Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java : a tale of two villages /

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Author / Creator:	Tickamyer, Ann R.
Imprint:	Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 246 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Ohio University research in international studies, Southeast Asia series ; no. 125 Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 125.
Subject:	Women, Javanese -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Rural women -- Indonesia -- Java -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Sex role -- Indonesia -- Java -- Case studies. Rural women -- Social conditions. Sex role. Indonesia -- Java. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11149433

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Other authors / contributors:	Kusujiarti, Siti.
ISBN:	9780896804807 0896804801 9780896802841
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Summary:	Women's status in rural Java can appear contradictory to those both inside and outside the culture. In some ways, women have high status and broad access to resources, but other situations suggest that Javanese women lack real power and autonomy. Javanese women have major responsibilities in supporting their families and controlling household finances. They may also own and manage their own property. Yet these symbols and potential sources of independence and influence are determined by a culturally prescribed, state-reinforced, patriarchal gender ideology that limits women's autonomy. Power,
Other form:	Print version: Tickamyer, Ann R. Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011
Standard no.:	ebc1773387

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