Single Women in Nepal: Familial Support, Familial Neglect

This paper focuses on familial assistance to those high caste Nepalese women who are either widowed or estranged from their husbands. Some twenty percent of high caste women may be single at any given point in time; because of discrimination in rules of inheritance, educational access and access to...

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description This paper focuses on familial assistance to those high caste Nepalese women who are either widowed or estranged from their husbands. Some twenty percent of high caste women may be single at any given point in time; because of discrimination in rules of inheritance, educational access and access to marketable skills, the likelihood of their full self-sufficiency, through property or work, is relatively small. Assistance from family is, therefore, essential to single women of these castes, but the structure of the kinship system and the norms governing behavior make accessing support sometimes difficult. Affines are responsible for the care of these women, but may have little motivation to provide it—particularly in cases of separation, divorce, or where the women is young or without offspring (therefore needing careful supervision and many years of support). Natal kin may have a greater desire to help, yet they face a number of constraints on their behavior towards once married women; thus they can often provide some assistance, but only rarely substantial support. Still, natal kin were found to very important at the end of a woman's marriage, a surprising finding considering the strongly patrilineal kinship system and patriarchal ideology. Cette étude s'occupe de l'aide rendue aux femmes Népalaises des castes élèvees qui sont soit veuves soit séparées de leurs maris par leur famine. C'est possible qu'environ vingt pourcent des femmes des hautes castes soient seules à un moment donné. A cause de la discrimination dans les régles du patrimoine, d'accès scolaire et d'accès aux habilités qui les rendraient préparées pour le monde du travail, la probabilité qu'elles se suffisent à ellesmême, au moyen de leur biens ou de leur travail, est relativement petite. L'aide de famille est donc essentielle pour les femmes sans maris de ces castes, mais la structure du système de parenté et les conventions de conduite la rendent quelquefois difficile à obtenir. Les membres de la famine du mari sont responsables du soin de ces femmes, mais c'est possible qu'ils aient peu de motif de le fournir—surtout quand il s'agit de la séparation du divorce ou d'un cas où la femme est jeune ou sans enfants (et donc en besoin de surveillance attentive et de beaucoup d'années de soutien). C'est probable que les membres de la famille de la femme voudraient plus l'aider, mais ils sont gênés par beaucoup de contraintes sur les actions envers une femme jadis mariée. Ils peuvent donc souvent
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Les membres de la famine du mari sont responsables du soin de ces femmes, mais c'est possible qu'ils aient peu de motif de le fournir—surtout quand il s'agit de la séparation du divorce ou d'un cas où la femme est jeune ou sans enfants (et donc en besoin de surveillance attentive et de beaucoup d'années de soutien). C'est probable que les membres de la famille de la femme voudraient plus l'aider, mais ils sont gênés par beaucoup de contraintes sur les actions envers une femme jadis mariée. Ils peuvent donc souvent fournir un peu d'assistance, mais rarement un soutien substantial. Et pourtant, on a trouvé dans cette étude que la famille de la femme est trés importante lorsqu'elle perd son mari, une découverte surprenante, considérant le système de parenté fortement patrilinéaire et l'idéologie patriarcale. Este trabajo se centra en el apoyo familiar que reciben las mujeres nepalesas de casta alta, quienes son viudas o separadas de sus esposos. Cerca de un veinte por ciento de las mujeres de casta alta pueden ser solteras a cualquier punto dado en el tiempo; debido a la discriminación que existe en las leyes de herencia, el acceso a educación y a capacitación la probabilidad de tener plena autosuficiencia, a través de propiedad o trabajo, es relativamente pequeña. El apoyo familiar es entonces esencial para mujeres solteras que pertenecen a esa casta, pero la estructura del sistema de parentesco y las normas que gobiernan el comportamiento hacen que el acceso a asistencia sea muchas veces dificil. Los parientes de matrimonio son responsables del cuidado de estas mujeres, pero pueden tener poca motivación para proveerlas - particularmente en casos de separación, divorcio, o en casos donde las mujeres son jóvenes o sin descendientes (quienes necesitan mayor supervision y muchos años de apoyo). Parientes de sangre pueden tener un gran deseo de ayudar, mas enfrentan numerosas restricciones en su comportamiento hacia una mujer ya casada; así ellos muy amenudo pueden proveer de alguna ayuda, pero muy raramente un apoyo substancial. 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Cerca de un veinte por ciento de las mujeres de casta alta pueden ser solteras a cualquier punto dado en el tiempo; debido a la discriminación que existe en las leyes de herencia, el acceso a educación y a capacitación la probabilidad de tener plena autosuficiencia, a través de propiedad o trabajo, es relativamente pequeña. El apoyo familiar es entonces esencial para mujeres solteras que pertenecen a esa casta, pero la estructura del sistema de parentesco y las normas que gobiernan el comportamiento hacen que el acceso a asistencia sea muchas veces dificil. Los parientes de matrimonio son responsables del cuidado de estas mujeres, pero pueden tener poca motivación para proveerlas - particularmente en casos de separación, divorcio, o en casos donde las mujeres son jóvenes o sin descendientes (quienes necesitan mayor supervision y muchos años de apoyo). 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Current Events</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (Ovid)</collection><collection>Applied Social Sciences Index &amp; Abstracts (ASSIA)</collection><jtitle>Journal of comparative family studies</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>WEISS, LINDA</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Single Women in Nepal: Familial Support, Familial Neglect</atitle><jtitle>Journal of comparative family studies</jtitle><date>1999-04-01</date><risdate>1999</risdate><volume>30</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>243</spage><epage>256</epage><pages>243-256</pages><issn>0047-2328</issn><eissn>1929-9850</eissn><coden>JCFSAO</coden><abstract>This paper focuses on familial assistance to those high caste Nepalese women who are either widowed or estranged from their husbands. Some twenty percent of high caste women may be single at any given point in time; because of discrimination in rules of inheritance, educational access and access to marketable skills, the likelihood of their full self-sufficiency, through property or work, is relatively small. Assistance from family is, therefore, essential to single women of these castes, but the structure of the kinship system and the norms governing behavior make accessing support sometimes difficult. Affines are responsible for the care of these women, but may have little motivation to provide it—particularly in cases of separation, divorce, or where the women is young or without offspring (therefore needing careful supervision and many years of support). Natal kin may have a greater desire to help, yet they face a number of constraints on their behavior towards once married women; thus they can often provide some assistance, but only rarely substantial support. Still, natal kin were found to very important at the end of a woman's marriage, a surprising finding considering the strongly patrilineal kinship system and patriarchal ideology. Cette étude s'occupe de l'aide rendue aux femmes Népalaises des castes élèvees qui sont soit veuves soit séparées de leurs maris par leur famine. C'est possible qu'environ vingt pourcent des femmes des hautes castes soient seules à un moment donné. A cause de la discrimination dans les régles du patrimoine, d'accès scolaire et d'accès aux habilités qui les rendraient préparées pour le monde du travail, la probabilité qu'elles se suffisent à ellesmême, au moyen de leur biens ou de leur travail, est relativement petite. L'aide de famille est donc essentielle pour les femmes sans maris de ces castes, mais la structure du système de parenté et les conventions de conduite la rendent quelquefois difficile à obtenir. Les membres de la famine du mari sont responsables du soin de ces femmes, mais c'est possible qu'ils aient peu de motif de le fournir—surtout quand il s'agit de la séparation du divorce ou d'un cas où la femme est jeune ou sans enfants (et donc en besoin de surveillance attentive et de beaucoup d'années de soutien). C'est probable que les membres de la famille de la femme voudraient plus l'aider, mais ils sont gênés par beaucoup de contraintes sur les actions envers une femme jadis mariée. Ils peuvent donc souvent fournir un peu d'assistance, mais rarement un soutien substantial. Et pourtant, on a trouvé dans cette étude que la famille de la femme est trés importante lorsqu'elle perd son mari, une découverte surprenante, considérant le système de parenté fortement patrilinéaire et l'idéologie patriarcale. Este trabajo se centra en el apoyo familiar que reciben las mujeres nepalesas de casta alta, quienes son viudas o separadas de sus esposos. Cerca de un veinte por ciento de las mujeres de casta alta pueden ser solteras a cualquier punto dado en el tiempo; debido a la discriminación que existe en las leyes de herencia, el acceso a educación y a capacitación la probabilidad de tener plena autosuficiencia, a través de propiedad o trabajo, es relativamente pequeña. El apoyo familiar es entonces esencial para mujeres solteras que pertenecen a esa casta, pero la estructura del sistema de parentesco y las normas que gobiernan el comportamiento hacen que el acceso a asistencia sea muchas veces dificil. Los parientes de matrimonio son responsables del cuidado de estas mujeres, pero pueden tener poca motivación para proveerlas - particularmente en casos de separación, divorcio, o en casos donde las mujeres son jóvenes o sin descendientes (quienes necesitan mayor supervision y muchos años de apoyo). Parientes de sangre pueden tener un gran deseo de ayudar, mas enfrentan numerosas restricciones en su comportamiento hacia una mujer ya casada; así ellos muy amenudo pueden proveer de alguna ayuda, pero muy raramente un apoyo substancial. Aún así, se encontró que los parientes de sangre fueron de gran importancia al final del matrimonio de una mujer, hallazgo sorprendente, considerando el fuerte sistema e ideologíes patriarcal.</abstract><cop>Calgary, Alta</cop><pub>Department of Sociology, University of Calgary</pub><doi>10.3138/jcfs.30.2.243</doi><tpages>14</tpages></addata></record>
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subjects Brahmins
Brothers
Caste Systems
Culture
Families & family life
Family structure
Family support
Females
Financial Support
Homes
Husbands
India
Marital Disruption
Mothers
Nepal
Parents
Separated status
Separated women
Single Persons
Single status
Single women
Social conditions
Social research
Social Support
Widowed status
Widowhood
Widows
Women
title Single Women in Nepal: Familial Support, Familial Neglect
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