Widow Discrimination and Family Care-Giving in India

17 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2012

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Yoshihiko Kadoya

Hiroshima University

Ting Yin

Osaka University - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Date Written: November 6, 2012

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to address the lack of a region-wide view of widow discrimination in India, the home of 42 million widows. This study analyzed the household data collected in face-to-face interviews from January to March of 2011 in six major Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. It was revealed that widow discrimination does not prevail across the nation. That is, this research did not deny the existence of traditional widow discrimination in some areas, but demonstrated that this phenomenon does not represent the whole nation if we focus on the widow’s old age and the treatment by their family. Certainly, this research has some limitations, including the fact that the observations came only from cities. However, this is pioneering research, and more significantly, it addresses the lack of a region-wide view analysis of widow discrimination in India with an aging population.

Keywords: widowhood, discrimination, family caregiving, India

JEL Classification: J16, P48

Suggested Citation

Kadoya, Yoshihiko and Yin, Ting, Widow Discrimination and Family Care-Giving in India (November 6, 2012). ISER Discussion Paper No. 858, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2171564 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2171564

Yoshihiko Kadoya (Contact Author)

Hiroshima University ( email )

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Japan

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Ting Yin

Osaka University - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) ( email )

6-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047
Japan

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