De-stereotyping Indian body and desire /

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Stereotypes result in deceptive generalizations about groups and are held in a manner that renders them as derogatory. As such, this volume advocates an active, goal-oriented effort in order to reduce prejudice through contact. Deconstructing the motivated 'otherizing' of the marginalized,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chakraborty, Kaustav
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013.
Temas:
Sex role > India.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > India.
Rôle selon le sexe > Inde.
Stéréotypes > Inde.
Humanities.
Gender studies, gender groups.
Media studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Sex role.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
India.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Stereotypes result in deceptive generalizations about groups and are held in a manner that renders them as derogatory. As such, this volume advocates an active, goal-oriented effort in order to reduce prejudice through contact. Deconstructing the motivated 'otherizing' of the marginalized, the book offers an alternative reading of the representations of Indian body and desire, in both literature and media, that are often politically inscribed as 'abnormal' and 'unnatural' due to their non-con ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1443857432
9781443857437

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