Women and Social Change : Changing Perspective

Contents: Preface. 1.  An introduction to social policy.2. Status of Indian women and role of legislation. 3. Rural womenin Asia: current status. 4. Literacy and social change: from a women’s perspective. 5. Women and political participation in India. 6. Women in freedom struggle. 7. Performing women and modern literary culture. 8. Social norms: patriarchy’s newest weapon against women. 9. Empowerment of owmen in Asia and the Pacific. 10. Revolution and the emancipation of women. Bibliography. Index.