Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Spring 2017
Date of Submission
2021-08-03
Advisor
Summer Qassim, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
Gender Roles, Governance, Sexism, Private Sphere, Agency, Patriarchy, Resistance, Identity
Abstract
Gendered spaces govern women’s bodies and become disciplining institutions where multiple agents form a power nexus that control how women carry themselves in their everyday lives. Households are an example of such a space where such dichotomies have manifested themselves into the very structural framework. The purpose of this project is to explain: What are the politics behind the governance of women’s bodies within urban households of Karachi? The research identifies the politics that govern these structural processes delving the concepts of choice and identity of these women. It aims to speculate how women bargain with patriarchy through compliance and resistance. Lastly, it assesses how women become the perpetuators as well as the victims of this power nexus. I have selected Karachi, urbanism and women as my areas of interest and the main research themes for my research are gender roles, governance, sexism, private sphere, agency, and patriarchy.
Pages
61
Recommended Citation
Ehtesham, B. (2017). The politics of the governance of women's bodies in urban households of Karachi (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/19
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