Daughters of the Tharu : gender, ethnicity, religion, and the education of Nepali girls / by Mary Ann Maslak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maslak, Mary Ann, 1960-

Series:

Reference books in international education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Education--Social aspects--Nepal--Case studies.

Women.

Tharu (South Asian people)--Nepal--Social life and customs--Case studies.

Tharu (South Asian people).

Manners and customs.

Women--Education--Social aspects.

Women--Education.

Nepal.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.

Summary:

Daughters of the Tharu identifies and examines the cultural conditions and circumstances that influence the process of educational decision-making for girls in Nepal, recognizing and studying the significant, yet often forgotten, voices of women. Situating women's lives within the context of their families, neighborhoods, region, and country, Maslak explores the cultural and sociopolitical conditions that shape, mold, and dictate individual agency, conditions that determine the educational choices women make for their daughters. This book seeks to go beyond the existing educational participation literature by exploring how ethnic identity, ethnic interaction, religious beliefs, and religious rituals function as interweaving sociocultural forces in the community, and how familial relations in the home are influenced by the power structures that subsume gender roles. By examining the process of educational participation with special reference to ethnic and religious culture, and linking macro-structural perimeters and micro-individual agency of attitudes and beliefs, this book paints a much broader and more nuanced picture of the varied forces that govern and influence girls' participation in school.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Case of a Nepali Village: a Point of Entry to the Problem of Girls' Educational Participation 25

Chapter 2 A Critical Analysis of International Educational Policy for Girls' Education in South Asia 68

Chapter 3 Methodological Relationism and the Integrated Sociological Paradigm: Concepts That Contribute to Understanding Girls' Educational Participation in Nepal 89

Chapter 4 Feminist Thought and Its Application to Girls' Education in Nepal 110

Chapter 5 Ethnicity and Its Influence on the Educational Decision-Making Process 131

Chapter 6 Religion and Religious Ritual: Their Implications for Girls' Education 148.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-206) and index.

ISBN:

0415934672

OCLC:

50737465