Revealing gender inequalities and perceptions in South Asian countries through discourse analysis

Nazmunnessa Mahtab (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Sara Parker (John Moores University, UK), Farah Kabir (Action Aid, Bangladesh), Tania Haque (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Aditi Sabur (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), editors

"This book explores how an analysis of language use in the South Asian region exposes issues related to gender identity, representation, and equality, emphasizing emerging research and case studies focusing on the concept of gender in Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Nepal"--Provided by publisher.

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Year of publication:	[2016]
Other Persons:	Mahtab, Nazmunnessa (ed.) ; Parker, Sara L. (ed.) ; Kabir, Farah (ed.) ; Haque, Tania (ed.) ; Sabur, Aditi (ed.) ; Sowad, Abu Saleh Mohammad (ed.)
Publisher:	Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global
Subject:	Südasien \| South Asia \| Diskurstheorie \| Discourse theory \| Geschlechterdiskriminierung \| Gender discrimination \| Indien \| India \| Pakistan \| Sri Lanka \| Bangladesch \| Bangladesh \| Geschlecht \| Gender \| Geschlechterrolle \| Geschlechtersoziologie \| Diskursanalyse \| Frau \| Diskriminierung

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (286 Seiten)
Series:	Advances in linguistics and communication studies (ALCS) book series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers Mode of access: World Wide Web Diversity or dilemma: the cry for social freedom of MSM people living in Dhaka City / Aumio Srizan Samya -- Urban Nepali women and experiences of love, intimate relations, and media / Nemu Joshi -- Women, migration, ready made garment factories in Dhaka: formation of new class, culture, and relationships? / Soheli Khadiza Azad -- Social media and conformist voluntarism in the neoliberal era: the case of Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, Bangladesh / Nafisa Tanjeem -- Women in Bangladesh local government: critically evaluating their participation and empowerment / Md. Mostafizur Rahman Khan, Fardaus Ara -- Effectiveness of critical discourse analysis to solve constrained employment relations: application based study on two Indian organizations / Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya -- The role of women directors for Malaysian firms' performance / Rayenda Brahmana, Sze-Nee Chen -- Communication process in family reinforcing the gender differences in Bangladesh / Sabiha Yeasmin Rosy, Md. Mynul Islam -- Gender and ethnic discrimination: life of mainstream and indigenous women in Bangladesh / Ferdous Jahan, Sharif Abdul Wahab, Fairooz Binte Hafiz -- Overcoming intersectional barriers: lessons from "inspirational" women in Nepal / Sara L. Parker, Kay Standing -- Beauty, choice, and empowerment: does cosmetic surgery translate into gendered empowerment in Bangladesh? / Jinat Hosain -- The exploitation of women workers: unveiling capitalism in Bangladeshi garment industries / Ishrat Zakia Sultana Also available in print.
ISBN:	978-1-5225-0280-7 ; 978-1-5225-0279-1 ; 1-5225-0279-3
Other identifiers:	10.4018/978-1-5225-0279-1 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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