Gender relations, development practice and 'culture'
| dc.contributor.author | Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee | * |
| dc.contributor.editor | Sweetman, Caroline | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-24T10:07:40Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-24T10:07:40Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-02-01 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1355-2074 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/741921766 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131279 | en |
| dc.description | This article looks at challenges faced by development practitioners addressing issues of gender and culture. False assumptions undermine such work: that oppressed women are passive; that people never question state religion and that 'culture' and 'religion' are interchangeable terms; and that cultural norms remain stagnant. Practitioners should instead take advantage of the ever-changing nature of cultural practices. 'Insiders' who question gender roles are accused of betraying their own culture / religion / tradition and of destroying family life. 'Outsiders' are open to charges of insensitivity or Western imposition. This article explores these problems. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 6 | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | en | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en |
| dc.publisher | Oxfam GB | en |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/gender-relations-development-practice-and-culture-131279 | |
| dc.subject | Gender | |
| dc.title | Gender relations, development practice and 'culture' | en |
| dc.type | Journal article | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1364-9221 | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Gender & Development | en |
| oxfam.signoff.status | For public use – can be shared outside Oxfam | en |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | Gender mainstreaming | |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | Gender and Development Journal | |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | GaD | |
| prism.issuename | Women and Culture | en |
| prism.number | 1 | en |
| prism.volume | 3 | en |