Right from politics down to the primary level, attempts have been made to debate the status of women, but due to cultural, educational, religious, economic and social reasons, women have become second rate citizens.Mrs. ReshmaM.Philof Sociology...
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Dowry might be "officially prohibited" in India, but it doesn't really work that way in practice. There are still many families who practice it. The article has done a good job of explaining why giving dowry started in the first place. But unfortunately, it is misused and is causing a...
The rate of drug use in the United States between 1880 and 1990 is used as support for the general argument. Rates of use and social attitudes toward users are understood as functions of social mobility. Evidence is offered that supports the explanation that changing moral definitions and rates...
Our state has enacted several laws to safeguard the interest of women and to bring socio-economic change in their status. In spite of all the legal provisions, the rate of violence and crime against women in constantly increasing. The leading newspapers of India and Bihar almost daily find a...
I find that in the post-policy period, the reporting rate of harassment for dowry has significantly increased in north and central India where female leadership is high. In these districts, dowry deaths have also declined significantly.doi:10.1111/1475-4932.12180Susmita...
However, cases involving violence against women have a traditionally—and appallingly—low rate of conviction in India. Regardless of class, women routinely face difficulties filing complaints with the police. Poorer women are frequently harassed further at police stations, and most complaints of verbal...