Sociology
Enforcing Cultural Codes: Gender and Violence in Northern India Author(s): Prem Chowdhry Source: Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 32, No. 19 (May 10-16, 1997), pp. 1019-1028 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4405393 . Accessed: 28/03/2013 01:16
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SPECIAL ARTICLES
Enforcing
Cultural
Prem Chowdhry
Codes
Gender and Violence in Northern India
Inter-caste and intra-caste marriages which infringe cultural normisand customary practices invariably lead to direct violence perpetrated by the male family members on the couple generally and on the girl specially. The author 's analysis of this widespread phenomenon in rural north India throws up aspects of caste, class and gender which have a crucial interconnection.
Most family related crimes like dowry, bride burning, rape and incest are well crimes.They aregiven enormous recognised publicity and draw social and academic interest,attentionand condemnation. One crimewhich continues to go neglected and underreported relates to the inter-casteand intra-caste which infringecultural marriages norms and customary practices. These are not infrequently run-away marriages and
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SPECIAL ARTICLES
Enforcing
Cultural
Prem Chowdhry
Codes
Gender and Violence in Northern India
Inter-caste and intra-caste marriages which infringe cultural normisand customary practices invariably lead to direct violence perpetrated by the male family members on the couple generally and on the girl specially. The author 's analysis of this widespread phenomenon in rural north India throws up aspects of caste, class and gender which have a crucial interconnection.
Most family related crimes like dowry, bride burning, rape and incest are well crimes.They aregiven enormous recognised publicity and draw social and academic interest,attentionand condemnation. One crimewhich continues to go neglected and underreported relates to the inter-casteand intra-caste which infringecultural marriages norms and customary practices. These are not infrequently run-away marriages and
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