Download or read book Single Women in Assamese Hindu Society written by Jeuti Barooah and published by Gyan Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PART ONE: GENERAL 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ASSAMESE SOCIETY AND WOMEN: ANOUTUNE 3. GUWAHATI: THE SETTING PART TWO: PROFILES OF THE SINGLE WOMEN 4. SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE SINGLE WOMEN 5. SINGLE STATUS THROUGH WIDOWHOOD 6. SINGLE STATUS THROUGH BROKEN MARRIAGE 7. THE UNMARRIED AS SINGLE WOMEN PART THREE: SOCIAL HORIZON OF THE SINGLE WOMEN 8. UVING ARRANGEMENTS 9. THE WORK SITUATION 10. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS 11. SINGLE WOMEN AND LEGAL PROVISIONS 12. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS Appendices Glossary References Index Maps and Figures