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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Chakraborty, Kaustav
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1443857432
9781443857437

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