Status of women in two Bengals: Evidence from large scale surveys

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-286

  Chattopadhyay, Aparajita ^a   Goswami, Baishali ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; POPULATION; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BIRTH RATE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL CLASS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33847622130     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193200600126X     Document Type: Article

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