This book analyzes press coverage of five womens issues and critiques the portrayal of women on television in India between 1979 and 1988 - the period when the contemporary Indian womens movement began and developed. The issues discussed are: dowry-related deaths; rape; Muslim divorcees rights to maintenance; the misuse of amniocentesis and other sex determination tests; and the re-emergence of the banned practice of sati.
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This book analyzes press coverage of five womens issues and critiques the portrayal of women on television in India between 1979 and 1988 - the period when the contemporary Indian womens movement began and developed. The issues discussed are: dowry-related deaths; rape; Muslim divorcees rights to maintenance; the misuse of amniocentesis and other sex determination tests; and the re-emergence of the banned practice of sati.
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