markets, the state and civil society may enrich existing care chain analysis.
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Brief report: the medical care of adults with autism spectrum disorders: identifying the needs.
TL;DR: The ability to provide a medical home for adults with autism will need to address effective strategies to train current and future physicians.
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A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia.
Caroline Osella,Bina Agarwal +1 more
TL;DR: The long march ahead of land rights for women: making the case as mentioned in this paper is a good starting point for this paper. But it does not address the issues of land ownership and control in traditional matrilineal communities.
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Profound health-care discrimination experienced by transgender people: rapid systematic review.
TL;DR: Compared to sexual minorities, transgender participants appear to be more compromised in their access to health care, and service providers must change structural inequities which contribute to transgender people’s invisibility.
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Looking to the future: a synthesis of new developments and challenges in suicide research and prevention
TL;DR: Key new developments and challenges include employing novel techniques to improve the prediction of suicidal behavior and moving toward a more refined understanding of sub-groups of people at risk and developing tailored interventions.
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On kinship structure, female autonomy, and demographic behavior in India.
Tim Dyson,Mick Moore +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the main states of India are broadly grouped into two demographic regimes, i.e., northern kinship/low female autonomy and southern kinship /high female autonomy, and the analysis suggests that family social status is probably the most important element in comprehending Indias demographic situation.
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A field of one's own
TL;DR: In this paper, Bina Agarwal argues that the single most important economic factor affecting women's situation is the gender gap in command over property in rural South Asia, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status, and empowerment.
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Conflicts Over Credit: Re-Evaluating the Empowerment Potential of Loans to Women in Rural Bangladesh
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the reasons why recent evaluations of the empowerment potential of credit programs for rural women in Bangladesh have arrived at very conflicting conclusions and argue that the primary source of the conflict lies in the very different understandings of intra-household power relations which these studies draw on.
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A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia.
John Harriss,Bina Agarwal +1 more
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Marital Violence, Human Development and Women's Property Status in India
Pradeep Panda,Bina Agarwal +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on a hitherto unexplored factor underlying women's risk of marital violence, namely, women's property status, and assess the prevalence and correlates of both physical and psychological violence.