Manoj Kumar Jena (196 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: New. Identity formation in non-western societies involves paradox, as doctrines are frequently overridden by actual practices. The essays in this volume discuss different ways in which identities are constructed in unique 'Indian' contexts.The emergence of deras in Punjab reflects how continuing caste inequality and divergence over spiritual leadership has affected the egalitarian spirit of Sikhism, contradicting a basic feature of the faiththe tradition of common worship. In the matrilineal Khasi community, menlooking to gain equal inheritance rightsuse arguments of ethnic purity and indigenous rights to downsize women's autonomy and undermine the commanding socio-economic position that their own tradition gives them. For male sex-workers, their profession, paradoxically, becomes a means of sexual autonomy in the otherwise heteronormative world that they inhabit. A different kind of paradox marks the social lives of many Indian women: in Assam for instance, celebration of menstruation coexists with prohibition on menstruating women's entry into temples and participation in auspicious events. Workplace violence exemplifies how private biases infiltrate public spaces, reinforcing traditional marginalities, undeterred by legal safeguards. Similarly, the plight of indentured plantation workers in Malaysia demonstrates the operation of traditional patriarchy inside a foreign and highly sequestered workspace of plantationswithin these spaces, women experience 'double marginalization'. And the government and middle-class response to the COVID-19 pandemic across India demonstrated the persistence of traditional biases which perpetuate inequality and oppression in the world's largest democracy. Comprising these and other discussions on the everyday lived realities of individuals and communities in India and the Indian diaspora, Ways of being Indian is a remarkable, eye-opening collection.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. The book highlights the role of media in comprehending the marginals with reference to medium, message, and meaning. The book addresses the consortia between the communication process, the economic, political and ideological structures of Indian society, and its relationships with marginals, particularly at structure and meaning levels. It presents new and emerging analyses about the representation, production, con­sumption of message, and meaning relating to caste, gender, minority, and disability question in the Indian media. This book also examines how the mediated phenomena have shifted the discourse on studies of marginals in India. The book focuses on several new dimensions in sociology and media research and addresses conceptual and methodo­logical questions related to the social positioning of the marginal in media. The book provides new perspectives on the sociology of media covering aspects such as, memory, consciousness and Ashrafiya morality; Dalit to Disability; agitation and workers; feminism to repre­sentation; and commodification to ideological domination. About the Author Manoj Kumar Jena is a Professor of Sociology and Chairperson at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He is the International Global Studies Programme Coordinator at JNU. His writings have appeared in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. His recent publications include Sociology of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: Education, Digital Divide, Work and Wellbeing (ed.), (2022) and Ways of Being Indian: Essays on Religion, Gender and Culture (ed.), (2024).…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. This book offers insight into how the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped our societal needs and practices and has brought about new tendencies and dispositions in Indian Society. Covid-19 is a "New global risk", a "Pandemological risk" affecting every Homo sapiens and the amount of uncertainty and risk emanating affects the mind, body and soul of an individual. The taken for granted life world has changed its course, the intersubjective space has squeezed because of various dispositions, leading to difficult situations and dilemmas. The Covid-19 has posed all sorts of threats from learning to living. This book reflects upon the ramification of the Covid-19 pandemic on education, health, labour, work, and wellbeing in India. Health hazards, loss of jobs, closure of educational institutions had led to several challenges in recent times.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Identity formation in non-western societies involves paradox, as doctrinesare frequently overridden by actual practices. The essays in this volumediscuss different ways in which identities are constructed in unique 'Indian'contexts.The emergence of deras in Punjab reflects how continuing casteinequality and divergence over spiritual leadership has affected the egalitarianspirit of Sikhism, contradicting a basic feature of the faith-the traditionof common worship. In the matrilineal Khasi community, men-looking togain equal inheritance rights-use arguments of ethnic purity and indigenousrights to downsize women's autonomy and undermine the commandingsocio-economic position that their own tradition gives them.For male sex-workers, their profession, paradoxically, becomes a meansof sexual autonomy in the otherwise heteronormative world that theyinhabit. A different kind of paradox marks the social lives of many Indianwomen: in Assam for instance, celebration of menstruation coexists withprohibition on menstruating women's entry into temples and participationin auspicious events.Workplace violence exemplifies how private biases infiltrate public spaces,reinforcing traditional marginalities, undeterred by legal safeguards.Similarly, the plight of indentured plantation workers in Malaysiademonstrates the operation of traditional patriarchy inside a foreign andhighly sequestered workspace of plantations-within these spaces, womenexperience 'double marginalization'. And the government and middleclassresponse to the COVID-19 pandemic across India demonstrated thepersistence of traditional biases which perpetuate inequality and oppressionin the world's largest democracy.Comprising these and other discussions on the everyday lived realitiesof individuals and communities in India and the Indian diaspora,Ways of being Indian is a remarkable, eye-opening collection.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. The book highlights the role of media in comprehending the marginals with reference to medium, message, and meaning. The book addresses the consortia between the communication process, the economic, political and ideological structures of Indian society, and its relationships with marginals, particularly at structure and meaning levels. It presents new and emerging analyses about the representation, production, con­sumption of message, and meaning relating to caste, gender, minority, and disability question in the Indian media. This book also examines how the mediated phenomena have shifted the discourse on studies of marginals in India. The book focuses on several new dimensions in sociology and media research and addresses conceptual and methodo­logical questions related to the social positioning of the marginal in media.…

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