Remarriage in India: Online Presentation Strategies of Men and Women on an Indian Remarriage Website

Mishra, Smeeta; Jayakar, Krishna

doi:10.1177/0971521519861159

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“…Both divorce and widowhood entail radical life experiences for men and women regarding future marriages, but remarriage following a divorce is a daunting experience for women who are considered impure (Hu and To 2018). Consequently, such women are treated with suspicion and cynicism (Mishra and Jayakar 2019). It is expected and commonly accepted that divorced men will remarry without prejudice (Eng et al 2020).…”

Section: The Postdivorce Remarriage and Lobolamentioning

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“…As stated earlier, divorce is highly stigmatized, and the experience of being looked down upon and being spoken about behind people's backs can be overwhelming to many women (Hung 2020). Divorced women are seen as failures (Hung 2020) because the collapse of a marriage is nearly always considered the woman's fault and a reflection of her decrepit character and morals (Mishra and Jayakar 2019). Inadvertently, and at times blatantly, women are encouraged to endure dysfunctional marriages and observe their marriage vows (Moloko-Phiri et al 2016).…”

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Attitude Toward Lobola in Remarriage Following Divorce in African Communities

Kgadima

Leburu

2022

Fudan J. Hum. Soc. Sci.

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Lobola is central to the process of marriage in many African communities. It is an old tradition that historically entailed a gift from the bridegroom’s family to the bride’s family. In some African societies, determinants of lobola include a range of factors, such as the bride’s educational, financial, and social status, the bride’s age, number of children and whether the bride has had any history of divorce. However, attitude toward remarriage and payment of lobola to a divorced woman is often characterized by skepticism. In most instances, the worth of pride price to be paid to the divorced woman’s family is often devalued, decreased, deemed unacceptable, and frowned upon, while male divorcees do not face such prejudices. Overtly or covertly, the social conviction seems to be that there should not be payment of lobola in remarriage after divorce. Consequently, the decision to remarry postdivorce remains particularly difficult for most Black African women due to the stigma attached to divorce. In contrast, men still enjoy the right to divorce and remarry with little or no prejudice. Using bargaining theory, this article examines the body of literature on cultural attitudes toward the payment of lobola following divorce in South Africa. The article argues that the payment of lobola is fundamentally patriarchal and perpetuates most of the social tribulations and marginalization practices against women.

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Section: The Postdivorce Remarriage and Lobolamentioning

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Attitude Toward Lobola in Remarriage Following Divorce in African Communities

Kgadima

Leburu

2022

Fudan J. Hum. Soc. Sci.

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“…[ 37 ] Attitude and perception towards remarriage is also significantly associated with scepticism and suspicion. [ 38 ] The choices for remarriage were also limited before but there is significant trend in that scene now, as certain websites and groups which promote remarriage. The pertinent caste system in India also embraces this dilemma of women about remarriage.…”

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He hit me; but it’s okay! Female submissiveness in marital abuse: A review in Indian context

Kumar¹,

Stephen²,

George³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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India, a country with manifold multicultural bonds and relationships often witnesses a gross number of conflicted marital relationships. The plight in the frequency of marital abuse reporting in India has called gross public health attention globally. Multiple factors contribute to this arena in which, when we analyse can find out females submissiveness to report and or react to such kind of abusive incidences. The objective of this article is to review recent literature on female submissiveness in marital abuse. This narrative review is carried out to depict various perspectives that initiate abusive relationships and certain factors that prevent women from being subjected to rapid response. Literature relevant to the topic which was published within twenty years in prominent journals, newspapers, and websites has been reviewed thoroughly while writing this paper. Keywords for literature search included terms such as domestic violence, intimate partner violence/abuse, spouse abuse, married woman/female submissiveness, abusive marital relationships, and marital abuse. There is a paucity of studies analysing psychological and socio-demographic determinants of this submissiveness within such relationships in India. Several factors such as cultural, psycho-social, environmental attributes may prompt submissiveness among females in abusive marital relationships, which often leads to psychopathology and physical ailments. It is important to understand the need for a multidisciplinary approach to preventing marital abuse as a public health issue. By preventing and modulating such factors public health and women’s well-being can be preserved in various domains.

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Remarriage in India: Online Presentation Strategies of Men and Women on an Indian Remarriage Website

Cited by 2 publications

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Attitude Toward Lobola in Remarriage Following Divorce in African Communities

Attitude Toward Lobola in Remarriage Following Divorce in African Communities

He hit me; but it’s okay! Female submissiveness in marital abuse: A review in Indian context

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