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  title info:
    title: Contemporary gender transformations in South Asia
    sub title: transcending the archetype of womanhood
  name:
    name part: Haque, Reazul
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: elektronické knihy
  genre: electronic books
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2025
    copyright date: 2025
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
  abstract: In South Asia, traditional views of gender, especially womanhood, are evolving from static roles to dynamic identities shaped by social, cultural, and technological shifts. This nuanced understanding of womanhood goes beyond past frameworks focused on patriarchy and traditional female-led narratives. Today, gender issues intersect with the media, state policies, and digital activism, reflecting both local and global influences on gender discourse. In Contemporary Gender Transformations in South Asia: Transcending the Archetype of Womanhood, Reazul Haque presents an insightful exploration into how modern gender expressions in South Asia resist traditional archetypes and adapt to contemporary social shifts. This work examines how gender identities in the region are not only fluid but also capable of significant cognitive transformation in response to historical and cultural influences. By analyzing the impact of state, market, religious, and media institutions on gender roles, Haque argues for an inclusive yet cautious approach, acknowledging the risks of universalizing diverse gender experiences. His study also draws on recent digital and activist movements, which challenge existing power structures, offering a comprehensive view of how gender dynamics in South Asia are actively reimagined and redefined. Providing a fresh perspective for scholars, policymakers, and those interested in gender studies and South Asian cultural studies, this volume asks readers to consider the active roles individuals and institutions play in reshaping gender expression today.
  table of contents: Foreword / Helal Hossain Dhali -- Chapter 1. State, market and contemporary feminism: A state-capitalist synthesis -- Chapter 2. Power gap within paradigm reconstructive capability of gender -- Chapter 3. Patriarchy: Bargain in discrimination-elasticity equilibrium -- Chapter 4. Interactive subjectivity: A psycho-social experience -- Chapter 5. Reflection of gender stereotypes in social freedom -- Chapter 6. Perpetuating objectification: Responsiveness between self and social -- Chapter 7. Transformation of sacred masculinity: Religion in male development -- Chapter 8. Media in gender violence: A victim-believing model -- Chapter 9. Rethinking empowerment: The dual path of vulnerability and resilience -- Chapter 10. Engendering education: A cultural engineering beyond equity drawing the curtains.
  note: Reazul Haque.
  note: Includes index.
  note: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    geographic code: az-----
  subject:
    topic: Gender identity
    geographic: South Asia
  subject:
    topic: Sex role
    geographic: South Asia
  subject:
    topic: Social Science
    topic: Gender Studies
  subject:
    topic: Gender studies: women and girls
  subject:
    topic: Gender studies, gender groups
  classification: 305.3
  classification: 305
  identifier: 9781837083701
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  access condition: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty
  record info:
    record content source: UtOrBLW
    record creation date: 250618
    record change date: 20250618175448.0
    record identifier: em-9781837083701
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng