Gender in Exile - A Field Study on Gender Equality in Tibetan Society
(2006)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The thesis is based on a field study carried out in India, Nepal and Tibet during the period
of June?August 2005. It examines gender structures in Tibetan society and seeks to explain
the background and reasons to existing social and political structures. The object is to
call attention to general conclusions regarding equality gathered in the field by focusing on
social efficiency rather than ideology or normative values. The purpose is to shed light on a
set of arguments in favour of gender equality that may be applied on other cases than the
Tibetan.
The experience made is that equality is instrumental in making effective use of resourses
and capabilities within a society and and that gender therefore is a crucial part of... (More) - The thesis is based on a field study carried out in India, Nepal and Tibet during the period
of June?August 2005. It examines gender structures in Tibetan society and seeks to explain
the background and reasons to existing social and political structures. The object is to
call attention to general conclusions regarding equality gathered in the field by focusing on
social efficiency rather than ideology or normative values. The purpose is to shed light on a
set of arguments in favour of gender equality that may be applied on other cases than the
Tibetan.
The experience made is that equality is instrumental in making effective use of resourses
and capabilities within a society and and that gender therefore is a crucial part of development
strategy. An underlying purpose of the presentation is to change the way that both
Tibetan society and gender are thought of in Western research and literature. (Less)
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- author
- Enquist, Gustav
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Gender, Tibetan, Equality, Efficiency, Development, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper
- language
- English
- id
- 1326053
- date added to LUP
- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
@misc{1326053,
abstract = {{The thesis is based on a field study carried out in India, Nepal and Tibet during the period
of June?August 2005. It examines gender structures in Tibetan society and seeks to explain
the background and reasons to existing social and political structures. The object is to
call attention to general conclusions regarding equality gathered in the field by focusing on
social efficiency rather than ideology or normative values. The purpose is to shed light on a
set of arguments in favour of gender equality that may be applied on other cases than the
Tibetan.
The experience made is that equality is instrumental in making effective use of resourses
and capabilities within a society and and that gender therefore is a crucial part of development
strategy. An underlying purpose of the presentation is to change the way that both
Tibetan society and gender are thought of in Western research and literature.}},
author = {{Enquist, Gustav}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Gender in Exile - A Field Study on Gender Equality in Tibetan Society}},
year = {{2006}},
}