Curse of the Mummy‐ji: The Influence of Mothers‐in‐Law on Women in India†
| Autor: | Mahesh Karra, Catalina Herrera-Almanza, S Anukriti, Praveen Kumar Pathak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Curse business.industry Applied economics media_common.quotation_subject Fertility Affect (psychology) Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Network formation Power dynamics Family planning Demographic economics business Psychology Reproductive health media_common |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 102:1328-1351 |
| ISSN: | 1467-8276 0002-9092 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ajae.12114 |
| Popis: | Restrictive social norms and strategic constraints imposed by family members can limit womenâs access to and benefits from social networks, especially in patrilocal societies. We characterize young married womenâs social networks in rural India and analyze how inter-generational power dynamics within the household affect their network formation. Using primary data from Uttar Pradesh, we show that co-residence with the mother-in-law is negatively correlated with her daughter-in-lawâs mobility and ability to form social connections outside the household, especially those related to health, fertility, and family planning. Our findings suggest that the mother-in-lawâs restrictive behavior is potentially driven by the misalignment of fertility preferences between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. The lack of peers outside the household lowers the daughter-in-lawâs likelihood of visiting a family planning clinic and of using modern contraception. We find suggestive evidence that this is because outside peers (1) positively influence daughter-in-lawâs beliefs about the social acceptability of family planning and (2) enable the daughter-in-law to overcome mobility constraints by accompanying her to health clinics. |
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