Indian Women: Society and Law , VOL-1

Contents:- Vol-1 # Contents, Foreword ix Preface xi Introduction xiii List of Tables xv One Women: Problems and Prospects 1, Objectives of the Study; Variables in Approach of Study; Sources of Data; Problems of Study; Analysis by Categories; Guiding Principles and Criteria Two Women and Socio-Cultural Problems 19, Images of Women in Religious Traditions; Vratas or fasting for Women; Social and Religious Reform Movements of the 19th and 20th Centuries Three Descent Family 55 Four Marriage 73, Bride-price and Dowry; Widowhood; Age at Marriage; Customary Marriages Five Changing Milieu and Roles of Women 113, Home and Work; Some Special Problems; Women in Prisons; Suicide; Unmarried Mothers; Aged women; Destitute Women; Conclusion Six Women and Law 149, Polygamy—Polygamy and Law; Standardized Contracts; Reforms to Correct the Abuse of Polygamy; An Analysis of Polygamous Marriages among Muslims; Enforcement of Provision Against Bigamy Under The Hindu Marriage Act..