Neighborhood: the “outside” space for girls in urban India |
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Authors: | Shweta Singh |
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Institution: | School of Social Work, Loyola University, Chicago |
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Abstract: | Singh S. Neighborhood: the “outside” space for girls in urban IndiaInt J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 206–214 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. This study explores the perspective of adolescent girls on the neighborhood as a social space that plays a role in the formation of their identity and agency. The study applies the ‘identities’ conceptual framework, which is a global, interdisciplinary, theoretical approach to understanding female identity. The study participants were girls enrolled in grades 7–10, from five schools in a district in the Northern State of India, who participated in structured focus group discussions. The study reports on the reduced relevance of neighborhood for girls and illustrates, through quotes, the reasons for their limited interaction. |
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Keywords: | neighborhood identity urban space North India focus groups |
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